Policy Analysis in Germany / / ed. by Sonja Blum, Klaus Schubert.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• MitwirkendeR: Bandelow, Nils C.,; Beyme, Klaus von,; Biegelbauer, Peter,; Blum, Sonja,; Bogumil, Jörg,; Buhr, Daniel,; Greef, Samuel,; Grunden, Timo,; Heinze, Rolf G.,; Jann, Werner,; Janning, Frank,; Jantz, Bastian,; Jochem, Sven,; Marschall, Stefan,; Mayntz, Renate,; Müller, Markus M.,; Pannowitsch, Sylvia,; Reiter, Renate,; Ruddat, Claudia,; Sager, Fritz,; Schmid, Josef,; Schneider, Volker,; Schroeder, Wolfgang,; Schubert, Klaus,; Schüttemeyer, Suzanne S.,; Siefken, Sven T.,; Strünck, Christoph,; Sturm, Roland,; Thunert, Martin,; Töller, Annette Elisabeth,; Wagemann, Claudius,
• HerausgeberIn: Blum, Sonja,; Schubert, Klaus,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: International Library of Policy Analysis
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.) :; 13 Black and White

This comprehensive study, part of the International Library of Policy Analysis, brings together for the first time a systemic overview of policy analysis activities in Germany. Written by leading experts in the field – including informed practitioners – it outlines the development of the discipline, identifies its role in academic education and research, and examines its styles and methods. The book also focuses on the role of policy analysis for governments and parliaments, for parties, social partners, and interest groups. By offering a rich and timely analysis of policy analysis in Germany, this book is a valuable resource for academic exchange and for teaching, particularly in the fields of political science, social sciences, economics and geography. Moreover, by its broad, comprehensive understanding of ‘policy analysis’, the book will be of practical relevance and shape the debate for the future development of policy analysis in Germany and the different spheres where it is practised.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Notes on contributors -- Policy analysis in Germany: past, present and future of the discipline -- Historical forerunners of policy analysis in Germany -- The development of policy analysis in Germany: practical problems and theoretical concepts -- Professionalisation of policy analysis in Germany: on the way or faraway? -- Methods and study types in German policy analysis -- Policy analysis in the German-speaking countries: common traditions, different cultures, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland -- Federal government: permanent in-house capacities – life within the ‘apparatus’ -- Statist policy advice: policy analysis in the German Länder -- Local policy processes: economisation, professionalisation, democratisation -- Federal government in Germany: temporary, issue-related policy advice -- Parliamentary in-house research services and policy-making in Germany – Sancho Panza or David’s sling? -- The German Bundestag and external expertise: policy orientation as counterweight to deparliamentarisation? -- From hand to mouth: parties and policy-making in Germany -- Policy analysis by trade unions and business associations in Germany -- Public interest groups and policy analysis: a push for evidence-based policy-making? -- Think tanks: bridging beltway and ivory tower? -- Non-university research institutes: between basic research, knowledge transfer to the public and policy analysis -- The role of policy analysis in teaching political science at German universities -- Academics and policy analysis: tension between epistemic and practical concerns -- Index