Handbook of public policy analysis : theory, politics, and methods / edited by Frank Fischer, Gerald J. Miller, Mara S. Sidney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fischer, Frank, 1942-

Miller, Gerald

Sidney, Mara S., 1964-

Class of 1953 Fund.

Series:

Public administration and public policy ; 125.

Public administration and public policy ; 125

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Policy sciences.

Public administration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Public administration.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xxv, 642 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis, [2007]

Summary:

Exploring the interplay between empirical and normative analysis, which is a crucial issue, Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods provides a broad, comprehensive perspective on the field. This book examines the historical development of policy analysis as well as its role in the policy process. Presenting empirical methods that have defined this endeavor, this text then explores the various theories generated by these methods. Normative and ethical issues surrounding the practice of public policy analysis are also addressed. Discussion of theoretical debated that have defined this field in recent years-such as postpositivist, interpretivist, and social constructionist-completes the coverage.

Contents:

Cover

Front cover

Contributors

Contents

Introduction

Part I: Historical Perspectives

Chapter 1. The Policy Sciences at the Crossroads

Chapter 2. Promoting the Policy Orientation: Lasswell in Context

Chapter 3. Public Policy, Social Science, and the State: An Historical Perspective

Part II: Policy Processes

Chapter 4. Theories of the Policy Cycle

Chapter 5. Agenda Setting in Public Policy

Chapter 6. Policy Formulation: Design and Tools

Chapter 7. Implementing Public Policy

Chapter 8. Do Policies Determine Politics?

Part III: Policy Politics, Advocacy, and Expertise

Chapter 9. A Guide to the Advocacy Coalition Framework

Chapter 10. Policy Communities

Chapter 11. Public Policy Analysis and Think Tanks

Part IV: Policy Decision Making: Rationality, Networks and Learning

Chapter 12. Rationality in Policy Decision Making

Chapter 13. Rational Choice in Public Policy: The Theory in Critical Perspective

Chapter 14. Taking Stock of Policy Networks: Do They Matter?

Chapter 15. Theories of Policy Learning: Agency, Structure, and Change

Part V: Deliberative Policy Analysis: Argumentation, Rhetoric, and Narratives

Chapter 16. Deliberative Policy Analysis as Practical Reason: Integrating Empirical and Normative Arguments

Chapter 17. Rhetoric in Policy Making: Between Logos, Ethos, and Pathos

Chapter 18. Narrative Policy Analysis

Part VI: Comparative, Cultural, and Ethical Perspectives

Chapter 19. Comparative Public Policy

Chapter 20. Applied Cultural Theory: Tool for Policy Analysis

Chapter 21. Ethical Issues and Public Policy

Chapter 22. Public Policy and Democratic Citizenship: What Kinds of Citizenship Does Policy Promote?

Part VII: Quantitatively Oriented Policy Methods

Chapter 23. Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis

Chapter 24. The Use (and Misuse) of Surveys in Policy Analysis

Chapter 25. Social Experiments and Public Policy

Chapter 26. Policy Evaluation and Evaluation Research

Part VIII: Qualutative Policy Analysis: Interpretation, Meaning, and Content

Chapter 27. Qualitative-Interpretive Methods in Policy Research

Chapter 28. Qualitative Research and Public Policy

Chapter 29. Interpretation and Intention in Policy Analysis

Chapter 30. Context-Sensitive Policy Methods

Part IX: Policy Decisions Techniques

Chapter 31. Benefit Analysis

Chapter 32. Environmental Impact Assessment: Between Bureaucratic Process and Social Learning

Chapter 33. Technology Assessment as Policy Analysis: From Expert Advice to Participatory Approaches

Chapter 34. Public Policy Mediation: From Argument to Collaboration

Part X: Country Perspectives

Chapter 35. Policy Analysis in Britain

Chapter 36. The Evolution of Policy Analysis in the Netherlands

Chapter 37. Policy Analysis and Evaluation in Sweden: Discovering the Limits of the Rationalistic Paradigm

Chapter 38. The Policy Turn in German Political Science

Chapter 39. Policy Analysis in India: Research Bases and Discursive Practices

Chapter 40. Korean Policy Analysis: From Economic Efficiency to Public Participation

Index

Back cover

Last Page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

1574445618

9781574445619

OCLC:

71810061

Publisher Number:

99958412833

Online:

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