Working for policy / Hal K. Colebatch, Robert Hoppe & Mirko Noordegraaf (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Colebatch, H. K. (Hal K.), editor.

Hoppe, Robert, editor.

Noordegraaf, Mirko, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences.

Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Though democratic government calls for well-designed and implemented policy, there is surprisingly little expert guidance available for policy makers and politicians. Working for Policy fills that gap, addressing the nature of policy work and offering necessary guidance. The contributors bring together academic and experiential knowledge in their analysis and evaluation of what modern policy makers do in given situations and of how such actions contribute to the policy process. This unique book demonstrates how scholars can help to ensure that policy makers can acquire the skills and knowledge required in governing complex modern societies.

Contents:

A. Introduction

B. Accounts of policy work

C. Constructing meaning through policy work

D. Policy work as mediation

E. Policy work beyond the nation-state

F. Linking systemic and experiential knowledge

G. Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://www.aup.nl/en/publish/open-access

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed October 10 2025)

ISBN:

9786612985331

9781282985339

1282985337

9789048513086

9048513081

OCLC:

700706905