Executing Truth: Public Policy and the Threat of Social Science 1793603316, 9781793603319

Executing Truth: Public Policy and the Threat of Social Science 1793603316, 9781793603319

With the increasing use of algorithms to govern public life, a proliferation of promises surrounding 'big data,

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Social Science Information and Public Policy Making 9780765807588

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Behavioral Science and Public Policy 9781108972789

Behavioral science is playing an increasing role in public policy, and it is raising new questions about fundamental iss

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Society on the edge: social science and public policy in the postwar United States 9781108487139, 9781108732192

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A Critical Woman: Barbara Wootton, Social Science and Public Policy in the Twentieth Century 9781849664769, 9781849664691

Barbara Wootton was one of the extraordinary public figures of the twentieth century. She was an outstanding social scie

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The Oxford Handbook of Governance and Public Management for Social Policy (Oxford Library of International Social Policy) 019091632X, 9780190916329

Current knowledge about the public social welfare sphere is vast, but fragmented. Boundaries defined by geography, langu

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Public Engagement and Social Science 9781447306870

This original edited collection explores the value of public engagement in a wider social science context. Its main them

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Applying social science: The role of social research in politics, policy and practice 9781847424525

In complex contemporary societies social science has become increasingly interwoven into the whole fabric of governance.

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Social Policy and Policymaking by the Branches of Government and the Public-at-Large 9780231529181

In addition to examining the role of the legislative and executive branches of government, Stein covers the often-overlo

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Public Housing Myths: Perception, Reality, and Social Policy 9780801456268

Popular opinion holds that public housing is a failure; so what more needs to be said about seventy-five years of dashed

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