Public Policymaking in a Globalized World

The inexorable advent of globalization has transformed the public policymaking process into a multi-faceted challenge that transcends traditional policymaking boundaries and forces scholars, experts, and practitioners to redefine their field in terms of both theory and practice. While every policy dilemma has a specific location in time and space, most significant policy issues― climate change, food and water, economic development, global pandemics, terrorism and violence, and migration, to name just a few―now require a collective framing of the problem and a collaborative effort to take effective action.

The essays in Public Policymaking in a Globalized World offer valuable insights into how policymaking is evolving from a circumscribed field of inquiry into a truly global dialogue that can help stakeholders to focus on key issues that threaten the survival of our planet.

Robin J. Lewis is Professor and Director of the Master of Global Public Policy (MGPP) programme at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) in Moscow, created in strategic partnership with the World Bank and McKinsey. In addition, he is the first President of the International Development and Public Policy Alliance (IDPPA). From 2010 to 2015, he was on the faculty of the School of Social Development and Public Policy at Beijing Normal University.