Reflexive autonomy in the field of sociology (2000-2006)

Based on empirical data about Brazilian’s federal public funding for sociological research since 2000 to 2006, this article analyzes what kind of autonomy exists in a mixed model of scientific and technological development. It is provided a definition of reflexive autonomy and it is explaned why thi...

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Autores: Sobral, Fernanda Antonia da Fonseca, Maranhão, Tatiana de Pino Albuquerque
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Ecuador
Institución:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Repositorio:Revista ICONOS
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/265
Acceso en línea:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/265
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:sociology
reflexive autonomy
mixed model
science
technology
reflexivity
sociología
autonomía reflexiva
modelo mixto
ciencia
tecnología
reflexividad
financiamiento
investigación
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Sumario:Based on empirical data about Brazilian’s federal public funding for sociological research since 2000 to 2006, this article analyzes what kind of autonomy exists in a mixed model of scientific and technological development. It is provided a definition of reflexive autonomy and it is explaned why this concept is important for the scentific field, futhermore a tipology of autonomy is developed. Regarding the centrality of research funding on the development of science, the analysis focus on specific issues related to federal public funding for sociological research. Finally, results indicate three main tendencies in the field of sociology related to funding and translation of social problems into sociological problems.