The Production of Knowledge

The Production of Knowledge
Author: Colin Elman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 569
Release: 2020-03-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1108486770


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A wide-ranging discussion of factors that impede the cumulation of knowledge in the social sciences, including problems of transparency, replication, and reliability. Rather than focusing on individual studies or methods, this book examines how collective institutions and practices have (often unintended) impacts on the production of knowledge.