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The harms of hidden research – Part II
Last week I wrote about the need for transparency in inequalities research – how hidden research both reduces the truthfulness of its claims, and how it works against the collective nature of social science. This week I want to finish off my … Continue reading
The harms of hidden research
It’s all about the ‘killer facts’. If you want to get social science into policy, then – as Alex Stevens’ wonderful covert ethnography of high-level policymaking shows – killer facts are the name of the game. And we try hard on … Continue reading
