Varieties of Risk Analysis in Public Administrations: Problem-Solving and Polity Policies in Europe

ISBN-13: 9780367767464 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 222 str.

Regine Paul

Opis

This book sets out a novel conceptual and analytical framework to explain why risk analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and similar analytical tools have gained sizeable currency in public administrations.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Exploring the Rise of Analysis in Public Administrations  PART 1: Concepts and Theory: Contextualizing the Appeal of Analytical Tools  2. From Problem-Solving to Polity Policies: Three Interpretive Frames for Analytical Tools  3. Risk Analysis as a Semiotic Magic Bullet: Societal Risk Management, Institutional Risk Management, and Governance by Risk  4. Analytical Tools in Context: Why Risk Analysis Appeals in Multi-Level Administrations  PART 2: Comparative Analysis: Risk Analysis across Three Policy Domains in Germany  5. Forging "One Voice" on the Common Market: Risk Analysis and the Unitarization of Food Safety Controls  6. Addressing Transregional Risks: Risk Analysis, Policy Coordination, and the Re-allocation of Flood Prevention Duties  7. Breaking Free of the "Legitimacy Trap": Risk Analysis as Collective Defence Strategy in Work Safety Inspections  8. Mapping and Understanding the Varied Appeals of Risk Analysis in a Multi-level Administration.  Conclusion: Analyze and Rule: Findings and Future Research Venues

O autorze

Regine Paul is Professor in Political Science at the Department of Government at the University of Bergen, Norway.