Methodological pluralism, British sociology and the evidence-based state: A reply to May

Sociology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 529-533

  Payne, Geoff ^a,b,c   Williams, Malcolm ^a   Chamberlain, Suzanne ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 30444457562     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038505053107     Document Type: Review

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