Providing an empirically grounded perspective on policy disagreements, Eric Montpetit highlights significant distortions in the media coverage of policy-making.
Providing an empirically grounded perspective on policy disagreements, Eric Montpetit highlights significant distortions in the media coverage of poli...
Hyper-active governance is a new way of thinking about governing that gets beyond simplistic debates about whether the state is more or less powerful. It focuses on tensions between the need for expertise and its inherent contestability. The book develops a new typology of governing approaches, using innovative social theory.
Hyper-active governance is a new way of thinking about governing that gets beyond simplistic debates about whether the state is more or less powerful....
Many Western countries have seen an increase in the volume and importance of external consultants in the public policy process. This book investigates and compares the use of these consultants and explores the implications for the nature of the state and for democratically legitimized and accountable decision-making.
Many Western countries have seen an increase in the volume and importance of external consultants in the public policy process. This book investigates...
This book analyses how policies to prevent diseases are related to policies aiming to cure illnesses by conducting a comparative historical analysis of Australia, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. It also demonstrates how the politicization of the medical profession contributes to the success of preventive health policy.
This book analyses how policies to prevent diseases are related to policies aiming to cure illnesses by conducting a comparative historical analysis o...
Shows that the administrative bodies of international organizations can develop informal working routines that allow them to exert influence beyond their formal autonomy. It is relevant to all political scientists as well as broader audiences interested in the dynamics of global policy making and the role of public administrations therein.
Shows that the administrative bodies of international organizations can develop informal working routines that allow them to exert influence beyond th...