The Politics of Social Research: Institutionalizing Public Funding Regimes in the United States and Britain

Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 415 - 444
Published: Jul 1, 1998
Abstract
In the twenty years after 1945 both the United States and Britain created public funding regimes for social science, through the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) respectively. The historical and political contexts in which these institutions were founded differed, but the assumptions about social science concurred. This article uses archival sources to explain this comparative pattern. It is argued...
Paper Details
Title
The Politics of Social Research: Institutionalizing Public Funding Regimes in the United States and Britain
Published Date
Jul 1, 1998
Volume
28
Issue
3
Pages
415 - 444
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