Policy Analysis In Canada

Author : Laurent Dobuzinskis,Michael Howlett,David Laycock
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442690776

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Policy Analysis in Canada by Laurent Dobuzinskis,Michael Howlett,David Laycock Pdf

The growth of what some academics refer to as 'the policy analysis movement' represents an effort to reform certain aspects of government behaviour. The policy analysis movement is the result of efforts made by actors inside and outside formal political decision-making processes to improve policy outcomes by applying systematic evaluative rationality to the development and implementation of policy options. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the many ways in which the policy analysis movement has been conducted, and to what effect, in Canadian governments and, for the first time, in business associations, labour unions, universities, and other non-governmental organizations. Editors Laurent Dobuzinskis, Michael Howlett, and David Laycock have brought together a wide range of contributors to address questions such as: What do policy analysts do? What techniques and approaches do they use? What is their influence on policy-making in Canada? Is there a policy analysis deficit? What norms and values guide the work done by policy analysts working in different institutional settings? Contributors focus on the sociology of policy analysis, demonstrating how analysts working in different organizations tend to have different interests and to utilize different techniques. They compare and analyze the significance of these different styles and approaches, and speculate about their impact on the policy process.

Author : Dobuzinskis, Laurent,Howlett, Michael
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447334927

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Policy analysis in Canada by Dobuzinskis, Laurent,Howlett, Michael Pdf

Policy analysis in Canada brings together original contributions from many of the field’s leading scholars. Contributors chronicle the evolution of policy analysis in Canada over the past 50 years and reflect on its application in both governmental and non-governmental settings. As part of the International Library of Policy Analysis series, the book enables cross-national comparison of public policy analysis concepts and practice within national and sub-national governments, media, NGOs and other institutional settings. Informed by the latest scholarship on policy analysis, the volume is a valuable resource for academics and students of policy studies, public management, political science and comparative policy studies.

Author : Dobuzinskis, Laurent,Howlett, Michael
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447346043

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Policy analysis in Canada by Dobuzinskis, Laurent,Howlett, Michael Pdf

Policy analysis in Canada brings together original contributions from many of the field’s leading scholars. Contributors chronicle the evolution of policy analysis in Canada over the past 50 years and reflect on its application in both governmental and non-governmental settings. As part of the International Library of Policy Analysis series, the book enables cross-national comparison of public policy analysis concepts and practice within national and sub-national governments, media, NGOs and other institutional settings. Informed by the latest scholarship on policy analysis, the volume is a valuable resource for academics and students of policy studies, public management, political science and comparative policy studies.

Author : Leslie Alexander Pal
Publisher : Thomson Nelson
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : NWU:35556037276235

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Beyond Policy Analysis by Leslie Alexander Pal Pdf

Thoroughly updated with new and fresh examples, " Beyond policy analysis " examines the shifting environment of public sector governance. The text goes through the stages of policy formulation, design, implementation, and evaluation, but does so by looking at what has changed in the way governments operate today. Unlike other texts, " Beyond policy analysis " focuses on analytic tools and the conceptual side of public policy, blending strong theory with vivid examples and real-world context.

Author : Laurent Dobuzinskis,David H. Laycock,Michael Howlett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0802080049

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Policy Analysis in Canada by Laurent Dobuzinskis,David H. Laycock,Michael Howlett Pdf

This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the many ways in which the policy analysis movement has been conducted, and to what effect, in Canadian governments and, for the first time, in business associations, labour unions, universities, and other non-governmental organizations.

Author : Laurent Dobuzinskis,Michael Howlett,David H. Laycock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Policy sciences
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019263099

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Policy Studies in Canada by Laurent Dobuzinskis,Michael Howlett,David H. Laycock Pdf

The study of public policy in Canada is well rooted in traditional legal-historical analysis of Canadian government and political economy. However, the current emphasis among political and other social scientists on policy issues, and the proliferation of theoretical concepts that such an emphasis has generated, are relatively recent developments. In fact, it is only since the 1970s that a separate field of policy studies has emerged in Canada. In Policy Studies in Canada twenty-one leading scholars in the field of Canadian public policy trace the progress of a quarter century of research and publication in the fields of policy studies and policy analysis.

