How professionalization and scholarly "rigor" made social scientists increasingly irrelevant to US national security policy
To mobilize America's intellectual resources to meet the security challenges of the post-9/11 world, US Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates observed that "we must again embrace eggheads and ideas." But the gap between national security policymakers and international relations scholars has become a chasm. In Cult of the Irrelevant, Michael Desch traces the history of the relationship between the Beltway and the Ivory Tower from World War I to the present day. Recounting key Golden Age academic strategists such as Thomas Schelling and Walt Rostow, Desch's narrative shows that social science research became most oriented toward practical problem-solving during times of war and that scholars returned to less relevant work during peacetime. Social science disciplines like political science rewarded work that was methodologically sophisticated over scholarship that engaged with the messy realities of national security policy, and academic culture increasingly turned away from the job of solving real-world problems. In the name of scientific objectivity, academics today frequently engage only in basic research that they hope will somehow trickle down to policymakers. Drawing on the lessons of this history as well as a unique survey of current and former national security policymakers, Desch offers concrete recommendations for scholars who want to shape government work. The result is a rich intellectual history and an essential wake-up call to a field that has lost its way.
Автор: Worden Название: National Identity and Educational Reform ISBN: 1138286656 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138286658 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6123.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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National identity in Moldova remains contested despite repeated attempts by governments, historians, and educators to cultivate a shared sense of national belonging through the development of history textbooks. Concern over professional status and distrust of the government's motivations halted these reforms, demonstrating that the success of such efforts greatly depends on teachers' and citizens' social memory and everyday lives.
This volume looks at educational reform and the struggle over national identity in the history classroom from the perspectives of five different groups: elected politicians, Ministry of Education officials, textbook authors and historians, teachers, and students. Each chapter explores the actors' motivations and agendas regarding reform, their role in promoting or obstructing the reform process, and their opinions about the ensuing controversy. Drawing on months of fieldwork and original research, author Elizabeth Worden examines the importance of teachers and students in the success or failure of a reform initiative.
Описание: This book brings together fifteen comprehensive studies of significant North American scholars of comparative education from the 20th century. Providing relevant biographical detail, chapters analyse each figure`s approach to comparative education and their on-going influences on the field.
Автор: K. Tonkiss Название: Migration and Identity in a Post-National World ISBN: 1349456284 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349456284 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "What does post-national identity mean for the control of migration? Katherine Tonkiss engages with the post-national theory of `constitutional patriotism` and argues in favour of both post-national identity and relaxed migration controls. She explores the implications of such liberalised migration for the dynamics of identity and belonging in local communities, drawing on qualitative research on Eastern European migration to the UK. Illustrated with rich case study material, this book offers a novel contribution to the post-nationalism literature"--
Автор: Joseph Zajda Название: Globalisation and National Identity in History Textbooks ISBN: 9402409718 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789402409710 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11878.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Chapter 1 The construction of cultural identity and nation-building: Introduction.- Chapter 2 Origins of the Russian state: Russia's historical cultural identity and the Holy Rus.- Chapter 3 School History Textbooks, Memory and Ideology in the Russian Federation during the 1990s.- Chapter 4 Russian History Education in the Russian Media: The changing geo-political culture in the Russian Federation.- Chapter 5 Historical Narratives and the Construction of Identity in Russian History Textbooks.- Chapter 6 Teachers' Attitudes towards History School Textbooks.- Chapter 7 Ideology, National Identity and Patriotism in Prescribed History Textbooks: Secondary Teachers' Responses.- Chapter 8 The Nation-Building Process in History Textbooks: Challenges in historical knowledge and understanding.
Автор: Vickers Edward, Jones Alisa Название: History Education and National Identity in East Asia ISBN: 1138976024 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138976023 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7501.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Visions of the past are crucual to the way that any community imagines itself and constructs its identity. This edited volume contains the first significant studies of the politics of history education in East Asian societies.
Описание: This book explores the evolution of Canadian and Australian national identities in the era of decolonization by evaluating educational policies in Ontario, Canada, and Victoria, Australia. Drawing on sources such as textbooks and curricula, the book argues that Britishness, a sense of imperial citizenship connecting white Anglo-Saxons across the British Empire, continued to be a crucial marker of national identity in both Australia and Canada until the late 1960s and early 1970s, when educators in Ontario and Victoria abandoned Britishness in favor of multiculturalism. Chapters explore how textbooks portrayed imperialism, the close relationship between religious education and Britishness, and efforts to end assimilationist Anglocentrism and promote equality in education. The book contributes to British World scholarship by demonstrating how decolonization precipitated a massive search for identity in Ontario and Victoria that continues to challenge educators and policy-makers today.
Описание: This book provides a lively study of the role that Australians and New Zealanders played in defining the British sporting concept of amateurism. In doing so, they contributed to understandings of wider British identity across the sporting world.
Описание: By answering a call to serve the American public and presidential agendas, institutions of higher education reinforce the economic and social divisions in American society, resulting in varied understandings of American national identity.
Описание: Chapter 1 The construction of cultural identity and nation-building: Introduction.- Chapter 2 Origins of the Russian state: Russia's historical cultural identity and the Holy Rus.- Chapter 3 School History Textbooks, Memory and Ideology in the Russian Federation during the 1990s.- Chapter 4 Russian History Education in the Russian Media: The changing geo-political culture in the Russian Federation.- Chapter 5 Historical Narratives and the Construction of Identity in Russian History Textbooks.- Chapter 6 Teachers' Attitudes towards History School Textbooks.- Chapter 7 Ideology, National Identity and Patriotism in Prescribed History Textbooks: Secondary Teachers' Responses.- Chapter 8 The Nation-Building Process in History Textbooks: Challenges in historical knowledge and understanding.
Описание: By answering a call to serve the American public and presidential agendas, institutions of higher education reinforce the economic and social divisions in American society, resulting in varied understandings of American national identity.
Описание: This insightful text examines the impact of Islamic schooling on Muslim youth in French-speaking Canada to consider how these institutions influence the formation of students` cultural, national, ethnic and religious identities, and their sense of belonging to Quebec and Canada.
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