| The Social Sciences Go to Washington: The Politics of Knowledge in the Postmodern Age None Edition Contributor(s): Cravens, Hamilton (Editor), Cravens, Hamilton (Contribution by), Bernstein, Michael (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0813533414 ISBN-13: 9780813533414 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: What happens when the allegedly value-free social sciences enter the national political arena? In The Social Sciences Go to Washington, scholars examine the effects of the massive influx of sociologists, demographers, economists, educators, and others to the federal advisory process in the postwar period. Essays look at how these social scientists sought to change existing policies in welfare, public health, urban policy, national defense, environmental policy, and science and technology policy, and the ways they tried to influence future policies. Policymakers have been troubled that followers of postmodernism have questioned the legitimacy of scientific and political authority to speak for the desires of social groups. As the social sciences increasingly become expressions of individual preferences, the contributors ask, how can they continue to be used to set public policy for us all? This collection is a useful resource for anyone studying the relationship between science and the government in the postwar years. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Social Science - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
| Dewey: 320.609 |
| LCCN: 2003005991 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.28" W x 8.92" (0.77 lbs) 254 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |