Geography, Social SCIENCE, and Public Policy
Regeneration Through Interpretation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8423746 |
|---|---|
| Authors | GUYP F STEED (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 2-14 |
| Publication date | 1988-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-3658 • E-ISSN: 1541-0064 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0064.1988.tb00850.x |
| OpenAlex | W2042871219 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 41 |
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
Regional development and policy under turbulence
Geographers' perception of Canada in the world economic order
Tourism Policy and Planning in The Eastern Caribbean
Locally responsive environmental planning in the Canadian Hinterland
Predictions, past and present
The Geographic Implications of School Board Reform in Quebec
Directions in Canadian Regional Policy
The development of Ontario's Home Care Program
On the History and Present Condition of Geography
The reflective practitioner
The foundations of policy analysis
Value-Critical Policy Analysis
Ethics, The Social Sciences, and Policy Analysis
Toward Ethical Guidelines for Policy Research
Interpretive Social Science
Federalism and the Economic Union in Canada
Explanation in economic geography
On progress and geography
Three Models of Policymaking
Ideology, science and human geography
Ten Commandments for Policy Economists
The politics of Canadian public policy
Who Needs What Social Research for Policymaking
Revolutionary and Counter Revolutionary Theory in Geography and the Problem of Ghetto Formation
The Many Meanings of Research Utilization
Values and value tradeoffs in higher education policy
Between knowledge and politics
Policy analysis as a hermeneutic activity
Social research and government policy
Criteria of systems thinking
The Geography of the United States in the Year 2000
Race, Problems and Geography
What Kind of Geography for What Kind of Public Policy
Australian manufacturing and the role and responsibilities of geographers
Alternatives to a Positive Economic Geography
Still Muddling, Not Yet Through
Dilemmas in a general theory of planning
The Interplay of Science and Values in Assessing and Regulating Environmental Risks
On Becoming More of a Policy Scientist
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2009 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |