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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Emma Crewe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Helsinki University Press 2017-04-01
Series:Redescriptions
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Online Access:https://journal-redescriptions.org/articles/53