Policy Reconsidered [electronic resource] : Meanings, Politics and Practices
Hodgson, Dr Susan M.
Irving, Dr Zoë.
Bristol, U.K. : Policy Press,
c2007.
This book identifies key topics within the policy arena and subjects them to sustained theoretical and practical appraisal. It shows the gains to be made from applying a cross-disciplinary lens to the study of 'policy', with contributors presenting critical and reflective engagements with the theory and practice of policy at all levels of political organisation and within a range of contexts.
Description based upon print version of record.
Policy reconsidered; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on the contributors; 1. Policy and its exploration; Part One: Meanings; 2. The meaning of policy/policy as meaning; 3. Policy and 'the good society'; 4. Categorising and policy making; Part Two: Politics; 5. Language, politics and values; 6. Business, power, policy and politics; 7. (Social) Policy and politics at the international level; Part Three: Practices; 8. Ethics, research and policy; 9. User involvement; 10. Policies as translation: situating transnational social policies; 11. Studying policy: a way forward; References; Index
This book identifies key topics within the policy arena and subjects them to sustained theoretical and practical appraisal. It shows the gains to be made from applying a cross-disciplinary lens to the study of 'policy', with contributors presenting critical and reflective engagements with the theory and practice of policy at all levels of political organisation and within a range of contexts.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-239) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Policy sciences.
Policy sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences - General