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Geography, Social SCIENCE, and Public Policy

Regeneration Through Interpretation

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ID8423746
AuthorsGUYP F STEED (corresponding author)
Year1988
Volume32
Issue1
Pages2-14
Publication date1988-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-3658 • E-ISSN: 1541-0064
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1541-0064.1988.tb00850.x
OpenAlexW2042871219
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited41

Social science, including human geography, is in uneasy ferment and in need of regeneration. Its researchers are subject to significant pressure to make their research policy‐relevant, to link theory with practice, and to focus on solving societal problems or at least help manage messes. This paper comments on the discussion on policy relevance, the legacy of positivism in geography and policy practice, and the suggested roles and responsibilities of geographers. It also reviews ideas and experience regarding the use and relevance of social science research in public policy. Finally, it recommends one path toward regeneration, suggesting five themes requiring attention as necessary conditions. It promotes a movement toward the cases‐and‐interpretations mode of explanation and the method of reflection‐in‐action. Les sciences socials, y compress la géographie humaine, se sentient inconfortables dans l' état d'effervescence où elles se trouvent présentement, et ont un grand besoin de se regénérer. Leurs chercheurs subissent de fortes pressions pour luau plan des politiques leurs recher‐ches acquièrent plus de pertinence, pour que la théorie soit davantage liée à la pratique, et pour qu'ils concent‐rent leurs efforts sur la recherche de solutions aux prob‐lèmes sociaux, ou tout au moins, sur la gestion du gâchis. Cet article se veut une contribution àpropos de cette question de la pertinence en recherche, sur l'hérit‐age du positivisme dans les domaines de la géographie et de la politique, et sur les rôles et les responsabilités qui mombent aux géographes. lI examine aussi les idées et les expériences dans le domaine de la pertinence de la recherche en sciences sociales et de leur utilrsation dam l'intérêt du public. Enfin, il ouvre une voie vers la régénération en proposant, comme conditions essentielles, cinq thèmes qui devraient faire l'objet d'une réflexion. II encourage le recours à des études de cas comme moyen d'explication et à ta méthode de réflexion dans l'action

Epistemology · Human geography · Humanities · Interpretation (philosophy) · Methodological individualism · Political science · Positivism · Public policy · Relevance (law) · Social science · Sociology · Data Analysis and Archiving · Historical Geography and Geographical Thought · Law · Philosophy · Rural development and sustainability

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Unique citing works8
Citations per year0,22
Citation span1989 - 2009 (21)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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