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Exaggerated Claims? : The ESRC, 50 Years On

By David Walker

Book information

Publisher
Sage Publications, Limited
Year
2016
ISBN
9781473967045, 9781473942233
LCC
H62.W234 2016
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
428 kB (438461 bytes)
Series
SAGE Swifts Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
129\0
Time added
2023-08-15 07:30:21
Endowment of research--Great Britain.; EDU034000;

Description

What is the role of the state in distributing research money? How do 'arm's-length' funding agencies relate to public policy and business? This original study looks at the main social science funding agency in the UK, which was established 50 years ago. It examines how funding decisions are related to power. The 'critical' and policy' aspects of successful research bids are discussed. Walker asks the tricky question, why has social science research not achieved a more salient role in state policy formation and management strategy: is the funding agency responsible? Insightful, engrossing and highly original, the book will be required reading for anyone who has written or will write a Social Science research bid and, more widely, for students of power, knowledge and culture."

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