Personal Policy Making

Author : Eliezer Tauber
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313011054

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Personal Policy Making by Eliezer Tauber Pdf

Without the Canadian mediation between the two world blocs in 1947, UN resolution 181(II) to partition Palestine would likely have failed to secure the two thirds majority necessary for adoption by the General Assembly. In fact, the Canadians were among the main initiators of the partition plan and the establishment of a Jewish state. Tauber demonstrates that this Canadian involvement was not an official government policy, but rather a private initiative of some high-ranking Canadian foreign service officials who believed partition to be the only practicable solution for the Palestine question. Thus, due to humanitarian concerns, these officials followed an independent policy against the express will of their prime minister. The results would forever change the history of the Middle East. Tauber explores this little known aspect of Canadian foreign policy. Canada's under secretary of state for external affairs, Lester Pearson, assisted by other foreign service officials, decided on his own accord which policy to follow in this instance. Based upon many original Canadian, British, American, UN, and Israeli documents, this study shows that Pearson's motivation was not the desire to make Canada a middle power involved in international affairs, as some scholars of Canadian international affairs have previously argued. Instead, the impact of the Holocaust drove these officials to break ranks with their superiors at home to support the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.

Author : Charles Crawford,Catherine Salmon
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135629175

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Evolutionary Psychology, Public Policy and Personal Decisions by Charles Crawford,Catherine Salmon Pdf

During the last 15 years, human sociobiology has metamorphosed into evolutionary psychology. It is concerned with the social problems and stresses hominid and primate ancestors encountered, the psychological mechanisms natural selection shaped to deal with these stresses, and the way those ancient mechanisms work now. Evolutionary psychologists are making great progress in expanding the understanding of human nature, however, this knowledge has had little impact on policymakers and legislators. Supreme Court justices and managers seldom consult evolutionary psychologists to help with their deliberations. When faced with private decisions few individuals ask themselves how a Darwinian perspective might help them. This volume's aim is to start the process of using theory and findings of evolutionary psychology to help make the world a better place to live. This book takes evolutionary psychology explicitly into applied areas in a way no other book has. It includes a reasonable scope of applications from pornography to psychopaths and from morality to sex differences in the workplace. An applications section provides concrete ideas for dealing with social and policy issues, including chapters on women in the workplace, rape, and child support. Providing good coverage of basic issues and theory of the field, this book gives lay people and law/policymakers appropriate background to fully understand the applications chapters. Part II provides information on basic psychological mechanisms for group living--including chapters on emotions, reciprocity and legal reasoning, and self deception--that impact on how well public policy and law function. The material in the first two sections provide an intellectual basis for the chapters in the third part of the book which deals with the application of evolutionary psychology to a variety of substantive areas related to public policy and personal decisions. A political scientist concludes the book with a commentary on evolutionary psychology and public policy. The book is designed to serve as a stand-alone text in evolutionary psychology and public policy that can be used in a variety of disciplines, such as psychology, social work, law and psychology, and public policy.

Author : Larry N. Gerston
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780765627438

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Public Policy Making by Larry N. Gerston Pdf

This brief text identifies the issues, resources, actors, and institutions involved in public policy making and traces the dynamics of the policymaking process, including the triggering of issue awareness, the emergence of an issue on the public agenda, the formation of a policy commitment, and the implementation process that translates policy into practice. Throughout the text, which has been revised and updated, Gerston brings his analysis to life with abundant examples from the most recent and emblematic cases of public policy making. At the same time, with well-chosen references, he places policy analysis in the context of political science and deftly orients readers to the classics of public policy studies. Each chapter ends with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading.

Author : DEV VERMA
Publisher : Global India Publications
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Decision making
ISBN : 9380228309

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DECISION MAKING STYLE: Social and Creative Dimensions by DEV VERMA Pdf

As a leader or responsible person we often stuck with decision-making, It's our job to make decisions that are in the best interest of the whole organisation or to ourselves. We must consider the good of many, not of a few. This is a big responsibility and very often people don't appreciate our efforts. In fact, many times people get angry at us because of the decisions we make to help them. In this book we discuss decision-making style. Not the decision itself, but style. We hope that readers will appreciate this effort.

Author : Jeffery A. Jenkins,Eric M. Patashnik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107126381

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Congress and Policy Making in the 21st Century by Jeffery A. Jenkins,Eric M. Patashnik Pdf

Leading political scientists analyze how Congress tackles - and fails to tackle - national challenges, from health care to immigration.

Author : Hudson, John,Lowe, Stuart
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1847422675

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Understanding the Policy Process by Hudson, John,Lowe, Stuart Pdf

This book draws on the latest and best social science to explain how and why social policy change occurs. Focusing on the policy making process as the key to change, it uses core concepts of policy analysis, one in each chapter, to build up a fully worked explanation of social policy change and to equip readers with knowledge that can be applied to any aspect of welfare policy and public and social policy more generally. This second edition of the book updates the bestselling first edition for the post-Blair era with international case studies from numerous countries."Understanding the policy process": - vbTab]introduces the main themes of the policy analysis literature;- vbTab]demonstrates the centrality of the policy making process to an understanding of the operational possibilities and limits of social policy;- vbTab]takes account of macro-, meso- and micro-level approaches to social policy analysis;- vbTab]uses clear explanations of key concepts, up-to-date illustrative case studies and examples to increase students' understanding of the theory and practice of policy analysis;- vbTab]uses a comparative approach.

