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

ISBN-13: 9781108730518 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 75 str.

William N. Dunn

Opis

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

Spis treści

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.