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  • Interpreting Hashtag Politics

    Policy Ideas in an Era of Social Media

    by S. Jeffares ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Why do policy actors create branded policy ideas like Big Society and does launching them on Twitter extend or curtail their life? This book reveals how policy analysis can adapt in an increasingly mediatised to offer interpretive insights into the life and death of policy ideas in an era of hashtag politics. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Hybrid Governance in European Cities

    Neighbourhood, Migration and Democracy

    by C. Skelcher, Helen Sullivan, S. Jeffares ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This wide-ranging study of three European cities shows how hybrid forms of governance emerge from the tensions between new ideas and past legacies, and existing institutional arrangements and powerful decision makers. Using detailed studies of migration and neighborhood policy, as well as a novel Q methodology analysis of public administrators. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Government Transparency

    Impacts and Unintended Consequences

    by T. Erkkilä ...
    Series series Public Sector Organizations
    Transparency has become a global concept of responsible government. This book argues that the transnational discourse of transparency promotes potentially contradictory policy ideas that can lead to unintended consequences. It critically examines whether or not increased transparency really leads to increased democratic accountability. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Evidence for Public Policy Design

    How to Learn from Best Practice

    by P. Coletti ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Learning from the successes and failures of others is a necessity in the field of public sector innovation. This book develops guidelines for policymakers, practitioners and policy analysts to understand what drives policy success and to transfer innovations from a source case to a target case with a view to assisting effective policy design. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Health Reforms in South-East Europe

    Edited by W. Bartlett, J. Bozikov, B. Rechel ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Over the last two decades the countries of South East Europe have engaged in far-reaching reforms of their health systems. However, overviews of reform efforts in this part of Europe have been sorely lacking. This book addresses this shortage through the analysis of key aspects of health reforms and health workforce mobility in South East Europe. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of the European Administrative System

    Edited by M. Bauer, J. Trondal ...
    Series series European Administrative Governance
    Drawing on research from the administrative sciences and using organizational, institutional and decision-making theories, this volume examines the emerging bureaucratic framework of the EU and highlights that analyzing the patterns and dynamics of the EU's administrative capacities is essential to understand how it shapes European public policy. ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Guardians of the Revolution:Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs

    Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs

    by Ray Takeyh ...
    For over a quarter century, Iran has been one of America's chief nemeses. Ever since Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah in 1979, the relationship between the two nations has been antagonistic: revolutionary guards chanting against the Great Satan, Bush fulminating against the Axis of Evil, Iranian support for Hezbollah, and President Ahmadinejad blaming the U.S. for the world's ills. The ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Innovation in the Public Sector

    Linking Capacity and Leadership

    Edited by V. Bekkers, J. Edelenbos, B. Steijn ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a necessary condition for establishing meaningful interactions between the government and society what are the relevant issues that may explain successful processes and forms of public innovation? ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Policy Agendas in British Politics

    by P. John, A. Bertelli, W. Jennings, S. Bevan ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Using a unique dataset spanning fifty years of policy-making in Britain, this book traces how topics like the economy, international affairs, and crime have shifted in importance. It takes a new approach to agenda setting called focused adaptation, and sheds new light on key points of change in British politics, such as Thatcherism and New Labour. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Outsourcing Border Control

    Politics and Practice of Contracted Visa Policy in Morocco

    by Federica Infantino ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores the everyday practices of border control and implementation of mobility policy in the European Schengen area by analyzing consular visas services on the edges of the territory. Using an original case study, private contractors that implement EU visa policy on governments’ behalf, the author focuses on visa application centers located in Morocco and run by the two major ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Public Services and Financial Austerity

    Getting Out of the Hole?

    by R. Latham, M. Prowle ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The authors suggest that some of the problems of the public sector are self-inflicted and that current policies may only deliver partial success 'at a price we cannot afford'. It proposes a radical alternative and discusses practical ways it could be implemented. It also explores the threats and opportunities that such an approach might face. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Democracy Deferred

    Civic Leadership after 9/11

    by D. Woods ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions. This book tells the inside story of the civic renewal movement they founded. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD