The political uses of expert knowledge : Immigration policy and social research /

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Main Author: Boswell, Christina
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration > Research > European Union countries.
Political planning > European Union countries.
Policy sciences > Case studies.
Knowledge, Sociology of > Case studies.
European Union countries > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0907/2009010744-b.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0907/2009010744-d.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0907/2009010744-t.html
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Table of Contents:
  • The political functions of knowledge
  • The puzzle : explaning the uses of knowledge
  • Instrumental knowledge and organizational legitimacy
  • The symbolic functions of knowledge
  • The use of knowledge in public policy debates
  • The case of immigration policy
  • The politics of immigration in germany and the UK
  • The British Home Office
  • The German Federal Office for Migration
  • The European Commission
  • organizations and cultures of expertise
  • Extending the theory
  • Knowledge and policy.

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