Book review: Michael Young, social science and the British Left, 1945-1970 by Lise Butler

Savage, Mike ORCID: 0000-0003-4563-9564 (2021) Book review: Michael Young, social science and the British Left, 1945-1970 by Lise Butler. LSE Review of Books (29 Jun 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left, 1945-1970, Lise Butler explores the relationship between social science and public policy in left-wing politics through the figure of social scientist and policymaker Michael Young, one of the influential and innovative figures of post-war Britain. Carefully tracing Young’s trajectory between 1945 and 1970 to demonstrate the utterly coherent intellectual project underlying Young’s work, this excellent book positions Young’s influence, achievements and limitations within a particular historical moment that was to end with the economic turmoil and political crises of the early 1970s, writes Mike Savage. Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left, 1945-1970. Lise Butler. Oxford University Press. 2020.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	Sociology
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	25 Aug 2021 10:18
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111173

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