Comparative Policy Studies [electronic resource] : Conceptual and Methodological Challenges /
Engeli, Isabelle.editor.
Allison, Christine Rothmayr.editor.
In the first volume of its kind, a collection of top policy scholars combine empirical and methodological analysis in the field of comparative policy studies to provide compelling insights into the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies across regional and national boundaries.
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Cover; Comparative Policy Studies; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Notes on the Contributors; 1: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in Comparative Public Policy; The need for a more integrated methodological perspective in comparative public policy; Why this book?; Addressing methodological challenges in comparative policy studies; Part I: Types of comparisons and their methodological challenges; Part II: Comparative designs; Part III: New challenges in comparative designs; Bibliography; Part I: Types of Comparisons and Their Methodological Challenges
2: Conceptualizing Public PolicyDefining public policy and the need for comparative research; Specifying the constituent elements of public policy; Describing how policy is made: The policy cycle model; Who makes policy: Policy actors; How policies change: The punctuated equilibrium model of policy dynamics; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 3: Selecting Cases and Inferential Types in Comparative Public Policy Research; Introduction; Different types of comparative research designs, different inferential techniques; Most-similar-system and most-different-system designs
Understanding the social phenomenon of study: Different inferential techniquesSelecting cases in comparative public policy research; What makes a case?; How many cases are needed?; Compound comparative research design; From ideal type designs to the reality of comparative public policy research; How to strengthen the internal and external validity of the study when facing limited means?; A stepwise approach to comparative public policy research; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Part II: Comparative Designs; 4: Case Studies and (Causal-) Process Tracing; Introduction
The case for process tracing: Aligning methodology to ontologyProcess tracing and causal-process tracing: From a broad term to a specified methodological approach; George and Bennett's broad description; Towards a more specific understanding; Configurational thinking; Causal mechanisms; Temporality; Causal-process observations as empirical bases for drawing inferences; Different definitions of causal-process observations; Three types of causal-process observations; Conclusions for the status of causal factors as necessary and sufficient conditions; Process dynamics; Examples
Emmenegger (2010) - The long road to flexicurity: The development of job security regulations in Denmark and SwedenBlatter (2009) - Performing symbolic politics and international environmental regulations: Tracing and theorizing a causal mechanism beyond Regime Theory; Hacker (1998) - The historical logic of national health insurance; Kuran and Sunstein (1999) - Availability cascades and risk regulation; Combining CPT with QCA; Conclusion; Bibliography; 5: Intermediate-N Comparison: Configurational Comparative Methods; Introduction
QCA as a relevant methodological approach for comparative public policy
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
In the first volume of its kind, a collection of top policy scholars combine empirical and methodological analysis in the field of comparative policy studies to provide compelling insights into the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies across regional and national boundaries.
Social policy.
Public policy.
Comparative politics.
Political theory.
Political science
Public administration.
Social Policy.
Public Policy.
Comparative Politics.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Public Administration.