{"product_id":"social-sciences-and-modern-states-national-experiences-and-theoretical-crossroads-hardback-9780521381987","title":"Social Sciences and Modern States; National Experiences and Theoretical Crossroads (Hardback) 9780521381987","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSocial Sciences and Modern States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNational Experiences and Theoretical Crossroads\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this book, leading specialists in the field analyse both the development and failings of policy-oriented social science.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Wagner (Edited by), Carol Hirschon Weiss (Edited by), Björn Wittrock (Edited by), Hellmut Wollman (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521381987, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 March 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e392 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.716 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\"\u003eModern 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Notes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e Part I. National Experiences in Comparative Perspective: 1. The policy orientation: legacy and promise Peter Wagner, Carol Hirschon Weiss, Björn Wittrock and Hellmut Wollmann\u003cbr\u003e 2. Social science and the modern state: policy knowledge and political institutions in Western Europe and the United States Björn Wittrock, Peter Wagner and Hellmut Wollmann\u003cbr\u003e 3. Political events and the policy sciences Peter Deleon\u003cbr\u003e 4. From policy analysis to political management: An outside look at public-policy training in the United States Werner Jann\u003cbr\u003e 5. Networks of influence: the social sciences in the United Kingdom since the war Cyril S. Smith\u003cbr\u003e 6. National contexts for the development of social-policy research: British and American research on poverty and social welfare compared Martin Bulmer\u003cbr\u003e 7. Political culture and the policy orientation in Dutch social science Stuart S. Blume, Rob P. Hagendijk and AD A. M. Prins\u003cbr\u003e 8. Arenas of interaction: social science and public policy in Switzerland Raimund E. Germann\u003cbr\u003e 9. The influence of social sciences on political decisions in Poland Wladyslaw Markiewicz and Witold Morawski\u003cbr\u003e 10. The impact of social sciences on the process of development in Japan Joji Watanuki\u003cbr\u003e 11. Changing roles of new knowledge: research institutions and societal transformations in Brazil Simon Schwartzman\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Policy Sciences at the Crossroads: 12. Frame-reflective policy discourse Martin Rein and Donald Schon\u003cbr\u003e 13. Research programmes and action programmes, or can policy research learn from the philosophy of science? Giandomenico Majone\u003cbr\u003e 14. Policy research: data, ideas, or arguments? Carol Hirschon Weiss\u003cbr\u003e 15. Social knowledge and public policy: eight models of interaction Björn Wittrock\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Epilogue: 16. Summing up: social sciences and modern states Carol Hirschon Weiss and Björn Wittrock\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political structure \u0026amp; processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structure \u0026amp; processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structure%20\u0026amp;%20processes%20%5BJPH%5D%22\"\u003eJPH\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":46007160832280,"sku":"9780521381987","price":83.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521381987i_b03f8b20-84b2-42a4-9814-7c4b284805b4.jpg?v=1691376121","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/social-sciences-and-modern-states-national-experiences-and-theoretical-crossroads-hardback-9780521381987","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}