Becoming a Footnote by Sanford F Schram

Becoming a Footnote by Sanford F Schram

How does a graduate student acquire the skills necessary to define a clear research agenda and write meaningful contributions to the scholarship in his or her field? Can the requirements of professional advancement in the ivory tower be reconciled with making a difference in the bare-knuckle world of policymaking? Can even a celebrated activist-scholar survive the seemingly relentless neoliberalization of higher education? Becoming a Footnote takes the reader on an inspirational journey through the experiences of researcher Sanford F. Schram, illuminating how he overcame his early insecurities and limitations, particularly about his writing, to develop into someone cited by both scholars and people involved in the policymaking process. With wit and humor, Schram illustrates how his award-winning research on race, poverty, and welfare emerged from the political struggles in which he was immersed, and how we all have something unique to contribute if we commit ourselves to making it happen.

"For those who know of the author's work, this book provides a revealing glimpse into the man behind the reputationBut, even for those unfamiliar with it, Becoming a Footnote is a highly readable and engaging account of a life's work that would be of interest to anyone pursuing an academic position, including those who wonder how to remain real and relevant from inside academia." — Vicki Lens, Columbia University

"This book drew me in and works as a narrative on two levels. First, it is disarmingly and convincingly self-deprecating about the struggle to become a critical thinker, to write well, and to devise research programs that would shed light on major questions. Second, it is a valuable history of the central debates around social welfare policy, neoliberalism, and racial stigma." — James Scott, author of The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia

Sanford F. Schram is Visiting Professor of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College. His many books include (with coeditors Bent Flyvbjerg and Todd Landman) Real Social Science: Applied Phronesis.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781438447742
ISBN 10	1438447744
Title	Becoming a Footnote
Author	Sanford F Schram
Series	Suny Series In New Political Science
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	State University of New York Press
Year published	2013-07-01
Number of pages	237
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.