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Social Sciences and Modern States: National Experiences and Theoretical Crossroads (Advances in Political Science)

Social Sciences and Modern States: National Experiences and Theoretical Crossroads (Advances in Political Science)

Björn Wittrock
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Modern social sciences have, over the past forty years, been committed to the improvement of public policy. More recently, however, doubts have arisen about the possibility and desirability of a policy-oriented social science. In this book, leading specialists in the field analyze 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.
Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Release
March 28, 1991
ISBN 13
9780521381987

Social Sciences and Modern States: National Experiences and Theoretical Crossroads (Advances in Political Science)

Björn Wittrock
0/5 ( ratings)
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Modern social sciences have, over the past forty years, been committed to the improvement of public policy. More recently, however, doubts have arisen about the possibility and desirability of a policy-oriented social science. In this book, leading specialists in the field analyze 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.
Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Release
March 28, 1991
ISBN 13
9780521381987

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