Knowledge, Values and Power: The Professionals, Movements and Organizations of Applied Social Science Research

这是一项少数民族研究启动(MRI)计划拨款，用于研究二战后美国的应用社会科学研究行业，该行业对美国经济和政治议程的形成起到了重要作用。这项研究将侧重于知识生产的社会背景及其对生产知识的个人和组织的使用。这项研究将包括该专题的历史和当代方面。建议人将利用规划期获得更多的档案研究经验，并制定合理的方法计划。这笔赠款将支持一名训练有素的少数群体社会学家编写一份竞争性提案，提交给核磁共振研究启动部分。

This is a Minority Research Initiation (MRI) planning grant to study the post World War II applied social science research industry in the United States that is instrumental in the formation of the Nations's economic and political agendas. The study will focus on the social context of knowledge production and its uses for individuals and organizations that produce it. Historical and contemporary aspects of the topic will be included in the study. The proposer will use the planning period to acquire additional archival research experience and develop a sound methodological plan. This grant will provide support for a well-trained minority sociologist to prepare a competitive proposal for submission to the MRI research initiation component.