The Role of Social Research in Opposing Injustice

This study uses a post-disciplinary and synthetic methodology to explore how social research can contribute helping those struggling against injustice. First, it reviews recent initiatives that have emerged from sociology moral political philosophy reconnect normative inquiry with empirical science. Second, applying Amartya Sen’s nonideal theory of justice, brings these diverse together develops systematic proposal for justice. It proposes (1) injustice be reduced through public reasoning in which people exercise practical reason on what constitutes actions should taken remedy it; (2) all us are agents change whose action leverage reducing injustice; (3) theoretical concepts invented by academics move towards the reduction affording people, including injustice, critical perspectives discursive resources. Third, increase effectiveness proposal, delineates three routes making more inclusive, interactive, iterative: as intellectuals, disseminate their general make interactive; coalition-building, help marginalised come up solutions injustices they face magnify people’s voices influence reasoning; teaching, cultivate consciousness amongst students coupled habit developing refined opinions, using impartial spectators, acknowledging human rights different others, while working universities inclusive.