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The Political Uses of Expert Knowledge
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Immigration Policy and Social Research
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Artikel-Nr:
9781107404410
Veröffentl:
2012
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
31.01.2012
Seiten:
282
Autor:
Christina Boswell
Gewicht:
413 g
Format:
229x152x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book examines the role of knowledge in policy, showing how policymakers use research to establish authority in contentious areas of policy.
List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Part I. The Political Functions of Knowledge: 1. The puzzle: explaining the uses of knowledge; 2. Instrumental knowledge and organizational legitimacy; 3. The symbolic functions of knowledge; 4. The uses of knowledge in public policy debates; Part II. The Case of Immigration Policy: 5. The politics of immigration in Germany and the UK; 6. The British Home Office; 7. The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees; 8. The European Commission; 9. Organizations and cultures of expertise; Part III. Extending the Theory: 10. Knowledge and policy; References; Index.