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  • The Scottish Political System Since Devolution

    From New Politics to the New Scottish Government

    by Paul Cairney ...
    This book presents a narrative of Scottish politics since devolution in 1999. It compares eight years of coalition government under Scottish Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats with four years of Scottish National Party minority government.It outlines the relative effect of each government on Scottish politics and public policy in various contexts, including: high expectations for ‘new ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Understanding Public Policy

    Theories and Issues

    by Paul Cairney ...
    Series series Textbooks in Policy Studies
    The fully revised second edition of this textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to theories of public policy and policymaking. The policy process is complex: it contains hundreds of people and organisations from various levels and types of government, from agencies, quasi- and non-governmental organisations, interest groups and the private and voluntary sectors. This book sets out the major ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • Politics and Policy Making in the UK

    by Paul Cairney, Sean Kippin ...
    Over the past decade, the UK has experienced major policy and policy making change. This text examines this shifting political and policy landscape while also highlighting the features of UK politics that have endured.Written by Paul Cairney and Sean Kippin, leading voices in UK public policy and politics, the book combines a focus on policy making theories and concepts with the exploration of key ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Practical Lessons from Policy Theories

    by Karin Ingold, Krister Andersson, Tanya Heikkila, Samuel Workman, Chris Koski, Seo Young Kim, William Swann, Claudio Radaelli, Claire Dunlop, Richard Simmons, Michael Jones, Deserai Crow ...
    Series series New Perspectives in Policy and Politics
    First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this critical and practical volume challenges policy theory scholars to change the way they produce and communicate research.Leading academics propose eight ways to synthesise and translate state of the art knowledge to equip scholars to communicate their insights with each other and a wider audience. Chapters consider topics such as ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Public Policy to Reduce Inequalities across Europe

    Hope Versus Reality

    by Paul Cairney, Michael Keating, Sean Kippin, Emily St Denny ...
    This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. There is a broad consensus across European states and the EU that social and economic inequality is a problem that needs to be addressed. Yet inequality policy is ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • The Politics of Policy Analysis

    by Paul Cairney ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book focuses on two key ways to improve the literature surrounding policy analysis. Firstly, it explores the implications of new developments in policy process research, on the role of psychology in communication and the multi-centric nature of policymaking. This is particularly important since policy analysts engage with policymakers who operate in an environment over which they have limited ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

  • Why Isn't Government Policy More Preventive?

    by Paul Cairney, Emily St Denny ...
    If 'prevention is better than cure', why isn't policy more preventive? Policymakers only have the ability to pay attention to, and influence, a tiny proportion of their responsibilities, and they engage in a policymaking environment of which they have limited understanding and even less control. This simple insight helps explain the gap between stated policymaker expectations and actual policy ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • Making Policy in a Complex World

    by Paul Cairney, Tanya Heikkila, Matthew Wood ...
    Series series Elements in Public Policy
    This provocative Element is on the 'state of the art' of theories that highlight policymaking complexity. It explains complexity in a way that is simple enough to understand and use. The primary audience is policy scholars seeking a single authoritative guide to studies of 'multi-centric policymaking'. It synthesises this literature to build a research agenda on the following questions: 1. How can ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • The Politics of Evidence-Based Policy Making

    by Paul Cairney ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The Politics of Evidence Based Policymakingidentifies how to work with policymakers to maximize the use of scientific evidence. Policymakers cannot consider all evidence relevant to policy problems. They use two shortcuts: ‘rational’ ways to gather enough evidence, and ‘irrational’ decision-making, drawing on emotions, beliefs, and habits. Most scientific studies focus on the former. They identify ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

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  • Values, Voice and Virtue

    The New British Politics

    by Matthew Goodwin ...
    *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A Financial Times 2023 book to watch*'Forceful ... The fundamental thrust of Goodwin's argument is right ... a new centre ground of British politics is being formed - even if both parties have yet to fully comprehend it' The TimesWhat has caused the recent seismic changes in British politics, including Brexit and a series of populist revolts against the elite? ... ... Read more

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  • Public Policy in Action

    Perspectives on the Policy Process

    by Victor Bekkers, Menno Fenger, Peter Scholten ...
    This comprehensive textbook explores the policy process from a multitude of perspectives, including rationalism, culturalism, institutionalism and from a political point of view. This allows students to discover key concepts from the policy science literature and gain a deeper understanding of how public policy is discussed academically and shaped empirically.Public Policy in Action gives a ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Education Policies in the 21st Century

    Comparative Perspectives

    Edited by Birol Akgün, Yusuf Alpaydın ...
    Series series Maarif Global Education Series
    This open access book explores the agenda of education policies in the 21st century. In the first part of the book, education is handled from a historical and political framework, and the effects of the change of states and policies on education are examined. In the second part, the effects of changes in the economy on education policies and economies’ demands from educational institutions are ... Read more

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