Research and policy in ethnic relations : compromised dynamics in a neoliberal era / [electronic resource]
Husband, Charles,editor.
This unique book explores the interaction between the academic research community and those who use its research to inform their social policy interventions, thus raising awareness of the linkages between research and social policy, particularly in the area of ethnic relations.
RESEARCH AND POLICY IN ETHNIC RELATIONS; Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Political context; Neoliberal context; Practical realities of research input into policy; Epistemic communities and the creation of 'knowledge'; Outline of the book; 1. Constraint and compromise: university researchers, their relation to funders and to policymaking for a multiethnic Britain; Introduction; Background; Universities as a locus for research; Research centres within the university structure; The definers of research agendas and guarantors of research quality
Researchers and communities of interest and non-governmental organisationsConclusion; 2. 'Hating to know': government and social policy research in multicultural Australia; Research and community: the academy and the state; Ground rules; Jean Martin, the migrant presence, and the first Vietnamese refugees; Researching social change: an author's personal perspective; Facilitation and destruction of communities of knowledge; Theorising harmony; Social inclusion and social research; Conclusion; 3. In-group identity and the challenges of ethnographic research; Introduction: racialising reality
Social science interventions into critiquing race and racismEthnographic research and the deconstruction of racisms and lived inequalities; Identity and research practice; Politics and practice of ethnography: some reflections; Conclusion; 4. Anthros and pimps doing the God trick: researching Muslim young people; 'Theyification'; Is there a defensible, ethically viable external gaze? ; Challenge of biography of the insider voice; 5. Reflections of a research funder; Introduction; About JRF: heritage, identity and values; Who sets the JRF agenda?; Digging deeper: how we develop programmes
Act and arts of research fundingConnections and collaborations; Devolution and divergence; Equalities and diversities; Involvement and participation ; Costed solutions; Relations of research production: the funder and the funded; Funding research to inform public policy and practice; Conclusion; 6. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: linking research, policy and practice; Introduction; Background to the establishment of the FRA; Examining the obligations of duty bearers and the experiences of rights holders... ; Delivering policy-driven and policy-relevant research and analysis...
Based on objective, reliable and comparable data...Enhancing data comparability across the EU for 'hard-to-reach' population groups...; Providing targeted and effective evidence-based advice...; In conclusion...; 7. The value of research for local authorities: a practitioner perspective; Introduction ; Nature of the place and its people; Bradford Council's purpose and policy context; Managing 'social cohesion'; Self-segregation; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This unique book explores the interaction between the academic research community and those who use its research to inform their social policy interventions, thus raising awareness of the linkages between research and social policy, particularly in the area of ethnic relations.
Ethnic relations
Race relations