Reflections on the “Policy-Relevant Turn” in Research
Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The consequences for sociology of the growing pressure on the discipline to be policy-relevant are discussed. The goals and advantages of the policy-relevant turn and the additional tensions and challenges that this obligation places on...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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Social justice
Year: 2003, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 40-53 |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
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Summary: | Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The consequences for sociology of the growing pressure on the discipline to be policy-relevant are discussed. The goals and advantages of the policy-relevant turn and the additional tensions and challenges that this obligation places on sociologists are considered. |
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