Pragmatism and the Origins of the Policy Sciences - Rediscovering Lasswell and the Chicago School

An examination of the origins of the policy sciences in the School of Pragmatism at the University of Chicago from 1915-38.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Pragmatism and the policy sciences; 2. The Chicago School of Pragmatism; 3. Functions of the decision process; 4. Functionalism and policy change; 5. The unity of knowledge and policy; 6. The roots of misinterpretation; 7. Conclusions ¿ rediscovering the policy sciences.

Product details

• Authors: William N. Dunn, William N. (University of Pittsburgh) Dunn, Dunn William N.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781108730518
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73051-8
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Public Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Political science & theory, Public Administration, Political Economy