{"product_id":"exploratory-social-science-realizing-better-hardcover","title":"Exploratory Social Science: Realizing Better - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoff Mulgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the public badly want better public services, trustworthy politics, and a healthy biosphere, the social sciences have prioritized analysis and critique over design. Ours is a golden age of diagnosis but a dark age of prescription, which contributes to a widening gap between extraordinary technological dynamism and social stagnation. \u003cem\u003eExploratory Social Science \u003c\/em\u003eshows how the social sciences can return to their best traditions and define pathways and options for the future: helping to change the world, rather than just interpreting it. The first use of the phrase \"social science\" came in a book two centuries ago which analysed social problems, including stark inequality, and proposed how they could be tackled. Mulgan argues we need similar combinations of analysis and prescription for current issues such as living with AI, declining birthrates, rampant disinformation, and rising global temperatures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eExploratory Social Science\u003c\/em\u003e investigates how to make the most of the many resources available to social science, from history to data analytics, studies of systems and complexity to methods from design and the arts. These can be used to shape options for tasks such as reinventing democracy and care or designing new public institutions Most social scientists want to use their knowledge to serve their societies, but in recent years have been discouraged from design by trends leaning towards narrow empiricism and away from creative imagination. Many younger social scientists think it career-threatening to move from analysis to prescription. This book shows how to harness their intellects and energy for the greater good.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoff Mulgan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor at University College London. Formerly he has served as CEO of Nesta and the Young Foundation, Director of the UK Government's Strategy Unit, and head of policy in the Prime Minister's office. He has authored several books including \u003cem\u003eAnother World is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e (2022) and \u003cem\u003eWhen Science Meets Power \u003c\/em\u003e(2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67849931784344,"sku":"9780197861936","price":186.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/9PsFAkOGYa9780197861936.webp?v=1793411449","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/exploratory-social-science-realizing-better-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}