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The Political Quarterly
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KMC Research Journal
Some scholars believe that it is none of the business of sociology or social science to address social problem and formulate public policy. Lynd (1939) and Hempel (1965) argue that Sociology cannot contribute to setting the public policy and they also believes that the sociology cannot give important contribution in policy process. Is sociology cannot contribute in public policy? This article is especially focused in searching the answer one this question. This article argues that sociological engagement has been advancing gradually in public policy. Sociology has been playing an important role in solving the subjects of public concerns legally and addressing the subject of public interests in an appropriate way.
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Social policy can be described in two ways. First, it is an academic subject to research and to study and second, it is something that has an impact on the real world. Government, business and voluntary organization all have policies that are experienced by families and individuals. With half the world's population living below the two-dollar-a-day poverty line, ineffective social policies can be the spark for state breakdown. Lack of opportunity, authoritarian rule, gross inequity, exclusion and deprivation – all increase the likelihood of a state’s delegitimization and withdrawal of its citizen’s support, leading to social disintegration, conflict, and violence.
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