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Machine generated contents note:1.Women and Poverty: An Ongoing Crisis --2.Structural Sources of Women's Poverty and Homelessness --3.Beliefs about Poverty, Wealth, and Social Class: Implications for Intergroup Relations and Social Policy --4.Welfare Reform at 15 and Beyond: How Are Low-Income Women and Families Faring? --5.Low-Income Women, Critical Resistance, and Welfare Rights Activism Co-authored /Roberta A. Downing --6.Women and Economic Justice: Pitfalls, Possibilities, and Promise.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Truth, politics, and public policy -- Harold lasswell and the possibility of political science -- John dewey¿s politics of poetic craftsmanship -- Rationality in action: max weber¿s political science -- Hegel¿s resolution -- Self-knowledge and the everyday -- Conclusion ¿ theory in practice -- References -- About the author.

Since World War II, national and international policy makers have been confronted by a growing number of complex problems the resolution of which hangs, to a significant degree, on scientific knowledge or technical insights. This puts a premium on the quality and clarity of scientific/technical advice they receive. From their vantage points as scientists, policy makers or science advisors from both East and West, the authors of this book examine the issues involved in science for public policy and explore ways to improve the quality and timeliness of the scientific advice available to decisi

Since World War II, national and international policy makers have been confronted by a growing number of complex problems the resolution of which hangs, to a significant degree, on scientific knowledge or technical insights. This puts a premium on the quality and clarity of scientific/technical advice they receive. From their vantage points as scientists, policy makers or science advisors from both East and West, the authors of this book examine the issues involved in science for public policy and explore ways to improve the quality and timeliness of the scientific advice available to decisi.

Part of book: ISBN 9781786432100 ISBN 9781786432117 QC 20191007 ; COST Action IS1102 SO.S Cohesion Social Services, Welfre States and Places

A decade ago, very few political scientists had either the opportunity or the incentive to engage with the political public in a direct, unmediated way. Today, there is a dense and eclectic ecosystem of political science and international relations-focused blogs and online publications, where good work can easily find an audience through social media. There are multiple initiatives dedicated to supporting academic interventions in the public sphere, and virtually every political or cultural magazine of note now offers a robust online section featuring commentary and analysis in which political scientists are well represented. This has transformed publication for a broader public from something exotic to something utterly routine. I discuss how these changes have affected individual scholars, the field of political science, and the political world with which we are engaged.