Roles of Social Research in Policy Development:

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  • 政府・地方自治体の政策立案過程における<社会調査>の役割
  • 政府・地方自治体の政策立案過程における〈社会調査〉の役割 : 統計行政を踏まえた社会学からの問題提起
  • セイフ ・ チホウ ジチタイ ノ セイサク リツアン カテイ ニ オケル 〈 シャカイ チョウサ 〉 ノ ヤクワリ : トウケイ ギョウセイ オ フマエタ シャカイガク カラ ノ モンダイ テイキ
  • 統計行政を踏まえた社会学からの問題提起
  • Sociological Issues Surrounding Government Statistics

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<p>The Japan Sociological Society works for the professional development of social researchers. It also continues to strive to improve the scientific standards of social research and to facilitate its widespread use. In 2003, for example, the Society launched its Certified Social Researcher Program and in 2008, established the Japanese Association for Social Research as a corporate body. Despite such efforts, the results of social research studies and the talent of social researchers are still not being fully used in government policy development processes. One major cause for this may be that sociology has been slow to raise issues from the perspectives of Statistics Act-compliant statistical surveys and the systemic framework for government statistics services. Basic data used to develop administrative measures in the post-World War II era in Japan were provided through statistical surveys and statistical administration. While, on the one hand, this statistical administration system contributed to Japan's comeback story after World War II, it has, on the other hand, long held significant influence or sway on statistical surveys and opinion polls conducted by government agencies. However, in light of the momentous changes in society, the economy and lifestyles during the seven decades following World War II, it actually has now become inappropriate to rely solely on government statistics for policy development.<br>The present paper analyzes the use of statistical surveys in the policy development process at central, prefectural and municipal governments and goes on to address some of the problems connected to these. Through this analysis, the paper discusses how the sociological community can better raise issues to build an effective data-oriented policy development system.</p>

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