The Social Sciences of Quantification: From Politics of Large Numbers to Target-Driven Policies (Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning)
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Description for The Social Sciences of Quantification: From Politics of Large Numbers to Target-Driven Policies (Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bruno, Isabelle; Jany-Catrice, Florence. Series: Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
This book details how quantification can serve both as evidence and as an instrument of government, whether when dealing with statistics on employment, occupational health and economic governance, or when developing public management or target-driven policies. In the process, it presents a thought-provoking homage to Alain Desrosières, who pioneered ways to study large numbers and the politics underlying them.
It opens with a summary of Desrosières's contributions to the field in which several generations of researchers detail how this statistician and historian profoundly influenced them. This tribute, based on personal testimonies, bears witness to the vitality of the school of ... Read more
This book details how quantification can serve both as evidence and as an instrument of government, whether when dealing with statistics on employment, occupational health and economic governance, or when developing public management or target-driven policies. In the process, it presents a thought-provoking homage to Alain Desrosières, who pioneered ways to study large numbers and the politics underlying them.
It opens with a summary of Desrosières's contributions to the field in which several generations of researchers detail how this statistician and historian profoundly influenced them. This tribute, based on personal testimonies, bears witness to the vitality of the school of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319439990
SKU
V9783319439990
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99-15
About Bruno
Dr. Isabelle Bruno has an M.A. in Sociology of International Relations (2001) and Ph.D. in Political Science from Sciences Po Paris (2006). She is an associate professor at the University Lille 2 (France), where she is a member of the Lille Centre for European Research on Administration, Politics and Society (CERAPS, CNRS/Lille 2). Her first book, entitled À vos marques, ... Read more
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