书目名称 | Discretion and the Quest for Controlled Freedom |
编辑 | Tony Evans,Peter Hupe |
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概述 | Stimulates debate and enhances cross-disciplinary research collaboration on discretion.The first edited collection to provide insights on the topic from various theoretical angles.Explores a central t |
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描述 | .Looking at discretion broadly as the exercise of controlled freedom, this edited volume introduces insights from a range of social sciences perspectives. Traditionally, discussions of discretion have drawn on legal notions of the appropriate exercise of legitimate authority specified by legislators. However, empirical and theoretical studies in the social sciences have extended our understanding of discretion, moving us beyond a narrow legal view. Contributors from a range of disciplines explore the idea of discretion and related notions of freedom and control across social and political practices and in different contexts. As this complex and important topic is discussed and examined, both total control and unconstrained freedom appear to be illusions.. |
出版日期 | Book 2020 |
关键词 | interdisciplinary; public sphere; blame avoidance; surveillance state; welfare state; welfare rights; empo |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19566-3 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-19568-7 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-19566-3 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerl |