Science, numbers and politics. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Markus J. Prutsch.
• Editors: Prutsch, Markus Josef, 1981-
• Contents: 1. Working Numbers – Introductory Remarks: Markus J. Prutsch 2. Historical Genesis of the Relation between Science, Numbers, and Politics – Section I Introduction: Kelly L. Grotke, Stephen Hastings-King 3. 'Lies, damned lies and state-istics': counting 'real inhabitants' in the census (Belgium, 1846-1947): Kaat Louckx 4. 'What Use is it in the Long Run to Resist Something that is Bound to Happen Anyway?' the Statistical Mind Settling in 19th C. Politics: Ida H. Stamhuis 5. Science, numbers, and colonialism in the African Great Lakes, 1820-1910: Axel Utz 6. The emergence of a global economic order - From scientific internationalism to infrastructural globalism: Anat Leibler 7. Politics and Science Today. Section II Introduction: Kathrine von Graevenitz, Georg von Graevenitz 8. Politics and Policies of Statistics Independence: Jean-Guy Prévost 9. Measuring, Modeling, Controlling the Climate? Numerical Expertise in U.S. Climate Engineering Politics: Julia Schubert 10. What Counts in the Politics of Climate Change? Science, Scepticism and Emblematic Numbers: Amanda Machin, Alexander Ruser 11. Kings and Indicators - Options for Governing without Numbers: Wolfgang Drechsler 12. European and International Education Policies: Lars Lehmann, Markus J. Prutsch 13. Higher Purpose and Economic Reason. An essay concerning the role of numbers as guide values of European education policy: Jörg J. Dötsch 14. Standardizing the Context and Contextualizing the Standard - Translating PISA into PISA-D: Radhika Gorur, Estrid Sørensen, Bryan Maddox 15. "Let's Talk Numbers' - Parliamentary Research in Educational Affairs in Light of Political Demand for Quantification – The Knesset in Comparative Perspective: Yuval Vurgan 16. Science, Numbers and Politics – Concluding Comments: Lars Lehmann, Markus J. Prutsch.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 320.015; Political science; Political science -- Statistical methods; Political science -- Mathematical models; Political science -- Decision making
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030112080
• Related ISBNs: 9783030112073
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