Expanding sociological tools for social research

What is it about?

If we accept that all knowledge is socially constructed, and historically situated, we must understand social research methodologies as historically produced social formations articulated through particular discourses and systems of signification. These privilege dominant relations of power, simply by controlling what counts as valid scholarship. This article argues for broadening the epistemic foundations of social research to include social routes to knowledge.

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Why is it important?

The best efforts to understand inequalities, researchers will always be constrained by the tools they are allowed to use. It's important that we reflect on the development of these tools and their limitations. This article proposes additional ways to conduct systematic research that fall outside of currently reified paradigms.