Nicola Horsley

Nicola Horsley's qualitative research critiques the marginalisation of the social in various discourses and explores the dominance of scientific and technical knowledge as bases for policy and practice. Her co-authored book, Challenging the Politics of Early Intervention: who's 'saving' children and why , explores the scientific evidence base for early intervention policies; and the related article 'Brave new brains: sociology, family and the politics of knowledge' was the winner of The...See more

Nicola Horsley's qualitative research critiques the marginalisation of the social in various discourses and explores the dominance of scientific and technical knowledge as bases for policy and practice. Her co-authored book, Challenging the Politics of Early Intervention: who's 'saving' children and why , explores the scientific evidence base for early intervention policies; and the related article 'Brave new brains: sociology, family and the politics of knowledge' was the winner of The Sociological Review 's Prize for Outstanding Scholarship 2016. See less