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The political uses of expert knowledge : Iimmigration policy and social research
Boswell Christina
The political uses of expert knowledge : Iimmigration policy and social research - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009 - 272p vii
Table of contents;
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.
9780521517416
1. Policy Science - Europe - European Union Countries2. Knowledge - Sociology Of 3. Political Planning - Decision Making
325.400000 / BOS
The political uses of expert knowledge : Iimmigration policy and social research - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009 - 272p vii
Table of contents;
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.
9780521517416
1. Policy Science - Europe - European Union Countries2. Knowledge - Sociology Of 3. Political Planning - Decision Making
325.400000 / BOS