Social Sciences and Modern States: National Experiences and Theoretical Crossroads - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521381983 ISBN 13 : 9780521381987

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

In this book, leading specialists in the field analyse both the development and failings of policy-oriented social science.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521381983
• ISBN 13: 9780521381987
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 392
• Éditeur: Wagner Peter, Weiss Carol Hirschon, Wittrock Björn, Wollman Hellmut
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Avery; https://www.avery.fr/; ; chemin des peupliers 27; Dardilly; France