Political uses of expert knowledge immigration policy and social research

Boswell, Christina

Political uses of expert knowledge immigration policy and social research - New York Cambridge University Press 2009 - viii,272p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-267) and index.

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.

9780521517416

2009010744


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.

JV7590 / .B69 2009

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