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Society, research and power : a history of the Human Sciences Research Council from 1929 to 2019

Title
Society, research and power : a history of the Human Sciences Research Council from 1929 to 2019 / edited by Crain Soudien, Sharlene Swartz, Gregory Houston.
Publication
Cape Town, South Africa : HSRC Press, 2021.

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Additional Authors
  • Soudien, Crain
  • Swartz, Sharlene
  • Houston, Gregory F.
Description
xvi, 540 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
Summary
Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the first South African public social research organization, the National Bureau for Education and Social Research, and the 50th anniversary of its successor, the Human Sciences Research Council, this collection is a scholarly reflection on the history of state-based social research. The contributors delve into the rich archives of the institution in all its iterations, and perhaps most interestingly, examine its relationship with the dominant political structures of the day, from the pre-apartheid segregationist government, to the apartheid order and ultimately the post-apartheid government. The book also addresses the topical issue of the role of evidence and scientific knowledge in policymaking. --
Subject
  • Human Sciences Research Council > History
  • Human Sciences Research Council
  • Social sciences > South Africa > History
  • Education > South Africa > History
  • Education
  • Social sciences
  • South Africa
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 22-1710
ISBN
  • 9780796926050
  • 0796926050
OCLC
1263817340
Title
Society, research and power : a history of the Human Sciences Research Council from 1929 to 2019 / edited by Crain Soudien, Sharlene Swartz, Gregory Houston.
Publisher
Cape Town, South Africa : HSRC Press, 2021.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Note
DIST. BY LYNNE REINNER. INCLUDES COLOR AND B&W ILLUSTRATIONS.
Added Author
Soudien, Crain, editor.
Swartz, Sharlene, editor.
Houston, Gregory F., editor.
Research Call Number
JFE 22-1710
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