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The Politics of Policy Analysis

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Authors:
  1. Paul Cairney

    1. Division of History, Heritage, and Politics, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK

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  • Provides state-of-the-art advice on how to do policy analysis

  • Improves descriptive policy analysis insights by drawing on new developments in psychology and policy process theories

  • Improves prescriptive policy analysis by drawing on the politics of evidence production and use

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  4. Back Matter

    Pages 153-171
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About this book

This book focuses on two key ways to improve the literature surrounding policy analysis. Firstly, it explores the implications of new developments in policy process research, on the role of psychology in communication and the multi-centric nature of policymaking. This is particularly important since policy analysts engage with policymakers who operate in an environment over which they have limited understanding and even less control. Secondly, it incorporates insights from studies of power, co-production, feminism, and decolonisation, to redraw the boundaries of policy-relevant knowledge. These insights help raise new questions and change expectations about the role and impact of policy analysis.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Division of History, Heritage, and Politics, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK

    Paul Cairney

About the author

Paul Cairney is Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling, UK. His research interests are in comparative public policy, policy analysis, and policy theories, applied to countries including the UK and themes such as the use of evidence in policymaking. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Politics of Policy Analysis

  • Authors: Paul Cairney

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66122-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66121-2Published: 11 February 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-66122-9Published: 10 February 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 171

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Public Policy

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