Agile Actors on Complex Terrains: Transformative Realism and Public Policy

by Graham Room

Book Overview

This book assesses the value and relevance of the literature on complex systems to policy-making, contributing to both social theory and policy analysis. For this purpose it develops two key ideas: agile action and transformative realism. The book takes some major themes from complexity science, presents them in a clear and accessible manner and applies them to core problems in sociological theory and policy analysis. Combining complexity science...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138298190
• ISBN13: 9781138298194
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"