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- Demonstrates PULSE3 as an innovative framework for using paradigms or the meta-theoretical elements of paradigms to analyze policies, programs, projects and plans
- Presents a bird’s-eye view of how thinking and understanding operate in the policy context
- Is applicable in the private and public sectors as well as academia, where a simplified version of PULSE3 can assist students and researchers in conducting thorough literature reviews
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book presents a new way of looking at and analyzing policies, programs and/or plans in which research scientists have used their knowledge to develop mechanisms such as South Africa's National Water Resource Strategy, Second Edition; Australian and South African climate change adaptation strategies for government entities and the UNDP's Water and Ocean Governance focus area. It critically assesses how science can be used in the service of society and how researchers and practitioners can bridge the gaps that arise as a result of incomplete thinking. Presenting a bird’s-eye view of how thinking and understanding operate in the policy context, it offers a valuable contribution to fields of inquiry such as research methods, comparative analyses, political science, international relations and the natural and social sciences in general. This book fills a market gap, providing real-world solutions to the practical application of science, paradigms and theories.
Authors and Affiliations
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Council Scientific & Industrial Res , Pretoria, South Africa
Richard Meissner
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Paradigms and Theories Influencing Policies in the South African and International Water Sectors
Book Subtitle: PULSE³, A Framework for Policy Analysis
Authors: Richard Meissner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48547-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-48546-1Published: 22 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83968-4Published: 29 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-48547-8Published: 12 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 251
Number of Illustrations: 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Politics, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Environmental Policy, Climate Change Management and Policy, Management