@article {9841,
	title = {Archaeology and the Policy Sciences},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal canadien d{\textquoteright}arch{\'e}ologie},
	volume = {12},
	year = {1988},
	pages = {065-085},
	abstract = {<p>In this moment of its evolution, Canadian archaeology\&$\#$39;s furtherance is not so much determined by substantive advances to knowledge but by effective participation in the formation of public policy. This recognition is crucial as archaeologists work to establish national heritage legislation in a conservative political environment and an austere economic one. The importance of public policy-making processes has been reinforced by recent reflexive studies which have exposed archaeology\&$\#$39;s myth-making and ideological roles. Deconstructing ethnic stereotypes of Canada\&$\#$39;s first peoples and the historical certitudes implicitly justifying social and economic inequalities requires the discipline\&$\#$39;s active intervention in contemporary society. An understanding of policy sciences, an applied and theoretical field concerned with how social choices are made, can assist archaeology as it leaves the cross-roads to become a mature, reflexive and more socially relevant profession.</p>},
	author = {Brian Spurling}
}
