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The Research Relationship: Practice and Politics in Social Policy Research book cover

1st Edition

The Research Relationship Practice and Politics in Social Policy Research

Edited By G. Clare Wenger Copyright 1987
246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge
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Originally published in 1987, it seemed likely that by the end of that decade, if current trends continued, the majority of social researchers would be working under contract to government and other agencies which commissioned policy-relevant investigations. This shift towards contracted and commissioned research threw into heightened relief the importance of greater understanding of the often... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Notes on Contributors.  1. Introduction: The Problematic Relationship G. Clare Wenger  Part 1: Studying the Research Context  2. A Plea for Praxeology P. J. M. Nas, W. J. M. Prins and W. A. Shadid  3. Research and Policy Interactions: A Case Study G. Clare Wenger  Part 2: Taking Sides: The Advocacy Role  4. The Anthropologist as Legitimator: Participatory Development in Egypt Diana de Treville  5. Taking Sides in Conflict: Applied Social Research in the South African Gold-Mining Industry J. K. McNamara  Part 3: Getting the Message Across  6. Publish and Be Ignored; Proselytize and Be Damned Roger Hadley  7. Why Poor People Don’t Co-operate: Learning from Traditional Systems Anil K. Gupta  Part 4: Identifying Hidden Agendas  8. In and Out of the Game: A Case Study of Contract Research Kathleen McDermott  9. Doing Research into Discrimination: Problems of Method, Interpretation and Ethics Richard Jenkins  Part 5: Unexpected Results and Outcomes  10. The Politics of Population Research with a UN Sponsor Donald P. Warwick  11. If It’s Bad News, Shoot the Messenger Josephine Jaeger and G. Clare Wenger  12. Conclusions: Establishing a Dialogue G. Clare Wenger.  Index.

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G. Clare Wenger

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