Understanding The Policy Process

Author : Hudson, John,Lowe, Stuart
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447320012

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Understanding the policy process (Second edition) 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: · introduces the main themes of the policy analysis literature; · demonstrates the centrality of the policy making process to an understanding of the operational possibilities and limits of social policy; · takes account of macro-, meso- and micro-level approaches to social policy analysis; · 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; · uses a comparative approach.

Author : Hudson, John,Lowe, Stuart
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847422675

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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 : Fred Carden
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788178299303

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Knowledge to Policy by Fred Carden Pdf

Investigates the effects of research in the field of international development.. Examines the consequences of 23 research projects funded by Canada's International Development Research Centre in developing countries. Shows how research influence public policy and decision-making and how can contribute to better governance.

Author : Michael Hill,Frederic Varone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317860365

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The Public Policy Process by Michael Hill,Frederic Varone Pdf

The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship between theoretical and practical aspects of policy-making, the book gives a thorough overview of the people and organisations involved in the process. Fully revised and updated for a sixth edition, The Public Policy Process provides

Author : Paul Cairney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781350311978

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Understanding Public Policy by Paul Cairney Pdf

The fully revised second edition of this textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to theories of public policy and policymaking. The policy process is complex: it contains hundreds of people and organisations from various levels and types of government, from agencies, quasi- and non-governmental organisations, interest groups and the private and voluntary sectors. This book sets out the major concepts and theories that are vital for making sense of the complexity of public policy, and explores how to combine their insights when seeking to explain the policy process. While a wide range of topics are covered – from multi-level governance and punctuated equilibrium theory to 'Multiple Streams' analysis and feminist institutionalism – this engaging text draws out the common themes among the variety of studies considered and tackles three key questions: what is the story of each theory (or multiple theories); what does policy theory tell us about issues like 'evidence based policymaking'; and how 'universal' are policy theories designed in the Global North? This book is the perfect companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying public policy, whether focussed on theory, analysis or the policy process, and it is essential reading for all those on MPP or MPM programmes. New to this Edition: - New sections on power, feminist institutionalism, the institutional analysis and development framework, the narrative policy framework, social construction and policy design - A consideration of policy studies in relation to the Global South in an updated concluding chapter - More coverage of policy formulation and tools, the psychology of policymaking and complexity theory - Engaging discussions of punctuated equilibrium, the advocacy coalition framework and multiple streams analysis

Author : William Ascher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108417617

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Understanding the Policymaking Process in Developing Countries by William Ascher Pdf

This book provides comprehensive, systematic, multi-disciplinary guidance to diagnose and improve policy processes in developing countries of all regions.

Author : John Hudson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : LCCN:2004484970

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Understanding the Policy Process by John Hudson Pdf

Author : Stuart S. Nagel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X004423279

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The Policy Process by Stuart S. Nagel Pdf

Since the passage of national welfare reform legislation in the areas of welfare, employment, health and social services have been changing rapidly. This book discusses many of the different changes that these policies have gone through in recent years as well as the shift of responsibility toward state and local government for these changes. It is divided into: Part One: Federal, State and Local Relations; Part Two: Executive, Legislative and Judicial Relations; Part Three: The Group Struggle; Part Four: Public Values; Part Five: Democracy With Resistance.

Author : Birkland
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780765627315

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Introduction to the Policy Process by Birkland Pdf

Thoroughly revised, reorganized, updated, and expanded, this widely-used text sets the balance and fills the gap between theory and practice in public policy studies. In a clear, conversational style, the author conveys the best current thinking on the policy process with an emphasis on accessibility and synthesis rather than novelty or abstraction. A newly added chapter surveys the social, economic, and demographic trends that are transforming the policy environment.

Author : James Keeley,Ian Scoones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136549724

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Understanding Environmental Policy Processes by James Keeley,Ian Scoones Pdf

A critical analysis of the post-Rio consensus on environment and development which questions the role of particular forms of internationalized elite scientific expertise. It asks why certain understandings of environmental change stick with such tenacity. In exploring this, the authors unravel the politics of knowledge surrounding policymaking, looking particularly at Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe and their land and soils management. The book also looks at prospects for more inclusive, participatory forms of policymaking.

Author : Giliberto Capano,Michael Howlett,M Ramesh,Altaf Virani
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781788118194

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Making Policies Work by Giliberto Capano,Michael Howlett,M Ramesh,Altaf Virani Pdf

Policy design efforts are hampered by inadequate understanding of how policy tools and actions promote effective policies. The objective of this book is to address this gap in understanding by proposing a causal theory of the linkages between policy actions and policy effects. Adopting a mechanistic perspective, the book identifies the causal processes that activate effects and help achieve goals. It thus offers a powerful analytical tool to both scholars and practitioners of public policy seeking to design effective policies.

