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Social Sciences and Modern States - National Experiences and Theoretical Crossroads (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,095
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Social Sciences and Modern States - National Experiences and Theoretical Crossroads (Paperback): Peter Wagner, Carol Hirschon...

Social Sciences and Modern States - National Experiences and Theoretical Crossroads (Paperback)

Peter Wagner, Carol Hirschon Weiss, Bjoern Wittrock, Hellmut Wollman

Series: Advances in Political Science

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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.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Advances in Political Science
Release date: June 2008
First published: February 2008
Editors: Peter Wagner • Carol Hirschon Weiss • Bjoern Wittrock • Hellmut Wollman
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-06404-0
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General
LSN: 0-521-06404-X
Barcode: 9780521064040

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