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1 online resource (259 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: A. Introduction -- 1. Understanding Policy Work / Mirko Noordegraaf -- B. Accounts of Policy Work -- 2. Giving Accounts of Policy Work / Hal Colebatch -- 3. Academic Accounts of Policy Experience / Mirko Noordegraaf -- C. Constructing Meaning Through Policy Work -- 4. New Life for Old Buildings: Mediating Between Different Meanings / Tamara Metze -- 5. Policy Workers Tinkering with Uncertainty: Dutch Econometric Policy Advice in Action / Rob Hoppe -- D. Policy Work as Mediation -- 6. Managing the Problematic in Policy Work / Lydia Sterrenberg -- 7. Evaluation as Policy Work: Puzzling and Powering in a Dutch Program for Sustainable Development / Anne Loeber -- E. Policy Work Beyond the Nation-State -- 8. Policy Work Between National and International Contexts: Maintaining Ongoing Collaboration / Tanja Woeltjes -- 9. Flying Blind in Brussels: How National Officials Do European Business Without Political Steering / Paul 't Hart -- F. Linking Systemic and Experiential Knowledge -- 10. Is Evidence-Based Policy Making Really Possible? Reflections for Policymakers and Academics on Making Use of Research in the Work of Policy / Amanda Williams -- 11. Locating the Work of Policy / Cris Shore -- G. Conclusion -- 12. Lessons for Policy Work / Mirko Noordegraaf. |
| Summary |
Annotation <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Though democratic government calls for well-designed and implemented policy, there is surprisingly little expert guidance available for policy makers and politicians. Working for Policy fills that gap, addressing the nature of policy work and offering necessary guidance. The contributors bring together academic and experiential knowledge in their analysis and evaluation of what modern policy makers do in given situations and of how such actions contribute to the policy process. This unique book demonstrates how scholars can help to ensure that policy makers can acquire the skills and knowledge required in governing complex modern societies. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Policy sciences.
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Policy sciences. |
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Decision making.
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Decision making. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Colebatch, Hal K.
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Hoppe, Rob.
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Noordegraaf, Mirko.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Working for policy. Amsterdam : Amsterdam Univ. Press, 2011 9789089642530 (OCoLC)670480585 |
| ISBN |
9789048513086 (electronic book) |
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9048513081 (electronic book) |
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9089642536 |
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9789089642530 |
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9089642536 |
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9789089642530 |
| Standard No. |
3605124 |
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9789089642530 |
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