The Political Uses of Expert Knowledge: Immigration Policy and Social Research

By Christina Boswell

Book Overview

Why do politicians and civil servants commission research and what use do they make of it in policymaking? The received wisdom is that research contributes to improving government policy. Christina... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110740441X
• ISBN13: 9781107404410
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"