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"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."
This Handbook provides a comprehensive global survey of the policy process. Written by an outstanding line up of distinguished scholars and practitioners, the Handbook covers all aspects of the policy process including:
Theory - from rational choice to the new institutionalism
Frameworks - network theory, advocacy coalition and development models
Key stages in the process - Formulation, implementation and evaluation
Agenda setting and decision making
The roles of key actors and institutions
This is an invaluable resource for all scholars, graduate students and practitioners in public policy and policy analysis.
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