The political uses of expert knowledge :
Boswell, Christina.
The political uses of expert knowledge : Immigration policy and social research / Christina Boswell. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - viii, 272 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references 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
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.
The political uses of expert knowledge : Immigration policy and social research / Christina Boswell. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - viii, 272 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references 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
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.