Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods

ISBN-13: 9781574445619 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 668 str.

Frank Fischer; Gerald J. Miller; Mara S. Sidney

Opis

The study of public policy and the methods of policy analysis are among the most rapidly developing areas in the social sciences. Policy analysis has emerged to provide a better understanding of the policymaking process and to supply decision makers with reliable policy-relevant knowledge about pressing economic and social problems.

Presenting a broad, comprehensive perspective, the Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods covers the historical development of policy analysis, its role in the policy process, and empirical methods. The handbook considers the theory generated by these methods and the normative and ethical issues surrounding their practice.

Written by leading experts in the field, this book-

Deals with the basic origins and evolution of public policy

Examines the stages of the policy-making process

Identifies political advocacy and expertise in the policy process

Focuses on rationality in policy decision-making and the role of policy networks and learning

Details argumentation, rhetoric, and narratives

Explores the comparative, cultural, and ethical aspects of public policy

Explains primary quantitative-oriented analytical methods employed in policy research

Addresses the qualitative sides of policy analysis

Discusses tools used to refine policy choices

Traces the development of policy analysis in selected national contexts

The Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods describes the theoretical debates that have recently defined the field, including the work of postpositivist, interpretivist, and social constructionist scholars. This book also explores the interplay between empirical and normative analysis, a crucial issue running through contemporary debates.

Spis treści

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVESThe Policy Sciences at the Cross-RoadsPromoting the Policy Orientation: Lasswell in ContextPublic Policy, Social Science and the State: An Historical Perspective POLICY PROCESSES Theories of the Policy Cycle Agenda Setting in Public PolicyPolicy Formulation: Design and Tools Implementing Public Policy Do Policies Determine Politics? An Analysis of Lowi's Policy TypologyPOLICY POLITICS, ADVOCACY, AND EXPERTISE A Guide to the Advocacy Coalition Framework Policy Communities Policy Analysis and Think Tanks POLICY DECISION MAKING: RATIONALITY, NETWORKS, AND LEARNING. Rationality in Policy Decision-Making Rational Choice in Public Policy: The Theory in Critical Perspective Taking Stock of Policy Networks: Do They Matter? Theories of Policy Learning: Agency, Structure, and ChangeDELIBERATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS: ARGUMENTATION, RHETORIC, AND NARRATIVES Deliberative Policy Analysis as Practical Reason: Integrating Empirical and Normative Arguments Rhetoric in Policy-Making: Between Logos, Ethos, and Pathos Narrative Policy Analysis COMPARATIVE, CULTURAL, AND ETHICAL PERSPECTIVESComparative Public Policy Applied Cultural Theory: Tool for Policy Analysis Ethical Issues and Public Policy Public Policy and Democratic Citizenship: What Kinds of Citizenship Does Policy Promote? QUANTITATIVELY-ORIENTED POLICY METHODS Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis The Use (and Misuse) of Survey Research in Policy Analysis Social Experiments and Public Policy Evaluation Research in Policy AnalysisQUALITATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS: INTERPRETATION, MEANING, AND CONTEXTQualitative-Interpretive Methods in Policy ResearchQualitative Research and Public PolicyInterpretation and Intention in Policy Analysis Context Sensitive Policy Methods POLICY DECISION TECHNIQUES Cost-Benefit Analysis Environmental Impact Assessment: Between Bureaucratic Process and Social Learning.Technology Assessment as Policy Analysis: From Expert Advice to Participatory ApproachesPublic Policy Mediation: From Argument to Collaboration COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES Policy Analysis in Britain Evolution of Policy Analysis in the NetherlandsPolicy Analysis and Evaluation in Sweden: Discovering the Limits of the Rationalistic Paradigm Policy Analysis in Germany Policy Analysis in India Policy Analysis in Korea: From Economic Efficiency to PublicParticipation

O autorze

Frank Fischer (Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA) (Edited by) , Gerald J. Miller (Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA) (Edited by)