Frank Fischer is Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University

"... a major statement that deserves widespread attention." John S. Dryzek, Social and Political Theory Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra

• Preface ; 1. Making Social Science Relevant: Policy Inquiry in Critical Perspective ; PART I. PUBLIC POLICY AND THE DISCURSIVE CONSTRUCTION OF REALITY ; 2. Constructing Policy Theory: Ideas, Language and Discourse ; 3. Public Policy as Discursive Construct: Social Meaning and Multiple Realities ; PART II. PUBLIC POLICY AND DISCURSIVE POLITICS ; 4. Public Policy and Discourse Analysis ; 5. Discourse versus Advocacy Coalitions: Interpreting Policy Change and Learning ; PART III. DISCURSIVE POLICY INQUIRY: RESTITUTING EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ; 6. Postempiricist Foundations: Social Constructionism and Practical Discourse ; 7. Interpreting Public Policy: Normative Frames and Methodological Issues ; 8. Public Policy as Narrative: Stories, Frames, and Metanarratives ; 9. Policy Analysis as Discursive Practice: The Argumentative Turn ; PART IV. DELIBERATIVE GOVERNANCE ; 10. Citizens and Experts: Democratizing Policy Deliberations ; 11. The Deliberative Policy Analyst: Theoretical Issues and Practical Challenges

Frank Fischer is Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University

"... a major statement that deserves widespread attention." John S. Dryzek, Social and Political Theory Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra

• Preface ; 1. Making Social Science Relevant: Policy Inquiry in Critical Perspective ; PART I. PUBLIC POLICY AND THE DISCURSIVE CONSTRUCTION OF REALITY ; 2. Constructing Policy Theory: Ideas, Language and Discourse ; 3. Public Policy as Discursive Construct: Social Meaning and Multiple Realities ; PART II. PUBLIC POLICY AND DISCURSIVE POLITICS ; 4. Public Policy and Discourse Analysis ; 5. Discourse versus Advocacy Coalitions: Interpreting Policy Change and Learning ; PART III. DISCURSIVE POLICY INQUIRY: RESTITUTING EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ; 6. Postempiricist Foundations: Social Constructionism and Practical Discourse ; 7. Interpreting Public Policy: Normative Frames and Methodological Issues ; 8. Public Policy as Narrative: Stories, Frames, and Metanarratives ; 9. Policy Analysis as Discursive Practice: The Argumentative Turn ; PART IV. DELIBERATIVE GOVERNANCE ; 10. Citizens and Experts: Democratizing Policy Deliberations ; 11. The Deliberative Policy Analyst: Theoretical Issues and Practical Challenges