The Role of Theory in Policy Analysis: Volume 2, Number 1 of European Policy Analysis

European Policy Analysis • is a double blind peer-reviewed journal on policy research in Europe • focuses on policy research a) with an emphasis on European countries, issues and studies (and/or) b) which follows a comparative approach (and/or) c) which contributes to the theoretical understanding of policy research European Policy Analysis • invites original papers, quality articles and book reviews that fall within its scope • publishes only original contributions • publishes only articles written in English • appears open-access online, as a printed journal and as an e-book • cordially invites guest editors for special issues Please visit European Policy Analysis (EPA) online at www.ipsonet.org/publications/open-access/epa for submission guidelines, announcements, free sample issues, recent articles published, and more. Nils Bandelow, University of Braunschweig, Germany Email: nils.bandelow@tu-braunschweig.de Peter Biegelbauer, Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria Email: peter.biegelbauer@ait.ac.at Fritz Sager, University of Bern, Switzerland Email: fritz.sager@kpm.unibe.ch Klaus Schubert, University of Muenster, Germany Email: klaus.schubert@uni-muenster.de Facebook: facebook.com/europeanpolicyanalysis Twitter: @EPA_Journal