03862nam 22007572 450 991077791160332120151005020622.00-511-69858-51-107-19138-61-107-40441-X1-282-30300-797866123030050-511-58048-70-511-58080-00-511-57929-20-511-57855-50-511-58003-7(CKB)1000000000784209(EBL)451965(OCoLC)609842970(SSID)ssj0000223750(PQKBManifestationID)11173656(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000223750(PQKBWorkID)10181880(PQKB)10668961(UkCbUP)CR9780511581120(MiAaPQ)EBC451965(MiAaPQ)EBC4949841(Au-PeEL)EBL451965(CaPaEBR)ebr10333229(Au-PeEL)EBL4949841(CaONFJC)MIL230300(OCoLC)1024247855(EXLCZ)99100000000078420920090604d2009|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe political uses of expert knowledge immigration policy and social research /Christina Boswell[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2009.1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-511-58112-2 0-521-51741-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-267) and index.The political functions of knowledge -- The puzzle : explaning the uses of knowledge -- Instrumental knowledge and organizational legitimacy -- The symbolic functions of knowledge -- The use of knowledge in public policy debates -- The case of immigration policy -- The politics of immigration in germany and the uk -- The British Home Office -- The German Federal Office for Migration -- The European Commission -- organizations and cultures of expertise -- Extending the theory -- Knowledge and policy.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.Emigration and immigrationResearchEuropean Union countriesPolitical planningEuropean Union countriesPolicy sciencesCase studiesKnowledge, Sociology ofCase studiesEuropean Union countriesEmigration and immigrationGovernment policyEmigration and immigrationResearchPolitical planningPolicy sciencesKnowledge, Sociology of325.4Boswell Christina706587UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910777911603321The political uses of expert knowledge3783336UNINA