Advances in Critical Policy Studies series – serie
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13 produkter
Policy Instrumentation
Theoretical Debates and Controversies
Av Charlotte Halpern, Pierre Lascoumes m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
1896 kr
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This timely book explores how instrumentation contributes to understanding forms of collective action, most importantly public policies, their political effects and their results. Scholars reflect upon the slow progress of mitigating long lasting issues and contemporary challenges in policy …
Critical Policy Inquiry
Interpreting Knowledge and Arguments
Häftad, 2025
487 kr
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Presenting a critical approach to the study of public policy and policy analysis, this book offers a postpositivist foundation that challenges empiricist and technocratic approaches to policy studies. Critical Policy Inquiry draws on Jürgen Habermas’s work on communicative action and deliberation, …
Public Banks in the Age of Financialization
A Comparative Perspective
Inbunden, 2017
2058 kr
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Are public banks a better alternative to private banks? Do they provide sufficient finance for development? Do they serve as stability anchors in financial markets? This is an invaluable comparison of public banks from countries at different economic development levels. The contributors highlight …
Two Faces of Institutional Innovation
Promises and Limits of Democratic Participation in Latin America
Inbunden, 2017
1604 kr
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Many democratic theorists have viewed the recent innovations adopted throughout Latin America in a positive light. This evaluation has engendered the idea that all innovations are democratic and all democratic innovations are able to foster citizenship. Presenting a realistic analysis of both the …
Critical Policy Discourse Analysis
Av Nicolina Montesano Montessori, Michael Farrelly m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1999 kr
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Critical Policy Discourse Analysis bridges the literature on critical discourse analysis (CDA) and critical policy analysis to provide a practical guide on how to combine these major approaches to critical social science. The volume gives a clear introduction to concepts and analytical procedures …
Policy Sciences of Harold Lasswell
Contextual Orientation and the Critical Dimension
Inbunden, 2024
1621 kr
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Illuminating and timely, this book offers an in depth exploration of a 20th century intellectual landmark, Harold Lasswell’s proposal for the policy sciences. This proposal, though always controversial, stands out as a unique and comprehensive effort at advancing a policy focus in the social …
Critical Policy Inquiry
Interpreting Knowledge and Arguments
Inbunden, 2024
1850 kr
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Presenting a critical approach to the study of public policy and policy analysis, this book offers a postpositivist foundation that challenges empiricist and technocratic approaches to policy studies. Critical Policy Inquiry draws on Jürgen Habermas’s work on communicative action and deliberation, …
Two Faces of Institutional Innovation
Promises and Limits of Democratic Participation in Latin America
Häftad, 2019
472 kr
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Many democratic theorists have viewed the recent innovations adopted throughout Latin America in a positive light. This evaluation has engendered the idea that all innovations are democratic and all democratic innovations are able to foster citizenship. Presenting a realistic analysis of both the …
Critical Perspectives on Think Tanks
Power, Politics and Knowledge
Inbunden, 2021
1827 kr
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This innovative book explores think tanks from the perspective of critical policy studies, showcasing how knowledge, power and politics intersect with the ways in which think tanks intervene in public policy.Expert contributors offer multidisciplinary analyses of the history of policy advice and …
Politics of Meaning Struggles
Shale Gas Policy Under Pressure in France
Av Philippe Zittoun, Sébastien Chailleux
Inbunden, 2022
1793 kr
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Working to demystify the enigmatic process behind unexpected policymaking, this important book proposes to understand the significance of meaning struggles and the uncertainty provoked by the multiple pressures in governmental decision making. Using the French case, where the government shifted …
Interpretive Policy Analysis
Social Meaning in Policy Processes
Av Frank Fischer, Sybille Münch m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1982 kr
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This comprehensive book explores the development of interpretive policy analysis (IPA) over the past three decades as an approach to bring social meaning into the study of policy processes. It examines present circumstances and future directions, providing a detailed overview of theory and practice …
Bringing Bourdieu's Theory of Fields to Critical Policy Analysis
Inbunden, 2024
2308 kr
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Laying down the foundations of a critical sociological approach to the interdisciplinary domain of public policy, this insightful book presents the first systematic reflection on the use of Bourdieu’s theory of social fields to analyse policy processes. Engaging with theoretical dimensions, it …
