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Public Policy in Action
Perspectives on the Policy Process, Second Edition
2nd edition
9781800883161 Edward Elgar Publishing
This fully revised second edition offers a comprehensive examination of the policy process through a range of perspectives, including rationalism, culturalism, institutionalism, and political analysis. By combining these perspectives, the book enhances our understanding of the complex challenges that today’s policymakers face and promotes a reflexive approach to policy practice. It enables students to discover key concepts and gain a deeper understanding of how public policy is discussed academically and shaped empirically.
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Contents
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This fully revised second edition offers a comprehensive examination of the policy process through a range of perspectives, including rationalism, culturalism, institutionalism, and political analysis. By combining these perspectives, the book enhances our understanding of the complex challenges that today’s policymakers face and promotes a reflexive approach to policy practice. It enables students to discover key concepts and gain a deeper understanding of how public policy is discussed academically and shaped empirically.
Key Features:
· Coverage of all key elements of the policy cycle
· Critical reflections on the roles of policy analysts
· Insight into the complexity of policymaking in practice
· Up-to-date review of the literature on the policy process
· Fresh case studies on topics including migration, water management, social policies, and climate change.
Providing an insight into the complexity of policymaking in today’s world, this engaging textbook is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and master’s students of public policy, policy analysis and public administration.
Key Features:
· Coverage of all key elements of the policy cycle
· Critical reflections on the roles of policy analysts
· Insight into the complexity of policymaking in practice
· Up-to-date review of the literature on the policy process
· Fresh case studies on topics including migration, water management, social policies, and climate change.
Providing an insight into the complexity of policymaking in today’s world, this engaging textbook is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and master’s students of public policy, policy analysis and public administration.
Critical Acclaim
‘Public Policy in Action offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the complexities of governance. Blending rational, political, cultural, and institutional perspectives, it illuminates the dynamics of policy processes with rich examples and illustrations. This book is for anyone seeking to understand the challenges inherent in public policies.’
– Christopher M. Weible, University of Colorado Denver, US
‘Public Policy in Action offers the essential combination of theory and practice, to show how key concepts can help us understand and address urgent policy problems.’
– Paul Cairney, University of Stirling, UK
– Christopher M. Weible, University of Colorado Denver, US
‘Public Policy in Action offers the essential combination of theory and practice, to show how key concepts can help us understand and address urgent policy problems.’
– Paul Cairney, University of Stirling, UK
Contents
Contents
1 Policy, politics and governance: an introduction
2 Policymaking in a changing world
3 Four perspectives on the policy process
4 Policy problems and agenda setting
5 Formulating and designing policies
6 Decision-making on policies
7 Implementing policies into practice
8 Evaluating public policy
9 Policy dynamics: learning, change and innovation
10 Toward a reflective policy practice
1 Policy, politics and governance: an introduction
2 Policymaking in a changing world
3 Four perspectives on the policy process
4 Policy problems and agenda setting
5 Formulating and designing policies
6 Decision-making on policies
7 Implementing policies into practice
8 Evaluating public policy
9 Policy dynamics: learning, change and innovation
10 Toward a reflective policy practice
