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Though democratic government calls for well-designed and implemented policy, there is surprisingly little expert guidance available for policy makers and politicians. Working for Policy fills that gap, addressing the nature of policy work and offering necessary guidance. The contributors bring toget...

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Other Authors: Colebatch, Hal (Editor), Hoppe, Robert (Editor), Noordegraaf, Mirko (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Decision making.
Policy sciences.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • A. Introduction
  • 1. Understanding Policy Work / Colebatch, Hal / Hoppe, Robert / Noordegraaf, Mirko
  • B. Accounts of Policy Work
  • Introduction
  • 2. Giving Accounts of Policy Work / Colebatch, Hal
  • 3. Academic Accounts of Policy Experience / Noordegraaf, Mirko
  • C. Constructing Meaning Through Policy Work
  • Introduction
  • 4. New Life for Old Buildings: Mediating Between Different Meanings / Metze, Tamara
  • 5. Policy Workers Tinkering with Uncertainty: Dutch Econometric Policy Advice in Action / Vries, Annick de / Halffman, Willem / Hoppe, Rob
  • D. Policy Work as Mediation
  • Introduction
  • 6. Managing the Problematic in Policy Work / Sterrenberg, Lydia
  • 7. Evaluation as Policy Work: Puzzling and Powering in a Dutch Program for Sustainable Development / Loeber, Anne
  • E. Policy Work Beyond the Nation-State
  • Introduction
  • 8. Policy Work Between National and International Contexts: Maintaining Ongoing Collaboration / Woeltjes, Tanja
  • 9. Flying Blind in Brussels: How National Officials Do European Business Without Political Steering / Geuijen, Karin / Hart, Paul 't
  • F. Linking Systemic and Experiential Knowledge
  • Introduction
  • 10. Is Evidence-Based Policy Making Really Possible? Reflections for Policymakers and Academics on Making Use of Research in the Work of Policy / Williams, Amanda
  • 11. Locating the Work of Policy / Shore, Cris
  • G. Conclusion
  • 12. The Lessons for Policy Work / Colebatch, Hal / Hoppe, Robert / Noordegraaf, Mirko
  • About the Authors
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Subjects

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