| Dr Sian Wyn Siencyn is dean of the Faculty of
Social Sciences at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
Although all of the above responses should indeed merit further investigation, it is my argument here that the study of the history of Black practitioners and research concerns in reference to Blacks in the
social sciences is absolutely essential if the aforesaid sciences are to truly fulfill their fundamental raison d'etre of creating a stable or rational social order.
The
Social Sciences Research Council was a child of post-war reconstruction; Macintyre is Australia's leading authority on this period and he traces its evolution with a sure touch.
The ACSS report, sponsored by the ECRC, outlines how social scientists have contributed to areas of social concern, and champions the value of
social sciences at this crucial time.
In contrast, bioethicists draw on philosophy, law, and medicine to identify universal principles for moral decisions but rarely base their claims on empirical evidence from
social science. While bioethics provides clearer direction to policy-makers than does
social science, its lack of attention to empirical evidence about how people make decisions, what people value, or what can be achieved in a particular economic and political context limits its power.
But the teaching of the
social sciences in Pakistan, like many other things, still follows the age-old tradition of grounding it in textbook theory, taught by those who view the world as a social experiment.
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport, Hang Chuon Naron, presided over the MoU signing ceremony, saying that the institute will become a hub for research in
social science and humanities in Cambodia, and is an opportunity for students to access high-quality lessons in the
social sciences.
KU conference : Scholars call for research in
social sciencesThey also believe that
social sciences experts, students, media and civil society could bring social revolution in Pakistan.
Delivering a keynote address on the day one of a two-day international conference on 'new trends in
social sciences and humanities in the contemporary world: with reference to world peace order', organized by the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences, University of Karachi, he informed the audience that
social sciences could evolve mechanisms which would be helpful in coping with the intolerance from the society which was one of the major reasons of extremism and terrorism.
The event titled 'New Trends in
Social Sciences and Humanities in the Contemporary World with Reference to World Peace Order' was organized by the Department of Arts and
Social Science, University of Karachi.