Making policy in a complex world / Paul Cairney, Tanya Heikkila, Matthew Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cairney, Paul, 1973- author.

Heikkila, Tanya, author.

Wood, Matthew (Writer in political science), author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in public policy 2514-3565

Cambridge elements. Elements in public policy, 2514-3565

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences.

Physical Description:

76 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

This provocative Element is on the 'state of the art' of theories that highlight policymaking complexity. It explains complexity in a way that is simple enough to understand and use. The primary audience is policy scholars seeking a single authoritative guide to studies of 'multi-centric policymaking'. It synthesises this literature to build a research agenda on the following questions: 1. How can we best explain the ways in which many policymaking 'centres' interact to produce policy? 2. How should we research multi-centric policymaking? 3. How can we hold policymakers to account in a multi-centric system? 4. How can people engage effectively to influence policy in a multi-centric system? However, by focusing on simple exposition and limiting jargon, Paul Cairney, Tanya Heikkila, Matthew Wood also speak to a far wider audience of practitioners, students, and new researchers seeking a straightforward introduction to policy theory and its practical lessons.

Contents:

Introduction: how to make sense of complexity

Insights from multi-level, complex and polycentric governance studies

How to analyse and assess multi-centric governance

How to hold people to account in multi-centric governance

How to engage effectively within a multi-centric policymaking system

Discussion and next steps.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-76).

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781108729109

110872910X

OCLC:

1085945112