Knowledge in Policy: Embodied, Inscribed, Enacted - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1447309987 ISBN 13: 9781447309987

Publisher: Policy Press, 2014

Synopsis

This important collection presents a radical reconception of the place of knowledge in contemporary policy making 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 mobilized and resisted, and draw attention to key problems in the processing and transformation of knowledge in policy work. This novel theoretical framework offers real benefits for policy makers, academics in public policy, public administration, management studies, sociology, education, public health and social work, and those with a practical interest in education and health and related fields of public policy.

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About the Author

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 the history and sociology of medical science and medical practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447309987
• ISBN 13: 9781447309987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Richard Freeman, Steve Sturdy