Download or read book Social Research and Policy in the Development Arena written by Martin Doornbos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author focuses on the research-policy nexus in development studies, highlighting reciprocal orientations and interactions between the domains of social research and of policy and politics. He looks at instances where these domains are complementary and geared towards common objectives, but also with others marked by opposing rationales.