{"product_id":"social-science-research-and-government-comparative-essays-on-britain-and-the-united-states-paperback-9780521125772","title":"Social Science Research and Government; Comparative Essays on Britain and the United States (Paperback) 9780521125772","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSocial Science Research and Government\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eComparative Essays on Britain and the United States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA collection of twenty original essays considering the relationship between social science research and government in Britain and the USA.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartin Bulmer (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521125772, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 January 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e428 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis collection of original essays considers the relationship between social science research and government during the last 30 years in Britain and the United States including the consequences of policies towards social science of the Reagan and Thatcher governments to frame economic and social policies. What sorts of social science research are available and how are they used? How has the use of the social sciences grown and with what consequences? What is the role of such expertise in the democratic political process? These are some of the questions which the book seeks to answer by a detailed comparison of two of the leading Western nations in social science. Twenty authoritative contributors, most of whom work or have worked in government, review the general features of government\/social science interaction, and examine in detail the institutions and methodology by means of which such knowledge-use is fostered. This is a unique collection, of general interest both to social science staff and graduate students and to policy-makers working inside government.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e 1. Governments and social science: patterns of mutual influence Martin Bulmer\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Research in the Context of Policy-Making: 2. The governmental context: interaction between structure and influence Martin Bulmer\u003cbr\u003e 3. Governmental structures, social science and the development of economic social policies Theda Skocpol\u003cbr\u003e 4. The use of social research: myths and models Patricia Thomas\u003cbr\u003e 5. Networks of influence: the social sciences in Britain since the war Cyril S. Smith\u003cbr\u003e 6. Social science in Whitehall: two analytic perspectives Stuart S. Blume\u003cbr\u003e 7. Congressional committee staffs (do, do not) use analysis Carol H. Weiss\u003cbr\u003e 8. Social science training as related to the policy roles of US career officials and appointees: the decline of analysis Colin Campbell and Donald Naulls\u003cbr\u003e 9. Perhaps Minister: the messy world of 'in house' government social research Robert Walker\u003cbr\u003e 10. Social science in government: the case of the Home Office Research and Planning Unit Derek B. Cornish and Ronald V. Clarke\u003cbr\u003e 11. The work of the Commission for Economic and Social Change in Germany Lisl Klein\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Methodologies for Policy Research: 12. Varieties of methodology: strengthening the contribution of social science Martin Bulmer\u003cbr\u003e 13. The links between policy, survey research and academic social science: America and Britain compared Aubrey McKennell, John Bynner and Martin Bulmer\u003cbr\u003e 14. Survey research for government Barry Hedges\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Federal effort in developing social indicators and social reporting in the United States during the 1970s Denis F. Johnston\u003cbr\u003e 16. Social science analysis and congressional uses: the case of the United States General Accounting Office Ray C. Cist\u003cbr\u003e 17. Comparative aspects of randomised experiments for planning and evaluation Robert F. Boruch\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Political Context: 18. The social sciences in an age of uncertainty Martin Bulmer\u003cbr\u003e 19. 'Pulling through': conspiracies, counterplots and how the SSRC escaped the axe in 1982 Paul Flather\u003cbr\u003e 20. Social science under siege: the political response 1981–1984 Roberta Balstad Miller\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006558327064,"sku":"9780521125772","price":35.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521125772i_6aaf564a-0bfd-4e19-b230-c8c74acab898.jpg?v=1691371853","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/social-science-research-and-government-comparative-essays-on-britain-and-the-united-states-paperback-9780521125772","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}