Everyday in the paper we read about an award being returned or someone taking a stand for what they believe is wrong (both these things are the same to me). The other side of the argument is that these people are supporters of an opposition political party. I despise all political parties equally, in other words I am an equal opportunity political party hater.
One of the prominent themes why people are returning their awards is the rise of religious fringe elements or as one scientist put it the attempt to make it institutionalized. For me a researcher in the field of organizations religion was never absent religion was and will remain one of the prominent institutional logics that is prevalent in society. Then if it was never absent why has it become so important now? Well it was never the dominant logic the dominant logic was may be that of state or professionalism or maybe even community now these logics are in direct conflict with the logic of religion. We never saw religion as an important part of our identity and now when it is suddenly growing in prominence we are finding it difficult because it goes against our identity.
The other side always considered religion to be a part of identity and now they are able to express their views more aggressively. There is also the question of information. Today with easy access to information and loads of it we are able to find data, studies and what have you to support our assertions these might not be scientific but than as psychology suggests all we need is one strand of information to boost the fact that our view is right while the other view is wrong. Given that there is a sudden prominence of religion as an institutional logic I am not surprised to see an attack on rational debate with invalid and unscientific knowledge we are really stretching our imagination to be honest and being creative.
As a social scientist I take on only the role of an observer. It is my job to show the world a mirror and let them figure it out. I cannot be biased, I think that if we were rational and believed in data we might have been better. But than I am just a simple researcher!!!
One of the prominent themes why people are returning their awards is the rise of religious fringe elements or as one scientist put it the attempt to make it institutionalized. For me a researcher in the field of organizations religion was never absent religion was and will remain one of the prominent institutional logics that is prevalent in society. Then if it was never absent why has it become so important now? Well it was never the dominant logic the dominant logic was may be that of state or professionalism or maybe even community now these logics are in direct conflict with the logic of religion. We never saw religion as an important part of our identity and now when it is suddenly growing in prominence we are finding it difficult because it goes against our identity.
The other side always considered religion to be a part of identity and now they are able to express their views more aggressively. There is also the question of information. Today with easy access to information and loads of it we are able to find data, studies and what have you to support our assertions these might not be scientific but than as psychology suggests all we need is one strand of information to boost the fact that our view is right while the other view is wrong. Given that there is a sudden prominence of religion as an institutional logic I am not surprised to see an attack on rational debate with invalid and unscientific knowledge we are really stretching our imagination to be honest and being creative.
As a social scientist I take on only the role of an observer. It is my job to show the world a mirror and let them figure it out. I cannot be biased, I think that if we were rational and believed in data we might have been better. But than I am just a simple researcher!!!
