A Collaborative-Working Puzzle.
2020. Critical Dialogues: Thinking Together in Turbulent Times pp 21-36, Bristol: Policy Press.
John Clarke is in conversation with 12 leading scholars about the dynamics of thinking critically in the social sciences. The conversations range across many fields and explore the problems and possibilities of doing critical intellectual work in ways that are responsive to changing conditions.By emphasising the many voices in play, in conversation with as well as against others, Clarke challenges the individualising myth of the heroic intellectual. He underlines the value of thinking critically, collaboratively and dialogically.The book also provides access to a sound archive of the original conversations.
The conversation begins from a collaborative puzzle, exploring our different journeys towards collaborative working. It then considers how we see concepts being made to work in practice, before turning to issues of conservative dominance in contemporary politics. The chapter ends by discussing the emerging global crisis of work and livelihood.