1. Introduction
2. The Nature of Public Policies
3. The Context for Policy Making: Central Institutions and Actors
4. Theoretical Approaches to Policy Making
5. Problem Definition and Agenda Setting
6. Decision-Making
7. Implementation
8. Evaluation
9. Governance: A Synoptic Perspective on Policy Making
10. Public Policies Beyond the Nation-State
11. Policy Change and Policy Convergence
12. Conclusions: Theoretical Insights and Practical Advice.
Prof. Dr. Christoph Knill is Professor of Politics and Public Administration at the Geschwister Scholl Institute of Political Science at Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany.
Prof. Dr. Jale Tosun is Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Political Science at Heidelberg University, Germany, and a co-director of the Heidelberg Center for the Environment