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Knowledge in Policy: Embodied, Inscribed, Enacted
Richard (Ed Freeman
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Description for Knowledge in Policy: Embodied, Inscribed, Enacted
Paperback. Editor(s): Freeman, Richard; Sturdy, Steve. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HPS; JPA; JPH; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 35. Weight in Grams: 398.
This important collection presents a radical reconception of the place of knowledge in contemporary policymaking in Europe, based not on assumptions about evidence, expertise or experience but on the different forms that knowledge takes. Knowledge is embodied in people, inscribed in documents and instruments, and enacted in specific circumstances. Empirical case studies of health and education policy in different national and international contexts demonstrate the essential interdependence of different forms and phases of knowledge. They illustrate the ways in which knowledge is mobilised and resisted, and draw attention to key problems in the processing and transformation of knowledge ... Read more
This important collection presents a radical reconception of the place of knowledge in contemporary policymaking in Europe, based not on assumptions about evidence, expertise or experience but on the different forms that knowledge takes. Knowledge is embodied in people, inscribed in documents and instruments, and enacted in specific circumstances. Empirical case studies of health and education policy in different national and international contexts demonstrate the essential interdependence of different forms and phases of knowledge. They illustrate the ways in which knowledge is mobilised and resisted, and draw attention to key problems in the processing and transformation of knowledge ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447309994
SKU
V9781447309994
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99-50
About Richard (Ed Freeman
Richard Freeman teaches theory and method in the Graduate School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. Following comparative studies of health and health care, his recent work has been concerned with knowledge and practice in public policy. Steve Sturdy is head of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies at the University of Edinburgh, and has published widely in ... Read more
Reviews for Knowledge in Policy: Embodied, Inscribed, Enacted
"A very thought-provoking book for anyone involved in policymaking, and in trying to understand how and why policy is, or is not, made and implemented in different contexts." SRA Research Matters.