1st Edition
Handbook of Public Policy Analysis Theory, Politics, and Methods
The study of public policy and the methods of policy analysis are among the most rapidly developing areas in the social sciences. Policy analysis has emerged to provide a better understanding of the policymaking process and to supply decision makers with reliable policy-relevant knowledge about pressing economic and social problems.
Presenting a broad, comprehensive perspective, the Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods covers the historical development of policy analysis, its role in the policy process, and empirical methods. The handbook considers the theory generated by these methods and the normative and ethical issues surrounding their practice.
Written by leading experts in the field, this book-
The Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods describes the theoretical debates that have recently defined the field, including the work of postpositivist, interpretivist, and social constructionist scholars. This book also explores the interplay between empirical and normative analysis, a crucial issue running through contemporary debates.
The Policy Sciences at the Cross-Roads
Promoting the Policy Orientation: Lasswell in Context
Public Policy, Social Science and the State: An Historical Perspective
POLICY PROCESSES
Theories of the Policy Cycle
Agenda Setting in Public Policy
Policy Formulation: Design and Tools
Implementing Public Policy
Do Policies Determine Politics? An Analysis of Lowi's Policy Typology
POLICY POLITICS, ADVOCACY, AND EXPERTISE
A Guide to the Advocacy Coalition Framework
Policy Communities
Policy Analysis and Think Tanks
POLICY DECISION MAKING: RATIONALITY, NETWORKS, AND LEARNING.
Rationality in Policy Decision-Making
Rational Choice in Public Policy: The Theory in Critical Perspective
Taking Stock of Policy Networks: Do They Matter?
Theories of Policy Learning: Agency, Structure, and Change
DELIBERATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS: ARGUMENTATION, RHETORIC, AND NARRATIVES
Deliberative Policy Analysis as Practical Reason: Integrating Empirical and Normative Arguments
Rhetoric in Policy-Making: Between Logos, Ethos, and Pathos
Narrative Policy Analysis
COMPARATIVE, CULTURAL, AND ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES
Comparative Public Policy
Applied Cultural Theory: Tool for Policy Analysis
Ethical Issues and Public Policy
Public Policy and Democratic Citizenship: What Kinds of Citizenship Does Policy Promote?
QUANTITATIVELY-ORIENTED POLICY METHODS
Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis
The Use (and Misuse) of Survey Research in Policy Analysis
Social Experiments and Public Policy
Evaluation Research in Policy Analysis
QUALITATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS: INTERPRETATION, MEANING, AND CONTEXT
Qualitative-Interpretive Methods in Policy Research
Qualitative Research and Public Policy
Interpretation and Intention in Policy Analysis
Context Sensitive Policy Methods
POLICY DECISION TECHNIQUES
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Environmental Impact Assessment: Between Bureaucratic Process and Social Learning.
Technology Assessment as Policy Analysis: From Expert Advice to Participatory Approaches
Public Policy Mediation: From Argument to Collaboration
COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES
Policy Analysis in Britain
Evolution of Policy Analysis in the Netherlands
Policy Analysis and Evaluation in Sweden:
Discovering the Limits of the Rationalistic Paradigm
Policy Analysis in Germany
Policy Analysis in India
Policy Analysis in Korea: From Economic Efficiency to Public
Participation
Biography
Frank Fischer (Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA) (Edited by) , Gerald J. Miller (Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA) (Edited by)