Social Scientists: Making a Difference

Les Alm

doi:10.1016/j.soscij.2014.11.003

Social Scientists: Making a Difference

Les Alm

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One of the canons of writing that is often repeated is that if you write, you should write about something you know about. I will apply that belief to my comments today. I will talk about something that I know (at least a little) about. For the past twenty plus years I have been studying the linkage between science and public policy making. The science I am talking about is science as defined by the scientific method, which posits that we should follow such tenets as causation, empiricism, objectivity, and replication. The public policy I am talking about is the policies that are determined through our democratic process, highlighted by its construction by our governing bodies, implementation by our executives, and interpretation by our courts.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Social Science Journal
Volume	52
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2014.11.003
State	Published - Mar 2015

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Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

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