Working for Policy / / ed. by Hal Colebatch, Robert Hoppe, Mirko Noordegraaf.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package Backfile 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Colebatch, Hal,; Geuijen, Karin,; Halffman, Willem,; Hart, Paul 't,; Hoppe, Rob,; Hoppe, Robert,; Loeber, Anne,; Metze, Tamara,; Noordegraaf, Mirko,; Shore, Cris,; Sterrenberg, Lydia,; Vries, Annick de,; Williams, Amanda,; Woeltjes, Tanja,
• HerausgeberIn: Colebatch, Hal,; Hoppe, Robert,; Noordegraaf, Mirko,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2012]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (259 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- A. Introduction -- 1. Understanding Policy Work -- B. Accounts of Policy Work -- Introduction -- 2. Giving Accounts of Policy Work -- 3. Academic Accounts of Policy Experience -- C. Constructing Meaning Through Policy Work -- Introduction -- 4. New Life for Old Buildings: Mediating Between Different Meanings -- 5. Policy Workers Tinkering with Uncertainty: Dutch Econometric Policy Advice in Action -- D. Policy Work as Mediation -- Introduction -- 6. Managing the Problematic in Policy Work -- 7. Evaluation as Policy Work: Puzzling and Powering in a Dutch Program for Sustainable Development -- E. Policy Work Beyond the Nation-State -- Introduction -- 8. Policy Work Between National and International Contexts: Maintaining Ongoing Collaboration -- 9. Flying Blind in Brussels: How National Officials Do European Business Without Political Steering -- F. Linking Systemic and Experiential Knowledge -- Introduction -- 10. Is Evidence-Based Policy Making Really Possible? Reflections for Policymakers and Academics on Making Use of Research in the Work of Policy -- 11. Locating the Work of Policy -- G. Conclusion -- 12. The Lessons for Policy Work -- About the Authors -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects