Applying social science: the role of social research in politics, policy and practice

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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Main Author: Byrne, David 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol ; Portland, OR Policy Press 2011
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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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The methodological foundations of applied social science -- Constructing evidence: the development of knowledge which is to be applied -- Surveying the social world: assembling knowledge as a basis for action -- Evaluating: determining the worth of social interventions -- Legitimating: the selective use of social science in justifying policy and practice -- Consulting: the role of social research in relation to new modes of governance -- Modelling: representing the world in order to understand how it works -- Acting -- The Academy and beyond: applied social research in the real world -- Concluding
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (iv, 234 Seiten)
ISBN:9781847424525
DOI:10.46692/9781847424525

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