A Modern Guide to Public Policy
A Modern Guide to Public Policy

Author: Giliberto Capano

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-10-30

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1789904986

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A Modern Guide to Public Policy explores the many approaches and methodologies in the study of policy making that have appeared over recent decades, ranging from the examination of micro level of human behaviour to the impact of global political systems on policies and policy-making. This expertly curated and accessible Elgar Modern Guide is a valuable resource for both graduate and undergraduate students and for practitioners seeking an introduction to public policy and public management and a concise guide to research in the discipline.

Policy Problems and Policy Design
Policy Problems and Policy Design

Author: B. Guy Peters

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2018-07-27

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1786431351

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Public policy can be considered a design science. It involves identifying relevant problems, selecting instruments to address the problem, developing institutions for managing the intervention, and creating means of assessing the design. Policy design has become an increasingly challenging task, given the emergence of numerous ‘wicked’ and complex problems. Much of policy design has adopted a technocratic and engineering approach, but there is an emerging literature that builds on a more collaborative and prospective approach to design. This book will discuss these issues in policy design and present alternative approaches to design.

The Dynamics of Public Policy
The Dynamics of Public Policy

Author: Adrian Kay

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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In The Dynamics of Public Policy, Adrian Kay sets out the crucial methodological, theoretical and empirical implications of two important trends in the social sciences: a frequently expressed ambition for analysis of 'movies not stills' and the regular observation that policy, politics and governance is becoming more complex. Beginning with a discussion of the centrality of temporality, change and history to the social sciences, he develops the provocative claim that existing models of the policy process are of limited value in understanding and explaining policy dynamics. Instead, the author argues that it is only through structured narratives that we can really understand and explain complex policy histories. He sets out a methodology for structuring policy narratives and illustrates the claims of the book through four detailed case studies: health policy and pharmaceutical regulation in the UK; and agricultural policy and budget policy in the EU. Adrian Kay's book will appeal to academics in the fields of policy analysis, public administration and public sector management as well as political science and political theory.

Open Access and the Humanities
Open Access and the Humanities

Author: Martin Paul Eve

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-11-27

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1316195732

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If you work in a university, you are almost certain to have heard the term 'open access' in the past couple of years. You may also have heard either that it is the utopian answer to all the problems of research dissemination or perhaps that it marks the beginning of an apocalyptic new era of 'pay-to-say' publishing. In this book, Martin Paul Eve sets out the histories, contexts and controversies for open access, specifically in the humanities. Broaching practical elements alongside economic histories, open licensing, monographs and funder policies, this book is a must-read for both those new to ideas about open-access scholarly communications and those with an already keen interest in the latest developments for the humanities. This title is also available as Open Access via Cambridge Books Online.

Public Policy and Higher Education: Strategies for Framing a Research Agenda
Public Policy and Higher Education: Strategies for Framing a Research Agenda

Author: Nicholas W Hillman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-02-20

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1119067707

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Conducting “policy relevant” research remains elusive yet important since evidence-based policymaking results in better public policy decisions. But how can this be done? What are some promising practices to help make academic scholarship more policy relevant? This monograph provides strategies that—when addressed—should improve the chances of a study becoming relevant to policy audiences. It provides: practical examples, theoretical perspectives, discussions of key stakeholders, and promising research strategies for framing work in policy relevant ways. By being more intentional about the policy relevance of our work and connecting research with emerging policy debates, we can increase the likelihood that future policy solutions will be evidence-based and informed by the most recent and rigorous research in our field. This the 2nd issue of the 41st volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.

Interrogating Public Policy Theory
Interrogating Public Policy Theory

Author: Linda Courtenay Botterill

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1784710083

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This book questions the way policy making has been distanced from politics in prevailing theories of the policy process, and highlights the frequently overlooked ubiquity of values and values conflicts in politics and policy. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of current theories, reviews the illusions of rationalism in politics, and explores the way values are implicated throughout the democratic process, from voter choice to policy decisions. It argues that our understanding of public policy is enhanced by recognizing its intrinsically political and value-laden nature.

The Interpretation of Acts and Rules in Public International Law
The Interpretation of Acts and Rules in Public International Law

Author: Alexander Orakhelashvili

Publisher: Oxford Monographs in Internati

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 623

ISBN-13: 0199546223

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This monograph examines international legal regulation, analyses how it interacts with non-legal factors, and seeks to understand and confront the alleged inherent ambiguity and indeterminacy.

Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance
Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance

Author: Benz, Arthur

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-11-19

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1788119177

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Multilevel governance divides powers, includes many veto players and requires extensive policy coordination among different jurisdictions. Under these conditions, innovative policies or institutional reforms seem difficult to achieve. However, while multilevel systems establish obstructive barriers to change, they also provide spaces for creative and experimental policies, incentives for learning, and ways to circumvent resistance against change. As the book explains, appropriate patterns of multilevel governance linking diverse policy arenas to a loosely coupled structure are conducive to policy innovation.