Discretion and the Quest for Controlled Freedom - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3030195651 ISBN 13 : 9783030195656

Editeur : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019

Synopsis

Looking at discretion broadly as the exercise of controlled freedom, this edited volume introduces insights from a range of social sciences perspectives. Traditionally, discussions of discretion have drawn on legal notions of the appropriate exercise of legitimate authority specified by legislators. However, empirical and theoretical studies in the social sciences have extended our understanding of discretion, moving us beyond a narrow legal view. Contributors from a range of disciplines explore the idea of discretion and related notions of freedom and control across social and political practices and in different contexts. As this complex and important topic is discussed and examined, both total control and unconstrained freedom appear to be illusions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tony Evans is Professor of Social Work at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. His research interests focus on professional practice and policy work in adult social care.

Peter Hupe is Visiting Professor at the Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium. He is also Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the College of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK. His research focuses on the theoretical-empirical study of public policy processes, particularly policy implementation and street-level bureaucracy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030195651
• ISBN 13: 9783030195656
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 456
• Éditeur: Evans Tony, Hupe Peter
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