Author : Michael M. Atkinson,Gregory P. Marchildon,Peter W. B. Phillips,Kenneth A. Rasmussen,Daniel Béland,Kathleen McNutt
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442604933

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Governance and Public Policy in Canada by Michael M. Atkinson,Gregory P. Marchildon,Peter W. B. Phillips,Kenneth A. Rasmussen,Daniel Béland,Kathleen McNutt Pdf

Governance and Public Policy in Canada lays the foundation for a systematic analysis of policy developments, shaped as they are by multiple players, institutional tensions, and governance legacies. Arguing that provinces are now the most central site of governance and policy innovation, the book assesses the role of the provinces and places the provincial state in its broader economic, institutional, social, and territorial context. The aim throughout is to highlight the crucial role of provinces in policy changes that directly affect the lives of citizens. Three key themes unify this book. First, it addresses the role of policy convergence and divergence among provinces. Although the analysis acknowledges enduring differences in political culture and institutions, it also points to patterns of policy diffusion and convergence in specific areas in a number of provinces. Second, the book explores the push and pull between centralization and decentralization in Canada as it affects intergovernmental relations. Third, it underscores that although the provinces play a greater role in policy development than ever before, they now face a growing tension between their expanding policy ambitions and their capacity to develop, fund, implement, manage, and evaluate policy programs. Governance and Public Policy in Canada describes how the provincial state has adapted in the context of these changing circumstances to transcend its limited capacity while engaging with a growing number of civil society actors, policy networks, and intergovernmental bodies.

Author : Michael Howlett,Adam Wellstead,Jonathan Craft
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442647374

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Policy Work in Canada by Michael Howlett,Adam Wellstead,Jonathan Craft Pdf

Policy Work in Canada is an in-depth study into the levels of analytical capacity found within the federal and provincial governments as well as the non-governmental sector. By focusing on the individuals who craft public policy in Canada, this collection of eighteen chapters broadens and deepens our understanding of policy development in Canada. The contributors to this volume empirically examine such topics as: the inherent characteristics of sophisticated policy analysis, the constraints that influence the outcome or style of analysis, the influence of policy analysis on democratic debate and lessons that can be learned from different jurisdictions within and outside of Canada. Policy Work in Canada provides a pathway for academics and public mangers alike to meet the challenges involved in crafting more nuanced and sophisticated public policy head-on.

Author : Brian J.R. Stevenson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773568303

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Canada, Latin America, and the New Internationalism by Brian J.R. Stevenson Pdf

In Canada, Latin America, and the New Internationalism Brian Stevenson argues that Canada's foreign policy toward Latin America has been profoundly affected by these three factors and has evolved in response to both changing domestic demands and shifting international circumstances. By analysing a pivotal period in Canada-Latin American relations, he shows us how successive Canadian governments made important initiatives toward closer relationships with Latin America and were also pressured by non-governmental organizations to play a bigger role in the region. Canada's increased role can be seen in official foreign policy commitments, such as the decision to join the Organization of American States, and in policy decisions on political refugees. He explains that while the United States has played a key role in sometimes constraining Canadian foreign policy in the region, it is important to realize that Canadian foreign policy has been steadied by a long-standing tradition of internationalism. Canada, Latin America, and the New Internationalism demonstrates that the tradition of internationalism in Canadian foreign policy as viewed from the perspective of foreign policy analysis provides the framework within which to understand and accommodate changes in its policy toward Latin America. The period which the book explores is critical in order to understand the contemporary nature and future direction of Canada-Latin America relations.

