Society, research and power : a history of the Human Sciences Research Council from 1929 to 2019 /
Commemorating the ninetieth anniversary of the first South African public social research organization, the National Bureau for Education and Social Research and the fiftieth anniversary of its successor, the Human Sciences Research Council, this collection is a scholarly reflection on the history o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cape Town, South Africa :
HSRC Press,
[2021].
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| Summary: | Commemorating the ninetieth anniversary of the first South African public social research organization, the National Bureau for Education and Social Research and the fiftieth anniversary of its successor, the Human Sciences Research Council, this collection is a scholarly reflection on the history of state-based social research. The contributors delve into the rich archives of the institution in all its iterations, and perhaps most interestingly, examine its relationship with the dominant political structures of the day, from the pre-apartheid segregationist government, to the apartheid order and ultimately the post-apartheid government. The book also addresses the topical issue of the role of evidence and scientific knowledge in policymaking. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 540 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780796926050 0796926050 |