Between Science and Politics: Donald Pierson and the quest for a scientific sociology in Brazil
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Resumo: | This paper analyzes the political dimension embedded in the work of the American sociologist Donald Pierson in Brazil. A former student of Robert Park at the University of Chicago, Pierson played a major role in the institutionalization of the social sciences in Brazil from the 1930s through the 1950s. While Pierson’s intellectual ambitions were centered on an academic agenda and he defended a strict division between science and politics, we argue that a proper historical understanding of his endeavor can only be achieved through an analysis of his underlying assumptions about the nature of both science and society – assumptions that were rooted in a reformist, liberal-democratic understanding of the world. To bring to light these values, we examine two key moments in Pierson’s career: 1) his doctoral research on race relations in Bahia, done in the mid-1930s; 2) his efforts to promote the field of sociology in Brazil during the Good Neighbor Policy and World War II, when he was hired to teach at the São Paulo School of Sociology and Politics. |
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Between Science and Politics: Donald Pierson and the quest for a scientific sociology in BrazilEntre a ciência e a política: Donald Pierson e a busca por uma sociologia científica no BrasilHistory of Social Sciences in BrazilDonald PiersonChicago School of Sociologydevelopmentrace relationsHistória das Ciências Sociais no BrasilDonald PiersonEscola de Sociologia de Chicagodesenvolvimentorelações raciaisThis paper analyzes the political dimension embedded in the work of the American sociologist Donald Pierson in Brazil. A former student of Robert Park at the University of Chicago, Pierson played a major role in the institutionalization of the social sciences in Brazil from the 1930s through the 1950s. While Pierson’s intellectual ambitions were centered on an academic agenda and he defended a strict division between science and politics, we argue that a proper historical understanding of his endeavor can only be achieved through an analysis of his underlying assumptions about the nature of both science and society – assumptions that were rooted in a reformist, liberal-democratic understanding of the world. To bring to light these values, we examine two key moments in Pierson’s career: 1) his doctoral research on race relations in Bahia, done in the mid-1930s; 2) his efforts to promote the field of sociology in Brazil during the Good Neighbor Policy and World War II, when he was hired to teach at the São Paulo School of Sociology and Politics.Este artigo analisa a dimensão política contida na obra do sociólogo americano Donald Pierson no Brasil. Ex-aluno de Robert Park na Universidade de Chicago, Pierson desempenhou um papel importante na institucionalização das ciências sociais no Brasil entre os anos 1930 e 1950. Embora as ambições intelectuais de Pierson estivessem centradas em uma agenda acadêmica e ele defendesse uma estrita separação entre ciência e política, argumentamos que uma compreensão histórica precisa de seus esforços só pode ser alcançada por meio da análise dos pressupostos subjacentes à sua visão sobre a natureza da ciência e da sociedade – pressupostos esses que tinham raízes em uma perspectiva reformista e liberal-democrática do mundo. Para trazer à luz esses valores, examinamos dois momentos-chave na carreira de Pierson: 1) sua pesquisa de doutorado sobre relações raciais na Bahia, realizada em meados da década de 1930; 2) seus esforços para promover o campo da sociologia no Brasil durante a Política da Boa Vizinhança e a Segunda Guerra Mundial, quando foi contratado para lecionar na Escola Livre de Sociologia e Política.Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul2022-08-29info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion"Avaliado pelos pares"application/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/11017010.1590/18070337-110170SOCIOLOGIAS; Vol. 24 No. 60 (2022): Dossier: Covid-19 and SocietySOCIOLOGIAS; Vol. 24 Núm. 60 (2022): Dossier: Covid-19 y SociedadSociologias; v. 24 n. 60 (2022): Dossiê: Covid-19 e Sociedade1807-03371517-4522reponame:Sociologias (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSporenghttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/110170/85996https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/110170/85997Copyright (c) 2022 Marcos Chor Maio, Thiago Da Costa Lopeshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChor Maio, MarcosDa Costa Lopes, Thiago2022-08-29T18:06:56Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/110170Revistahttps://seer.ufrgs.br/sociologiasPUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/sociologias/oai||revsoc@ufrgs.br1807-03371517-4522opendoar:2022-08-29T18:06:56Sociologias (Online) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false |
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Between Science and Politics: Donald Pierson and the quest for a scientific sociology in Brazil Entre a ciência e a política: Donald Pierson e a busca por uma sociologia científica no Brasil |
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Between Science and Politics: Donald Pierson and the quest for a scientific sociology in Brazil |
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Between Science and Politics: Donald Pierson and the quest for a scientific sociology in Brazil Chor Maio, Marcos History of Social Sciences in Brazil Donald Pierson Chicago School of Sociology development race relations História das Ciências Sociais no Brasil Donald Pierson Escola de Sociologia de Chicago desenvolvimento relações raciais |
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Between Science and Politics: Donald Pierson and the quest for a scientific sociology in Brazil |
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Between Science and Politics: Donald Pierson and the quest for a scientific sociology in Brazil |
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Between Science and Politics: Donald Pierson and the quest for a scientific sociology in Brazil |
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Between Science and Politics: Donald Pierson and the quest for a scientific sociology in Brazil |
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Between Science and Politics: Donald Pierson and the quest for a scientific sociology in Brazil |
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Chor Maio, Marcos |
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Chor Maio, Marcos Da Costa Lopes, Thiago |
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Da Costa Lopes, Thiago |
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Chor Maio, Marcos Da Costa Lopes, Thiago |
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History of Social Sciences in Brazil Donald Pierson Chicago School of Sociology development race relations História das Ciências Sociais no Brasil Donald Pierson Escola de Sociologia de Chicago desenvolvimento relações raciais |
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History of Social Sciences in Brazil Donald Pierson Chicago School of Sociology development race relations História das Ciências Sociais no Brasil Donald Pierson Escola de Sociologia de Chicago desenvolvimento relações raciais |
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This paper analyzes the political dimension embedded in the work of the American sociologist Donald Pierson in Brazil. A former student of Robert Park at the University of Chicago, Pierson played a major role in the institutionalization of the social sciences in Brazil from the 1930s through the 1950s. While Pierson’s intellectual ambitions were centered on an academic agenda and he defended a strict division between science and politics, we argue that a proper historical understanding of his endeavor can only be achieved through an analysis of his underlying assumptions about the nature of both science and society – assumptions that were rooted in a reformist, liberal-democratic understanding of the world. To bring to light these values, we examine two key moments in Pierson’s career: 1) his doctoral research on race relations in Bahia, done in the mid-1930s; 2) his efforts to promote the field of sociology in Brazil during the Good Neighbor Policy and World War II, when he was hired to teach at the São Paulo School of Sociology and Politics. |
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