Islam, MENA Region and Research Methods

The distinction between normative and objective knowledge and how social scientist imagine that their research is solely built on objectivity is currently being challenged especially in the political science field. If we take culture as an example and more specifically the question of identity and i...

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Autor: Abdelkader, Deina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/88531
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/88531
https://doi.org/10.12795/araucaria.2019.i41.24
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MENA Region
Scientific Knowledge
Methodologism
Rationality
Región MENA
Conocimiento Científico
Metodologismo
Recaionalidad
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Sumario:The distinction between normative and objective knowledge and how social scientist imagine that their research is solely built on objectivity is currently being challenged especially in the political science field. If we take culture as an example and more specifically the question of identity and identity politics in the Middle East, we will find that the current modus operandi in political science research is distancing itself from objective knowledge because of the increased focus in the field on quantification. Whether one analyzes the work of Telhami on Identity in the Middle East, or Lynch’s “The Arab Uprisings Explained”, one will find that they all reflect on the academic conundrum that the field is facing.