Applying social science : the role of social research in politics, policy and practice / David Byrne.
This important book examines how social science is applied now and how it might be applied in the future in relation to social transformation in a time of crisis.
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Bristol ; Portland, OR :
Policy Press,
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Table of Contents:
- APPLYING SOCIAL SCIENCE; Contents; Abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1. The methodological foundations of applied social science; 2. Constructing evidence: the development of knowledge which is to be applied; 3. Surveying the social world: assembling knowledge as a basis for action; 4. Evaluating: determining the worth of social interventions; 5. Legitimating: the selective use of social science in justifying policy and practice; 6. Consulting: the role of social research in relation to new modes of governance; 7. Modelling: representing theworld in order to understandhow it works.