Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and MethodsFrank Fischer, Gerald J. Miller 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. |
Contents
| 3 | |
Lasswell in Context | 15 |
An Historical Perspective | 29 |
Policy Processes | 41 |
Chapter 4 Theories of the Policy Cycle | 43 |
Chapter 5 Agenda Setting in Public Policy | 63 |
Design and Tools | 79 |
Chapter 7 Implementing Public Policy | 89 |
What Kinds of Citizenship Does Policy Promote? | 329 |
Quantitatively Oriented Policy Methods | 347 |
Chapter 23 Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis | 349 |
Chapter 24 The Use and Misuse of Surveys in Policy Analysis | 369 |
Chapter 25 Social Experiments and Public Policy | 381 |
Chapter 26 Policy Evaluation and Evaluation Research | 393 |
Qualutative Policy Analysis Interpretation Meaning and Content | 403 |
Chapter 27 QualitativeInterpretive Methods in Policy Research | 405 |
Chapter 8 Do Policies Determine Politics? | 109 |
Policy Politics Advocacy and Expertise | 121 |
Chapter 9 A Guide to the Advocacy Coalition Framework | 123 |
Chapter 10 Policy Communities | 137 |
Chapter 11 Public Policy Analysis and Think Tanks | 149 |
Policy Decision Making Rationality Networks and Learning | 159 |
Chapter 12 Rationality in Policy Decision Making | 161 |
The Theory in Critical Perspective | 173 |
Do They Matter? | 187 |
Agency Structure and Change | 201 |
Deliberative Policy Analysis Argumentation Rhetoric and Narratives | 221 |
Integrating Empirical and Normative Arguments | 223 |
Between Logos Ethos and Pathos | 237 |
Chapter 18 Narrative Policy Analysis | 251 |
Comparative Cultural and Ethical Perspectives | 271 |
Chapter 19 Comparative Public Policy | 273 |
Tool for Policy Analysis | 289 |
Chapter 21 Ethical Issues and Public Policy | 309 |
Chapter 28 Qualitative Research and Public Policy | 417 |
Chapter 29 Interpretation and Intention in Policy Analysis | 429 |
Chapter 30 ContextSensitive Policy Methods | 443 |
Policy Decisions Techniques | 463 |
Chapter 31 Benefit Analysis | 465 |
Between Bureaucratic Process and Social Learning | 481 |
From Expert Advice to Participatory Approaches | 493 |
From Argument to Collaboration | 513 |
Country Perspectives | 535 |
Chapter 35 Policy Analysis in Britain | 537 |
Chapter 36 The Evolution of Policy Analysis in the Netherlands | 553 |
Discovering the Limits of the Rationalistic Paradigm | 571 |
Chapter 38 The Policy Turn in German Political Science | 587 |
Research Bases and Discursive Practices | 603 |
From Economic Efficiency to Public Participation | 617 |
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Back cover | 643 |
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