Where the Twain Meet: Reconciling Science and Politics in Analysis

It is argued that the conceptual and practical differences of intent and application that characterize politics and science - as professions and processes - are so great as to render interaction between them problematic. In fact, analysis is postulated as a third distinct alternative, having its own...

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Published in:Policy sciences 1981-06, Vol.13 (3), p.269-279
Main Author: Brewer, Garry D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis/Analyses/Analyzing
Cognitive space
Democracy
Judgment
Policy/Policies
Political conflict
Political processes
Politicians
Politics
Quantification
Reasoning
Science policy
Science/Sciences (see also Scientific)
Scientific observation
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Summary:It is argued that the conceptual and practical differences of intent and application that characterize politics and science - as professions and processes - are so great as to render interaction between them problematic. In fact, analysis is postulated as a third distinct alternative, having its own imperatives, purposes, and uses; furthermore, the relationships between science, analysis, and politics are identified and found to be of potentially greater significance to those concerned with the policy process than is normally imagined.
ISSN:0032-2687
1573-0891
DOI:10.1007/BF00138486