Reading the Runes: Conflict, Culture and “Evidence” in Law-making in the UK
In public discourse the idea of “evidence-based” law-making implies that expert opinion consists of incontrovertible facts that can be turned into solutions, irrespective of politics. Laws about children are often conceived as if they are especially free from the contamination by politics. This pape...
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Language: | English |
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Helsinki University Press
2017-04-01
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Series: | Redescriptions |
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Online Access: | https://journal-redescriptions.org/articles/53 |