Ilmu Sosial Transformatif

Abstract

P u r w o S a n t o s o F a k u lta s I lm u S o s ia l d a n Ilm u P o litik U n iv e r sita s G a d ja h M ad a, F.m ail: p s a n to s o .fis ip o l@ g m a il.c o m. A b s t r a c t S o c ia l science w h ich i s in te n d e d i n th is p a p e r covers a v a rie ty o f d isc ip lin e s, in c lu d in g sociology, p o litic a l science, econom ics, a n th ro p o lo g y, h isto r y , la w a n d so o n. T h e te rm tra n s fo r m a tiv e in th e sense u se d here a re loose, j u s t to in d ic a te b o w th e s c ie n tis ts a re n o t o n ly stru g g lin g to a n sw e r th e q u e stio n s them selves, b u t th e b o th e r a n d in tu r n devo te h is d e d ic a tio n to th e co m m u n ity to a n sw e r q u e stio n s. D e v e lo p m e n t o f a tr a n s fo r m a tiv e s o c ia l science re q u ire s e x p e r tis e in th re e-d im e n sio n a l p h ilo s o p h y o f science: th e ontology, epistem ology a n d a x io lo g y. T r a n s fo r m a tiv e ch a ra cter is a lso d e te rm in e d by th e choice a k s io lo g is n y a. S o c ia l sciences w ere d evelo p ed n o t o n ly f o r d evelo p m en t o r a ccu m u la tio n o f th eo ry b u t a lso to im p ro v e th e s o c ia l re la tio n s t h a t e x is te d , to p ro d u c e a s o c ia l r e a lity w h ich w a s co nsidered better.