Social Sciences and Modern States: National Experiences and Theoretical Crossroads

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511983993

Modern 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.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Notes on contributors
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Part I - National experiences in comparative perspective
pp 1-1
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1 - The policy orientation: legacy and promise
pp 2-27
- By Peter Wagner, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin för Sozialforschung, Carol Hirschon Weiss, Harvard University, Bjorn Wittrock, University of Stockholm, Hellmut Wollmann, Freie Universität Berlin
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2 - Social science and the modern state: policy knowledge and political institutions in Western Europe and the United States
pp 28-85
- By Björn Wittrock, University of Stockholm, Peter Wagner, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Hellmut Wollmann, Freie Universität Berlin
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3 - Political events and the policy sciences
pp 86-109
- By Peter Deleon, University of Colorado
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4 - From policy analysis to political management? An outside look at public-policy training in the United States
pp 110-130
- By Werner Jann, Postgraduate School of Administrative Sciences in Speyer
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5 - Networks of influence: the social sciences in the United Kingdom since the war
pp 131-147
- By Cyril S. Smith
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6 - National contexts for the development of social-policy research: British and American research on poverty and social welfare compared
pp 148-167
- By Martin Bulmer, London School of Economics
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7 - Political culture and the policy orientation in Dutch social science
pp 168-190
- By Stuart S. Blume, University of Amsterdam, Rob P. Hagendijk, University of Amsterdam, Ad A.A. Prins, University of Amsterdam
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8 - Arenas of interaction: social science and public policy in Switzerland
pp 191-206
- By Raimund E. Germann, University of Lausanne
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9 - The influence of social sciences on political decisions in Poland
pp 207-220
- By Wladyslaw Markiewicz, Polish Academy of Sciences, Witold Morawski, University of Warsaw
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10 - The impact of social sciences on the process of development in Japan
pp 221-229
- By Joji Watanuki, Sophia University
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11 - Changing roles of new knowledge: research institutions and societal transformations in Brazil
pp 230-260
- By Simon Schwartzman, Instituto Universitario de Pesquisas de Rio de Janeiro
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Part II - Policy sciences at the crossroads
pp 261-261
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12 - Frame-reflective policy discourse
pp 262-289
- By Martin Rein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Donald Schon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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13 - Research programmes and action programmes, or can policy research learn from the philosophy of science?
pp 290-306
- By Giandomenico Majone, University of Calabria
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14 - Policy research: data, ideas, or arguments?
pp 307-332
- By Carol Hirschon Weiss, Harvard University
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15 - Social knowledge and public policy: eight models of interaction
pp 333-354
- By Björn Wittrock, University of Stockholm
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Part III - Epilogue
pp 355-355
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16 - Summing up: social sciences and modern states
pp 356-368
- By Carol Hirschon Weiss, Harvard University, Björn Wittrock, University of Stockholm
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Notes on contributors
pp xi-xvi

Part I - National experiences in comparative perspective
pp 1-1

1 - The policy orientation: legacy and promise
pp 2-27

2 - Social science and the modern state: policy knowledge and political institutions in Western Europe and the United States
pp 28-85

3 - Political events and the policy sciences
pp 86-109

4 - From policy analysis to political management? An outside look at public-policy training in the United States
pp 110-130

5 - Networks of influence: the social sciences in the United Kingdom since the war
pp 131-147

6 - National contexts for the development of social-policy research: British and American research on poverty and social welfare compared
pp 148-167

7 - Political culture and the policy orientation in Dutch social science
pp 168-190

8 - Arenas of interaction: social science and public policy in Switzerland
pp 191-206

9 - The influence of social sciences on political decisions in Poland
pp 207-220

10 - The impact of social sciences on the process of development in Japan
pp 221-229

11 - Changing roles of new knowledge: research institutions and societal transformations in Brazil
pp 230-260

Part II - Policy sciences at the crossroads
pp 261-261

12 - Frame-reflective policy discourse
pp 262-289

13 - Research programmes and action programmes, or can policy research learn from the philosophy of science?
pp 290-306

14 - Policy research: data, ideas, or arguments?
pp 307-332

15 - Social knowledge and public policy: eight models of interaction
pp 333-354

Part III - Epilogue
pp 355-355

16 - Summing up: social sciences and modern states
pp 356-368

Index
pp 369-374

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