TY - BOOK ID - 1554523 TI - Social sciences and modern States : national experiences and theoretical crossroads PY - 1991 VL - 9 SN - 0521381983 052106404X 0511983999 9780521381987 9780511983993 9780521064040 PB - Cambridge: Cambridge university press, DB - UniCat KW - Political sociology KW - Policy sciences KW - Social sciences KW - Sciences de la politique KW - Sciences sociales KW - Research KW - Case studies KW - Recherche KW - Cas, Etudes de KW - 32.019 KW - 32.001 KW - -Social sciences KW - -#SBIB:35H410 KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Human sciences KW - Sciences, Social KW - Social science KW - Social studies KW - Civilization KW - Policy-making KW - Policymaking KW - Public policy management KW - Politiek. Staatskunde. Staatswetenschappen --(algemeen)--?.019 KW - Politieke wetenschap KW - -Case studies KW - Beleidscyclus: algemene werken KW - Case studies. KW - 32.001 Politieke wetenschap KW - 32.019 Politiek. Staatskunde. Staatswetenschappen --(algemeen)--?.019 KW - #SBIB:35H410 KW - Research&delete& KW - Social Sciences KW - Political Science KW - Policy sciences - Research - Case studies KW - Social sciences - Research - Case studies UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1554523 AB - 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. ER -