Creating the Social World

The transcript discusses the author's motivation to challenge the notion of a comprehensive scientific theory of governance. It emphasizes the historical shift from bureaucracy to networks, driven by social science understandings. The author argues that social science not only describes but also creates the world by influencing policy-making. The transcript highlights the transformative power of social science ideas when they are adopted by policymakers, making them real and impactful.

What was the speaker's main motivation for writing?

• To promote the inherent rationality of markets

• To challenge the idea of a comprehensive scientific theory of governance

• To support a comprehensive scientific theory of governance

• To describe the inefficiencies of bureaucracy

According to the speaker, what led to the shift from bureaucracy to networks?

• Formal circumstances

• Social science understandings

• Inefficiencies of bureaucracy

• Inherent rationality of markets

How does the speaker view the role of social science?

• As a means to create the world

• As a tool to describe the world

• As a method to critique the world

• As a way to preserve the world

What happens when social science ideas are adopted by policymakers?

• They are often ignored

• They become real and influence governance

• They are only partially implemented

• They remain theoretical

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an influence on governance?

• Keynesian ideas about economics

• Monetarist ideas about the money supply

• Network ideas about governance

• Cultural ideas about society