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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Falsification by Atrophy: The Kuhnian Process of Rejecting Theory in US Criminology
Beteiligte:
Dooley, Brendan D;
Goodison, Sean E
Erschienen:
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2020
Erschienen in:
The British Journal of Criminology, 60 (2020) 1, Seite 24-44
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1093/bjc/azz026
ISSN:
0007-0955;
1464-3529
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AbstractThomas Kuhn posits that the structure of science promotes revolutionary discovery. The decision of a scientific community to discard the status quo in favour of a revolutionary paradigm is influenced by sociological forces. Karl Popper disagreed, arguing that falsification is required. An examination of a random sample of 501 articles published in 14 peer-reviewed American outlets in criminology and criminal justice from 1993 to 2008 is coupled with oral histories from 17 leading criminologists in determining which approach best characterizes criminology. Twelve per cent of papers falsify theory. When not explicitly falsified, atrophy occurs when theory is overused (exhaustion), ignored (indolence) and subjected to a sustained critique (assault). The intention of the effort is to document and describe falsification and then invite further discourse.