Policy Analysis in the Netherlands / / ed. by Frans van Nispen, Peter Scholten.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2014
• MitwirkendeR: Bekkers, Victor,; Fenger, Menno,; Geva-May, Iris,; Hilterman, Frank,; Hoppe, Robert,; Howlett, Michael,; Klaassen, Henk,; Koning, Pierre,; Koppenjan, Joop,; Rouw, Rien,; Scholten, Peter,; Thissen, Wil,; Timmermans, Arco,; Voerman, Gerrit,; Yanow, Dvora,; Zaal, Karin,; van Bommel, Severine,; van Buuren, Arwin,; van Hoesel, Peter,; van Hulst, Merlijn,; van Nispen, Frans,; van Rooyen, Edwin,; van Twist, Mark,; van der Knaap, Peter,; van der Steen, Martijn,
• HerausgeberIn: Scholten, Peter,; van Nispen, Frans,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: International Library of Policy Analysis
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.) :; 19 Black and White

This comprehensive study, part of the International Library of Policy Analysis, edited by Iris Geva-May and Michael Howlett, brings together for the first time a systemic overview of policy analysis activities in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is internationally regarded as one of the front-runners of policy analysis and evaluation in Europe. This book provides a much-needed overview of developments in policy analysis in both academia and practice at various levels of governance. It brings together contributions from key scholars as well as from professionals in the field. The book captures the diversity of modes of policy analysis which have evolved since the 1970s. Above all, it provides an overview of the current state of affairs and is, as such, suitable for anyone who is interested in governance and performance. Features of the ILPA series include: • a systematic study of policy analysis systems by government and non-governmental actors • a history of the country’s policy analysis, empirical case studies and a comparative overview • a key reference collection for research and teaching in comparative policy analysis and policy studies

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- List of acronyms -- Notes on contributors -- Editors’ introduction to the series -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Policy analysis in the Netherlands: an introduction -- Styles and modes of policy analysis -- Policy analysis in practice: reinterpreting the quest for evidence-based policy -- Policy analysis in networks: the battle of analysis and the potentials of joint fact-finding -- Patterns of science–policy interaction -- Interpretive policy analysis in the Netherlands -- Policy analysis in government -- Policy analysis and evaluation in national government -- Policy analysis at the local government level -- Policy analysis and performance audit at the ‘highest level’: looking for evidence and responsiveness -- Advisory bodies, consultancy firms, research institutes and think tanks -- Advisory boards and planning bureaus -- The Dutch policy research industry -- Policy analysis in politics and by interest groups in society -- Policy analysis in the Dutch Parliament -- Policy analysis and political party think tanks -- Policy analysis by negotiation: trade unions, employers’ organisations and the Social and Economic Council -- Policy analysis in the academic world -- Policy analysis as instruction -- Contested knowledge in theory-driven policy analysis: setting the Dutch stage -- Institutionalisation and performance of policy analysis and evaluation in the Netherlands -- Index