Social Sciences and Modern States by Peter Wagner
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.-
Authoritarianism and Democracy in Europe, 1919-39
-
Critical Perspectives on International Political Economy
-
The Conditions of Democracy in Europe 1919-39
-
The Japanese Adversary System in Context
-
Conflict in World Politics
-
Lobbying, Pluralism and Democracy
-
Comparative Political Finance in the 1980s
-
Gendering Elites
-
Legislatures in the Policy Process
-
Transition to Democracy in Eastern Europe
-
Organized Business and the New Global Order
-
Parliamentary Democracy
-
Mediation in the Yugoslav Wars
-
Executive Governance in Israel
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521381987 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521381983 |
| Title | Social Sciences and Modern States |
| Author | Peter Wagner |
| Series | Advances In Political Science |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1991-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 392 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |