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OverviewIn Crippling Epistemologies and Governance Failures, Gilles Paquet criticizes the prevailing practices of the social sciences on the basis of their inadequate concepts of knowledge, evidence and inquiry, concepts he claims have become methodological “mental prisons.” Paquet describes the prevailing policy development process in Canada in terms of its weak information infrastructure, poor accountability, and inflexible organization design. In contrast, he suggests that social science and public policy should promote forms of “serious play” that would allow organizations to experiment with new structures. Paquet engages with numerous foundationalist programs in the social sciences in order to show their inadequacy and suggests important and unexplored directions in policy areas as diverse as education, science, health, intergovernmental and foreign policy. He closes the work with a plea for experimentalism in academic research, policy development, and organization design. Published in English. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gilles PaquetPublisher: University of Ottawa Press Imprint: University of Ottawa Press Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.369kg ISBN: 9780776607030ISBN 10: 0776607030 Pages: 298 Publication Date: 18 April 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews"""Paquet's vigorous plea that mediocrity need not be accepted must be read and acted upon."" - Patrice Dutil, Literary Review of Canada" Paquet's vigorous plea that mediocrity need not be accepted must be read and acted upon. - Patrice Dutil, Literary Review of Canada Author InformationGilles Paquet is professor emeritus at the Telfer School of Management and is associated with the Centre on Governance and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. He has authored or edited over forty books and published a large number of papers on economics, public management, and governance. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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