The Social Sciences at a Turning Point? [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
1999.
How can the social and behavioural sciences contribute more effectively to solving the problems of society? Authoritative experts and policy makers examine the current state and status of the social sciences and present their views on what needs to be done. The authors, who represent OECD countries with diverse traditions and experience, discuss in particular the need to restructure social sciences, to better link them to policy making, to strengthen related basic research, to take advantage of progress made in information technologies for large-scale surveys and data storage, etc. Illustrative developments concern youth and urban problems, education reforms, immigration and environmental policies.
Summary by Jean-Eric Aubert -- The Social Sciences in OECD Countries by Jun Oba -- The Prospects of European Social Sciences by Robert Erikson -- Challenges and Opportunities for the Social and Behavioural Sciences by Bennett I. Bertenthal -- Rethinking the Social Sciences? A Point of View by Luk Van Langenhove -- Social Sciences in the Dutch Foresight Exercise by J. A. van Ginkel -- Social Science Organisation and Policy Issues in Germany by Friedhelm Neidhardt -- Social Science Research and Policy in Japan by Masahisa Fujita -- Social Sciences in a Transition Economy: The Case of Poland by Zbigniew Bokszanski
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
How can the social and behavioural sciences contribute more effectively to solving the problems of society? Authoritative experts and policy makers examine the current state and status of the social sciences and present their views on what needs to be done. The authors, who represent OECD countries with diverse traditions and experience, discuss in particular the need to restructure social sciences, to better link them to policy making, to strengthen related basic research, to take advantage of progress made in information technologies for large-scale surveys and data storage, etc. Illustrative developments concern youth and urban problems, education reforms, immigration and environmental policies.
Social Issues/Migration/Health
Science and Technology
Social sciences
Social sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences - General