Fischer Frank

Handbook of public policy analysis : Theory, politics and methods - London CRC Press 2007 - 642p xix

Table of contents

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
The Policy Sciences at the Cross-Roads
Promoting the Policy Orientation: Lasswell in Context
Public Policy, Social Science and the State: An Historical Perspective

POLICY PROCESSES
Theories of the Policy Cycle
Agenda Setting in Public Policy
Policy Formulation: Design and Tools
Implementing Public Policy
Do Policies Determine Politics? An Analysis of Lowi's Policy Typology

POLICY POLITICS, ADVOCACY, AND EXPERTISE
A Guide to the Advocacy Coalition Framework
Policy Communities
Policy Analysis and Think Tanks

POLICY DECISION MAKING: RATIONALITY, NETWORKS, AND LEARNING.
Rationality in Policy Decision-Making
Rational Choice in Public Policy: The Theory in Critical Perspective
Taking Stock of Policy Networks: Do They Matter?
Theories of Policy Learning: Agency, Structure, and Change

DELIBERATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS: ARGUMENTATION, RHETORIC, AND NARRATIVES
Deliberative Policy Analysis as Practical Reason: Integrating Empirical and Normative Arguments
Rhetoric in Policy-Making: Between Logos, Ethos, and Pathos
Narrative Policy Analysis


COMPARATIVE, CULTURAL, AND ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES
Comparative Public Policy
Applied Cultural Theory: Tool for Policy Analysis
Ethical Issues and Public Policy
Public Policy and Democratic Citizenship: What Kinds of Citizenship Does Policy Promote?

QUANTITATIVELY-ORIENTED POLICY METHODS
Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis
The Use (and Misuse) of Survey Research in Policy Analysis
Social Experiments and Public Policy
Evaluation Research in Policy Analysis

QUALITATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS: INTERPRETATION, MEANING, AND CONTEXT
Qualitative-Interpretive Methods in Policy Research
Qualitative Research and Public Policy
Interpretation and Intention in Policy Analysis
Context Sensitive Policy Methods

POLICY DECISION TECHNIQUES
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Environmental Impact Assessment: Between Bureaucratic Process and Social Learning.
Technology Assessment as Policy Analysis: From Expert Advice to Participatory Approaches
Public Policy Mediation: From Argument to Collaboration

COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES
Policy Analysis in Britain
Evolution of Policy Analysis in the Netherlands
Policy Analysis and Evaluation in Sweden:
Discovering the Limits of the Rationalistic Paradigm
Policy Analysis in Germany
Policy Analysis in India
Policy Analysis in Korea: From Economic Efficiency to Public
Participation

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