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The political uses of expert knowledge : immigration policy and social research /
Why do politicians and civil servants commission research and what use do they make of it in policymaking? The received wisdom is that research contributes to improving government policy. Christina Boswell challenges this view, arguing that policymakers are just as likely to value expert knowledge f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Why do politicians and civil servants commission research and what use do they make of it in policymaking? The received wisdom is that research contributes to improving government policy. Christina Boswell challenges this view, arguing that policymakers are just as likely to value expert knowledge for two alternative reasons: as a way of lending authority to their preferences; or to signal their capacity to make sound decisions. Boswell develops a compelling new theory of the role of knowledge in policy, showing how policymakers use research to establish authority in contentious and risky areas of policy. She illustrates her argument with an analysis of European immigration policies, charting the ways in which expertise becomes a resource for lending credibility to controversial claims, underpinning high-risk decisions or bolstering the credibility of government agencies. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-267) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511580802 0511580800 9780511581120 0511581122 0521517419 9780521517416 9780511578557 0511578555 9781107404410 110740441X 0511698585 9780511698583 1107191386 9781107191389 1282303007 9781282303003 9786612303005 661230300X 0511580487 9780511580482 0511579292 9780511579295 0511580037 9780511580031 |