Ideas and Influence

Social science and public policy in Australia

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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In this book, a group of Australia's leading thinkers examine the relationship between social science research, informed public opinion and the policy community. Ideas and influence sets out to bridge the gap between research and policy by scrutinising the relationship between research in the social sciences and policy outcomes. An original and valuable undertaking, the book provides insight into current practice and develops strategies for achieving more workable partnerships between research and policy communities, to the benefit of all. It shows that expert knowledge can shape better futures.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-10-01
Mått155 x 235 x 22 mm
Vikt390 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor280
FörlagUNSW Press
ISBN9780868409146

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Professor Peter Saunders is an Australian Professorial Fellow who has been working closely with social policy issues in Australia and internationally for three decades. He is an active Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and is involved, through them, in encouraging social scientists to engage in multi-disciplinary research. Professor James Walter has held professorial positions in Brisbane, London and Melbourne since 1987. He has analysed policy-making institutions and change - with books and articles on the primeministership, ministerial advisers, the department of prime-minister and cabinet, the 'knowledgeable society' and leadership. His interest in policy actors and their contexts complements Peter Saunders' engagement with policy issues. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1 Introduction: Reconsidering the policy sciences Peter Saunders and James Walter; 2 Economic liberalism: Fall, revival and resistance John Quiggin; 3 Governance Brian Head; 4 Education and human capital Simon Marginson; 5 Rights and responsibilities: Welfare and citizenship Peter Travers; 6 Spatial difference and public policy Ruth Fincher; 7 Work, family and the shy social scientist Barbara Pocock; 8 Gender politics: Hers to his Chilia Bulbeck; 9 Indigenous affairs Jon Altman and Tim Rowse; 10 Liberly, security and the State Jenny Hocking; 11 The quality of life Richard Eckersley; 12 Opinion formation: Problems and prospects Ian Marsh; References; Index.