The political uses of expert knowledge immigration policy and social research / [electronic resource] :
Christina Boswell.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- viii, 272 p.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Emigration and immigration--Research--European Union countries. Political planning--European Union countries. Policy sciences--Case studies. Knowledge, Sociology of--Case studies.
European Union countries--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.