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Applying social science : The role of social research in politics, policy and practice
Title
Applying social science : The role of social research in politics, policy and practice / David Byrne.
ISBN
9781847424525
9781847424518
Publication
Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2011.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (240 pages).
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Summary
This important book examines how social science is applied now and how it might be applied in the future in relation to social transformation in a time of crisis.
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Project MUSE books annual backfile collection 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 13, 2023
Contents
APPLYING SOCIAL SCIENCE; Contents; Abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1. The methodological foundations of applied social science; 2. Constructing evidence: the development of knowledge which is to be applied; 3. Surveying the social world: assembling knowledge as a basis for action; 4. Evaluating: determining the worth of social interventions; 5. Legitimating: the selective use of social science in justifying policy and practice; 6. Consulting: the role of social research in relation to new modes of governance; 7. Modelling: representing theworld in order to understandhow it works.
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