CRITICAL THEORY AND PUBLIC POLICY
In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 2, Heft 9, S. 4
ISSN: 0190-292X
THIS PAPER ARGUES THAT IN POLICY EVALUATION A CRITICALLY REFLECTIVE "PRACTICAL DISCOURSE" IS A VALUABLE REMEDY AGAINST THE TECHNICAL-INSTRUMENTAL BENT OF APPLIED SCIENCE, BUT THAT RECOVERY OF A FULLY NON-INSTRUMENTAL "PRACTICAL" JUDGEMENT PRESUPPOSES AN EVALUATION NOT ONLY OF CONCRETE POLICIES BUT OF THE STATUS OF "POLICY" ITSELF.