Making Policy in a Complex World (Elements in Public Policy)

Cairney, Paul; Heikkila, Tanya; Wood, Matthew

ISBN 10: 110872910X / ISBN 13: 9781108729109

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Policy in a Complex World (Elements in Public Policy)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 110872910X
• ISBN 13: 9781108729109
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 we best explain the ways in which many policymaking 'centres' interact to produce policy? 2. How should we research multi-centric policymaking? 3. How can we hold policymakers to account in a multi-centric system? 4. How can people engage effectively to influence policy in a multi-centric system? However, by focusing on simple exposition and limiting jargon, Paul Cairney, Tanya Heikkila, Matthew Wood also speak to a far wider audience of practitioners, students, and new researchers seeking a straightforward introduction to policy theory and its practical lessons.

Book Description

Focuses on state-of-the-art theories that highlight policymaking complexity and explains complexity in a way that is simple enough to understand and use. Provides an authoritative guide to multi-centric policymaking for policy scholars which is equally accessible to practitioners, students, and new researchers seeking an introduction to policy theory.