Being a sociologist gives you the right (or privilege) to broaden your readings far beyond “purely” scientific works. There are at least two legitimate reasons for not being too choosy: on the one hand, sociologists need to get out of their “ivory towers” in order to interpret their scientific findings correctly (popular non-fiction provides a better understanding of social representations and beliefs), while on the other hand, sociologists are often reproached for being too theoretical and for missing (or deliberately omitting) practical points (popular non-fiction provides an insight into the work of practitioners we design and conduct our research for). 

Рецензия на: Tom Nichols, The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017).

Вряд ли какое-либо иное государство привлекает сегодня больше внимания мировой общественности, чем Китай: ведутся бесконечные споры о его геополитическом статусе, социально-экономическом потенциале, демографических проблемах, экологических угрозах, политическом устройстве и т. д.