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The political uses of expert knowledge : Iimmigration policy and social research

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Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009Description: 272p viiISBN:
  • 9780521517416
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 325.400000 BOS
Contents:
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.
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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.

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