Author : Kevin J. Cooney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317466901

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Japan's Foreign Policy Since 1945 by Kevin J. Cooney Pdf

This student-friendly text provides a detailed and up-to-date assessment of Japan's foreign policy since 1945, including policy options and choices that Japan faces in the twenty-first century. Using information based on interviews with policymakers in Japan, the author provides new insight into Japan's foreign policy options and analyzes the nation's evolving role in international affairs. The book begins with a brief overview of major issues related to Japan's foreign policy since the mid-nineteenth century, and then focuses on the direction of Japanese foreign policy from 1945 to the present. It examines issues such as Article Nine of the Japanese Constitution, national security needs, the way Japan views the world around it, the role of nationalism in setting policy, and the influence of big industry. It also includes material on Japan's response to 9/11 and the war in Iraq. Designed for both undergraduate and graduate level courses, the text includes Discussion Questions, maps, a detailed bibliography with suggestions for further reading, and an Appendix with the Japanese Constitution for easy reference.

Author : Ofer Feldman,Linda O. Valenty
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313074158

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Profiling Political Leaders by Ofer Feldman,Linda O. Valenty Pdf

Feldman, Valenty, and their contributors present state-of-the-art evaluations of linkages between personality, motivation, decision making, leadership style, and behavior among political leaders across divergent cultures. Leading scholars in the field examine the application of theoretical approaches and research methods used to evaluate these important relationships. They effectively illustrate the concomitant role of cultural and political context, historical circumstance, environmental factors, and socialization agents affecting political leadership and performance. Contributors evaluate methods currently in use by scholars in political science, psychology, political psychology, social psychology, and history, including psychodiagnostic and psychobiographical approaches, and the application of these methods in profiling the personalities of political leaders. Each chapter presents a unique case study evaluating a political leader or leaders including such major figures as Mao Zedong, Tony Blair, Seyyed Mohammed Khatami, Helmut Kohl, and Stalin, Yeltsin, and Putin.

Author : United States. Commission on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
ISBN : UOM:39015027590531

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Commission on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy by United States. Commission on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy Pdf

Author : Jan-Erik Johanson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030034399

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Strategy Formation and Policy Making in Government by Jan-Erik Johanson Pdf

This book explores goal-oriented action and describes the variety of options offered by strategic management in guiding public organisations. The book is based on the idea that planning is only one option in orienting the functioning of public organisations and applies resource-based and network studies to the public sector. Whilst most of the existing literature on strategic management relates to local government, this book examines developments within central governments and public agencies external to government hierarchies. The book also addresses the strategic distinction between politics and administration often neglected by existing research, and illustrates the connection between goal setting and actual performance of government organisations.

Author : Razak Abdullah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317571964

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China-Malaysia Relations and Foreign Policy by Razak Abdullah Pdf

When Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, paid an official visit to China in May 1974, it secured Malaysia a place in the annals of regional diplomatic history as the first ASEAN country to establish full diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. This book analyses the process of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China, and provides a detailed explanation and understanding of the decision- making process in Malaysia. Shedding light on the roles played by the various principal actors in the process of foreign policy formulation and the influences - both internal and external – that shaped Malaysia’s behaviour, the book highlights why Malaysia decided to pursue a policy of normalisation with China, culminating in the visit in 1974, and in particular why it became the first ASEAN country to establish diplomatic relations with the Chinese. After Malaysia’s recognition of Beijing, two other ASEAN states followed suit, namely Thailand and the Philippines, and the book discusses whether there was some degree of policy coordination amongst ASEAN countries in dealing with China, or if both these countries gave way for Malaysia to be the first. The book also looks at the policy debates within some ASEAN countries regarding relations with China, either conducted officially or unofficially, bilaterally or otherwise. This book will be of interest to scholars of Asian Politics, Asian History, International Relations and Foreign Policy.

Author : Sarah Nelen,Annie Hondeghem
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1586030043

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Equality Oriented Personnel Policy in the Public Sector by Sarah Nelen,Annie Hondeghem Pdf

This text is the result of the co-operation between academics and civil servants active in this policy field. It aims to contribute to a more effective equality oriented personnel policy which takes into account policy insights and developments regarding gender, equality and personnel policy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : UOM:39015010052408

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General Technical Report RM. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jack Rabin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0824709462

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Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy: A-J by Jack Rabin Pdf

From the Nuremberg trials to the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 to recent budget reconciliation bills, the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy provides detailed coverage of watershed policies and decisions from such fields as privatization, biomedical ethics, education, and diversity. This second edition features a wide range of new topics, including military administration, government procurement, social theory, and justice administration in developed democracies. It also addresses current issues such as the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and covers public administration in the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America.

Author : Herbert F. Weisberg
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780875862743

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Political Science by Herbert F. Weisberg Pdf

If at one time we thought that the movement to science would yield unification of the discipline, it is now apparent that there are many roads to science. Still it is important for us to consider yet again what the appropriate goals are for our scientific enterprise. What works in theory building; induction and deduction; prediction and control; the search for useful principles to guide us OCo examining these questions, we can build a better science. Political science has come so far as a discipline that different schools and scholars have different interpretations of science in the study of politics, and that diversity is important to maintain. Advances made in the study of political institutions and behavior are described in twelve essays from the 1983 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association . Addressing they do not employ any single approach to the study of the science of politics. Taken as a whole, they illustrate the multiplicity of interpretations that are presently given to the common enterprise."