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The Political Uses of Expert Knowledge: Immigration Policy and Social Research

The Political Uses of Expert Knowledge: Immigration Policy and Social Research

Boswell, Christina

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General Political ScienceImmigration & Refugees

ISBN10: 110740441X
ISBN13: 9781107404410
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 10 2012
Pages: 282
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Why do politicians and civil servants commission research and what use do they make of it in policymaking? The received wisdom is that research contributes to improving government policy. Christina Boswell challenges this view, arguing that policymakers are just as likely to value expert knowledge for two alternative reasons: as a way of lending authority to their preferences; or to signal their capacity to make sound decisions. Boswell develops a compelling new theory of the role of knowledge in policy, showing how policymakers use research to establish authority in contentious and risky areas of policy. She illustrates her argument with an analysis of European immigration policies, charting the ways in which expertise becomes a resource for lending credibility to controversial claims, underpinning high-risk decisions or bolstering the credibility of government agencies.

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