Social science research and military agendas: Safe distance or bridging a troubling divide?
Craig Calhoun
Journal article · 2010 · Perspectives on Politics
Abstract
Recent calls for more public social science have sometimes faltered at the idea that better relations with the military should be part of the project. Better relations with social movements, sure. With NGOs—why not? And certainly with the departments of state, education, or commerce. But is it the job of academic social scientists to inform the military?