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The political uses of expert knowledge : = immigration policy and social research /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The political uses of expert knowledge :/ Christina Boswell.
其他題名:	immigration policy and social research /
作者:	Boswell, Christina,
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
附註:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
標題:	Knowledge, Sociology of - Case studies. -
標題:	European Union countries - Congresses. - Appropriations and expenditures -
電子資源:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511581120
ISBN:	9780511581120 (ebook)

The political uses of expert knowledge : = immigration policy and social research /
Boswell, Christina,

The political uses of expert knowledge :immigration policy and social research /Christina Boswell. - 1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

The political functions of knowledge -- The puzzle : explaning the uses of knowledge -- Instrumental knowledge and organizational legitimacy -- The symbolic functions of knowledge -- The use of knowledge in public policy debates -- The case of immigration policy -- The politics of immigration in germany and the uk -- The British Home Office -- The German Federal Office for Migration -- The European Commission -- organizations and cultures of expertise -- Extending the theory -- Knowledge and policy.

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.

ISBN: 9780511581120 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

801249
Knowledge, Sociology of
--Case studies.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

557911
European Union countries
--Appropriations and expenditures--Congresses.

LC Class. No.: JV7590 / .B69 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 325.4

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