Author : Wil A. H. Thissen,Warren E. Walker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461446026

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Public Policy Analysis by Wil A. H. Thissen,Warren E. Walker Pdf

Traditional policy analysis approaches are characterized by a focus on system modeling and choosing among policy alternatives. While successful in many cases, this approach has been increasingly criticized for being technocratic and ignoring the behavioral and political dimensions of most policy processes. In recent decades, increased awareness of the multi-actor, multiple perspective, and poly-centric character of many policy processes has led to the development of a variety of different perspectives on the styles and roles of policy analysis, and to new analytical tools and approaches – for example, argumentative approaches, participative policy analysis, and negotiation support. As a result, the field has become multi-faceted and somewhat fragmented. Public Policy Analysis: New Developments acknowledges the variety of approaches and provides a synthesis of the traditional and new approaches to policy analysis. It provides an overview and typology of different types of policy analytic activities, characterizing them according to differences in character and leading values, and linking them to a variety of theoretical notions on policymaking. Thereby, it provides assistance to both end users and analysts in choosing an appropriate approach given a specific policy situation. By broadening the traditional approach and methods to include the analysis of actors and actor networks related to the policy issue at hand, it deepens the state of the art in certain areas. While the main focus of the book is on the cognitive dimensions of policy analysis, it also links the policy analysis process to the policymaking process, showing how to identify and involve all relevant stakeholders in the process, and how to create favorable conditions for use of the results of policy analytic efforts by the policy actors. The book has as its major objective to describe the state-of-the-art and the latest developments in ex-ante policy analysis. It is divided into two parts. Part I explores and structures policy analysis developments, the development and description of approaches to diagnose policy situations, design policy analytic efforts, and policy process conditions. Part II focuses on recent developments regarding models and modeling for policy analysis, placing modeling approaches in the context of the variety of conditions and approaches elaborated in Part I.

Author : Christopher M. Weible
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000899795

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Theories Of The Policy Process by Christopher M. Weible Pdf

Theories of the Policy Process provides a forum for the experts in policy process research to present the basic propositions, empirical evidence, latest updates, and the promising future research opportunities of each policy process theory. In this thoroughly revised fifth edition, each chapter has been updated to reflect recent empirical work, innovative theorizing, and a world facing challenges of historic proportions with climate change, social and political inequities, and pandemics, among recent events. Updated and revised chapters include Punctuated Equilibrium Theory, Multiple Streams Framework, Policy Feedback Theory, Advocacy Coalition Framework, Narrative Policy Framework, Institutional and Analysis and Development Framework, and Diffusion and Innovation. This fifth edition includes an entirely new chapter on the Ecology of Games Framework. New authors have been added to most chapters to diversify perspectives and make this latest edition the most internationalized yet. Across the chapters, revisions have clarified concepts and theoretical arguments, expanded and extended the theories’ scope, summarized lessons learned and knowledge gained, and addressed the relevancy of policy process theories. Theories of the Policy Process has been, and remains, the quintessential gateway to the field of policy process research for students, scholars, and practitioners. It’s ideal for those enrolled in policy process courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and those conducting research or undertaking practice in the subject.

Author : Michael Hill,Peter L. Hupe
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0761966293

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Implementing Public Policy by Michael Hill,Peter L. Hupe Pdf

Bringing the major current insights in implementation research and theory together, Public Policy, Implementation and Governance reviews the literature on public policy implementation, relating it to contemporary developments in thinking about governance. The text stresses the continuing importance of a focus upon implementation processes and explores its central relevance to the practice of public administration. In light of the changing nature of governance, Hill and Hupe suggest strategies for both future research on and management of public policy implementation. Their basic approach is two-fold: firstly, to understand the process of implementation and secondly, to address how one might control and affect this process. Re-exploring the state of the art of the study of implementation as a sub-discipline of political science and public administration, this book will be essential reading for students and researchers in public policy, social policy, public management, public adminstration and governance. `This is an excellent and much needed book. Hill and Hupe have provided a well written and highly accessible account of the development of implementation studies which will be immensely valuable to everyone concerned with understanding implementation in modern policy making.' - Professor Wayne Parsons, University of London

Author : Thomas A. Birkland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315292311

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An Introduction to the Policy Process by Thomas A. Birkland Pdf

A concise, accessible introduction to the public policy process that can be read on may levels. The author's direct writing style and extensive use of examples will appeal to students as well as practitioners. The book offers an extensive overview of the best current thinking on the policy process, with an emphasis on accessibility and synthesis rather than novelty or abstraction. An extensive glossary of terms, keyed to the chapters in which each term is most thoroughly discussed; an annotated bibliography; and an introduction to web-based research, with a guide to the most important and reliable public policy research sites, are among the book's many useful features.