Oscar Berglund is Senior Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy in the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. Claire A. Dunlop is Professor of Politics and Public Policy in the Politics Department at the University of Exeter. Christopher M. Weible is Professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs.

“A novel way to provide guidance on the myriad approaches to the study of politics and policy, while paving the way for more inclusive and diverse research in policy studies.” Johanna Hornung, University of Lausanne

• 1. Introduction: Taking Risks and Breaking New Frontiers: The Cardinal Challenges for Policy and Politics Scholarship – Oscar Berglund, Claire A. Dunlop and Christopher M. Weible2. Policy & Politics: A Perspective on the First Half Century – Alex Marsh and Randall Smith3. How Diverse and Inclusive Are Policy Process Theories? – Tanya Heikkila and Michael D. Jones4. Making Interpretive Policy Analysis Critical and Societally Relevant: Emotions, Ethnography and Language – Anna Durnová5. Global Public Policy Studies – Osmany Porto de Oliveira6. The Implications of COVID-19 for Concepts and Practices of Citizenship – M. Jae Moon and B. Shine Cho7. Challenging Boundaries to Expand Frontiers in Gender and Policy Studies – Emanuela Lombardo and Petra Meier8. Conceptualising Policy Design in the Policy Process – Saba Siddiki and Cali Curley