Book contents
- Island Time
- Island Time
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Photos
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1Introduction
- Chapter 2Case Study and Methods
- Chapter 3Hot Spots and Hot Moments
- Chapter 4The Good Times Are Killing Me
- Chapter 5The RAYS and the Grays
- Chapter 6Conflict in Public Places
- Chapter 7Theoretical Drift
- Chapter 8Collapse
- Chapter 9Transformation
- Chapter 10Conclusion
- References
- Index
Chapter 5 - The RAYS and the Grays
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2025
Book contents
- Island Time
- Island Time
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Photos
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1Introduction
- Chapter 2Case Study and Methods
- Chapter 3Hot Spots and Hot Moments
- Chapter 4The Good Times Are Killing Me
- Chapter 5The RAYS and the Grays
- Chapter 6Conflict in Public Places
- Chapter 7Theoretical Drift
- Chapter 8Collapse
- Chapter 9Transformation
- Chapter 10Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 5 examines how intergenerational dynamics affected sociality and group theorizing in RA. The Resilience Alliance Young Scholars (RAYS) were recruited to help test and refine resilience theory after the founding generation had established its core tenets. Additionally, RA and resilience theory began facing external criticisms as their ideas gained traction. The RAYS’s distance from the high-intensity ritual interactions of early days, combined with growing doubt from outside RA, led them to approach the theory with more skepticism. I use data from interviews, articles, books, and observations of a two-day mock court in which the RAYS literally put first-generation ideas on trial to illustrate their crucial role in testing resilience theory, determining key theoretical scoping conditions, and developing initial metrics and measurements of core RA concepts. In all of this, the RAYS made contributions that went far beyond the “normal science” anticipated from second-generation theory group members.
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- Island TimeTheory Groups and the Social Production of Scientific Knowledge, pp. 105 - 128Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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