Hot take: The shift away from theory (and/or "theory") is an unmitigated good thing. It's de-privileged the discipline, made placement less dependent on prestige, opened up new/better career paths, and made the empirical work we do stronger than it used to be.

Gerardo L. Munck

@GerardoMunck17 Apr 2023

The diet of social scientists is tilted heavily toward methods (for empirical research) relative to theory. As a result, few cultivate the theoretical imagination and our disciplines are comparatively theory-poor. Am I wrong? If not, what can be done to bring theory back in?

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