History, policy and public purpose : historians and historical thinking in government

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History, policy and public purpose : historians and historical thinking in government

Title remainder

historians and historical thinking in government

Statement of responsibility

Alix R. Green

Creator

• Green, Alix R

Subject

• Policy sciences
• Political planning

Language

eng

Summary

This book takes a fresh look at the connection between history and policy, proposing that historians rediscover a sense of 'public purpose' that can embrace political decision-making ✹ and also enhance historical practice. Making policy is a complex and messy affair, calling on many different forms of expertise and historians have often been reluctant to get involved in policy advice, with those interested in 'history in public' tending to work with museums, heritage sites, broadcasters and community organisations. Green notes, however, that historians have also insisted that 'history matters' in public policy debate, and been critical of politicians' distortions or neglect of the past. She argues that it is not possible to have it both ways.--

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• Palgrave pivot

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CDX

Dewey number

320.6

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

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