Social Research and Royal Commissions (Routledge Revivals)

Social scientists have proposed several different models for the relationship between social science theory, empirical social research and the actual making of public social policy. This book, first published in 1980, seeks to provide a critical analysis of the impact of research on policy through the detailed examination of the part which research played in the work of Royal Commissions of Inquiry. This book will be of interest to students of the social sciences, particularly sociology and politics.