The national origins of policy ideas : knowledge regimes in the United States, France, Germany, and Denmark / John L. Campbell, Ove K. Pederson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, John L., author.

Pederson, Ove K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Political aspects.

Globalization.

United States--Foreign economic relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In politics, ideas matter. They provide the foundation for economic policymaking, which in turn shapes what is possible in domestic and international politics. Yet until now, little attention has been paid to how these ideas are produced and disseminated, and how this process varies between countries. The National Origins of Policy Ideas provides the first comparative analysis of how "knowledge regimes"-communities of policy research organizations like think tanks, political party foundations, ad hoc commissions, and state research offices, and the institutions that govern them-generate ideas and communicate them to policymakers. John Campbell and Ove Pedersen examine how knowledge regimes are organized, operate, and have changed over the last thirty years in the United States, France, Germany, and Denmark. They show how there are persistent national differences in how policy ideas are produced. Some countries do so in contentious, politically partisan ways, while others are cooperative and consensus oriented. They find that while knowledge regimes have adopted some common practices since the 1970's, tendencies toward convergence have been limited and outcomes have been heavily shaped by national contexts. Drawing on extensive interviews with top officials at leading policy research organizations, this book demonstrates why knowledge regimes are as important to capitalism as the state and the firm, and sheds new light on debates about the effects of globalization, the rise of neoliberalism, and the orientation of comparative political economy in political science and sociology.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acronyms

Preface

Chapter 1: Knowledge Regimes and the National Origins of Policy Ideas

Part I: The Political Economy of Knowledge Regimes

Chapter 2: The Paradox of Partisanship in the United States

Chapter 3: The Decline of Dirigisme in France

Chapter 4: Coordination and Compromise in Germany

Chapter 5: The Nature of Negotiation in Denmark

Reprise: Initial Reflections on the National Cases

Part II: Issues of Similarity and Impact

Chapter 6: Limits of Convergence

Chapter 7: Questions of Influence

Part III: Conclusions

Chapter 8: Summing Up and Normative Implications

Postscript: An Agenda for Future Research

Appendix: Research Design and Methods

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781400850365

1400850363

OCLC:

874097676