Modern social sciences have been committed to the improvement of public policy. However, doubts have arisen about the possibility and desirability of a policy-oriented social science. In this book, leading specialists in the field analyse both the development and failings of policy-oriented social science. In contrast to other writings on the subject, this volume presents a distinctively historical and comparative approach. By looking at earlier periods, the contributors demonstrate how policy orientation has been central to the emergence and evolution of the social sciences as a form of professional activity. Case studies of rarely examined societies such as Poland, Brazil and Japan further demonstrate the various ways in which intellectual developments have been shaped by the societal contexts in which they have emerged and how they have taken part in the shaping of these societies.
| ISBN: | 9780521064040 |
| Publication date: | 5th June 2008 |
| Author: | Peter Wagner |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 392 pages |
| Series: | Advances in Political Science |
| Genres: |
Political structure and processes |
Modern social sciences have been committed to the improvement of public policy. However, doubts have arisen about the possibility and desirability of a policy-oriented social science. In this book, leading specialists in the field analyse both the development and failings of policy-oriented social science. In contrast to other writings on the subject, this volume presents a distinctively historical and comparative approach. By looking at earlier periods, the contributors demonstrate how policy orientation has been central to the emergence and evolution of the social sciences as a form of professional activity. Case studies of rarely examined societies such as Poland, Brazil and Japan further demonstrate the various ways in which intellectual developments have been shaped by the societal contexts in which they have emerged and how they have taken part in the shaping of these societies.
Social Sciences and Modern States features in the following genres: Political structure and processes
Social Sciences and Modern States is available in Paperback, Hardback
Social Sciences and Modern States was written by Peter Wagner and published by Cambridge University Press
Social Sciences and Modern States has 392 pages
Yes it is part of Advances in Political Science series
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