TY - JOUR
T1 - Fast-track Sociology?
T2 - Reflections on Research During a Pandemic
AU - Ilsøe, Anna
AU - Sørensen, Pelle Korsbæk
PY - 2023/7/13
Y1 - 2023/7/13
N2 - When the coronavirus spread globally in early 2020, many governments issued national lockdowns of schools, institutions, and businesses. As the epidemic turned into a pandemic, the health crisis also became a societal crisis, and many universities and research foundations issued COVID-19 grants to study the societal implications of the crisis.In this article, we discuss sociological research during the corona crisis and ask the questions: What role did sociology play in the pandemic – and how did the pandemic affect sociology? We argue that trends of a fast-track sociology can be observed, whichhas implications for methods, theory, analysis, and societal impact. Fast-track sociology is often faster, more interdisciplinary and dialogue-based, disseminates more preliminary results, and has potential of more societal impact. However, it also contains challenges if it is not interlinked with more critical and slower research processes, which are core to the sociological profession.
AB - When the coronavirus spread globally in early 2020, many governments issued national lockdowns of schools, institutions, and businesses. As the epidemic turned into a pandemic, the health crisis also became a societal crisis, and many universities and research foundations issued COVID-19 grants to study the societal implications of the crisis.In this article, we discuss sociological research during the corona crisis and ask the questions: What role did sociology play in the pandemic – and how did the pandemic affect sociology? We argue that trends of a fast-track sociology can be observed, whichhas implications for methods, theory, analysis, and societal impact. Fast-track sociology is often faster, more interdisciplinary and dialogue-based, disseminates more preliminary results, and has potential of more societal impact. However, it also contains challenges if it is not interlinked with more critical and slower research processes, which are core to the sociological profession.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Health
KW - Working Environment & Wellbeing
KW - Employment
KW - Wages
KW - Unemployment &Rehabilitation
KW - Work/Life Balance
KW - Labor Market
KW - Institutions & Social Partners
KW - Organization & management
U2 - 10.18291/njwls.138997
DO - 10.18291/njwls.138997
M3 - Comment/debate
VL - 13
SP - 139
EP - 147
JO - Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
JF - Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
SN - 2245-0157
IS - S10
ER -