Lasswell in the looking glass

A ‘mirror’ for critical policy studies

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12985297
AutoresDouglas Torgerson (0009-0008-0132-5735, Trent University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2018
Volumen13
Número1
Páginas122-130
Fecha de publicación2018-08-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCritical Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1946-0171 • E-ISSN: 1946-018X
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19460171.2018.1512877
OpenAlexW2888805643
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas27

Lasswell remains a notable figure, but is typically cast simply as an apostle of scientism and technocracy. Is there anything in his proposal for the policy sciences to be taken seriously by critical policy studies? This essay contends that the key is a commonality between the two approaches – both are critical and committed to democracy – such that Lasswell’s proposal can be taken as a ‘mirror’ for critical policy studies to better see itself. That, however, means encountering many a wicked question

Critical theory · Democracy · Economics · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Scientism · Social science · Sociology · Technocracy · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political theory and Gramsci · Social and Cultural Dynamics