August 13, 2004

To Advance, Sociology Must Not Retreat

By MICHAEL BURAWOY

A few years ago we heard much about the demise of the "public intellectual," who was said to have fallen victim to the parochialism, careerism, and professionalization of the academy. Today, however, there is a new conservatism afoot, in which laments by intellectuals about their lack of public visibility are being replaced by a full-scale retreat from public life. At a time when they are being attacked as too political, some institutions and scholars have begun to pull back. The ivory tower

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