Working for policy
Contributors: Hoppe, Robert; Noordegraaf, Mirko; ebrary, Inc
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9789089642530; 9789048513086
Subjects: Policy sciences
Description: "This book addresses directly the nature of policy work. It blends academic and experiential knowledge of the policy process in describing, analysing and evaluating what modern policy workers do in particular situations, and why, how it contributes to the policy process, what impact it has, and what can we learn from this about the skills and knowledge required for policy work in complex modern societies."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Table of contents: title: A. Introduction; title: B. Accounts of policy work; title: C. Constructing meaning through policy work; title: D. Policy work as mediation; title: E. Policy work beyond the nation-state; title: F. Linking systemic and experiential knowledge; title: G. Conclusion.