Author : Emmett Macfarlane
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781487523152

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Policy Change, Courts, and the Canadian Constitution by Emmett Macfarlane Pdf

Policy Change, Courts, and the Canadian Constitution aims to further our understanding of judicial policy impact and the role of the courts in shaping policy change. Bringing together a group of political scientists and legal scholars, this volume delves into a diverse set of policy areas, including health care issues, the regulation of elections, criminal justice policy, minority language education, citizenship, refugee policy, human rights legislation, and Indigenous policy. While much of the public law and judicial politics literatures focus on the impact of the constitution and the judicial role, scholarship on courts that makes policy change its central lens of analysis is surprisingly rare. Multidisciplinary in its approach to examining policy issues, this book focuses on specific cases or policy issues through a wide-ranging set of approaches, including the use of interview data, policy analysis, historical and interpretive analysis, and jurisprudential analysis.

Author : Michael Orsini,Miriam Smith
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774840057

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Critical Policy Studies by Michael Orsini,Miriam Smith Pdf

Traditional definitions of public policy in Canada have been challenged in recent years by globalization, the transition to a knowledge-based economy, and the rise of new technologies. Critical Policy Studies describes how new policy problems such as border screening and global warming have been catapulted onto the agenda in the neo-liberal era. The book also surveys the recent evolution of critical approaches to policy studies, which have transformed decades-old issues. Contributors conceptualize the ways in which public policy questions cut across the traditional fields of policy. They cover both topical approaches such as Foucauldian and post-empiricist analysis and new applications of established perspectives, such as political economy. Conventional methodologies reveal new connotations when used to explore such topics as security issues, Canadian sovereignty, welfare reform, environmental protocol, Aboriginal policy, and reproductive technologies. Critical Policy Studies provides an alternative to existing approaches to policy studies, and will be welcomed by scholars, students, and practitioners of political science and public policy.

Author : David Zussman,Institute of Public Administration of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Federal government
ISBN : 0919400833

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Policy Analysis : a Case Study. Part 1, the Plan by David Zussman,Institute of Public Administration of Canada Pdf

Author : Eugene Bardach,Eric M. Patashnik
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483359472

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A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis by Eugene Bardach,Eric M. Patashnik Pdf

In the Fifth Edition of A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving, Eugene Bardach and new co-author Eric Patashnik draw on more than 40 years of experience teaching students to be effective, accurate, and persuasive policy analysts. This bestselling handbook presents dozens of concrete tips, interesting case studies, and step-by-step strategies that are easily applicable for the budding analyst as well as the seasoned professional. In this new edition, Bardach and Patashnik update many examples to reflect the shifting landscape of policy issues. A new section with advice on how to undertake policy design in addition to making policy choices makes the book even more engaging. Readers will also appreciate a sample document of real world policy analysis, suggestions for developing creative, "out-of-the-box" solutions, and tips for working with clients.

Author : Michael Howlett,Adam Wellstead,Jonathan Craft
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442668041

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Policy Work in Canada by Michael Howlett,Adam Wellstead,Jonathan Craft Pdf

Policy Work in Canada is an in-depth study into the levels of analytical capacity found within the federal and provincial governments as well as the non-governmental sector. By focusing on the individuals who craft public policy in Canada, this collection of eighteen chapters broadens and deepens our understanding of policy development in Canada. The contributors to this volume empirically examine such topics as: the inherent characteristics of sophisticated policy analysis, the constraints that influence the outcome or style of analysis, the influence of policy analysis on democratic debate and lessons that can be learned from different jurisdictions within and outside of Canada. Policy Work in Canada provides a pathway for academics and public mangers alike to meet the challenges involved in crafting more nuanced and sophisticated public policy head-on.

Author : Leslie Alexander Pal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Policy sciences
ISBN : 0176501029

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Beyond Policy Analysis by Leslie Alexander Pal Pdf

Beyond Policy Analysis examines public policymaking in Canada. It looks at all areas of governance, including health care, education, economic development and trade, foreign policy and more. The title reflects the book?s theme: going beyond conventional categories and concepts to examine how dramatically the world of policymaking has changed with the increasing pressures of globalization, information technology, changing public values and cultural assumptions, citizen distrust and decentralization and subsidiarity.