Frameworks for Policy Analysis: Merging Text and Context

Lejano, Raul P.

ISBN 10: 041595276X / ISBN 13: 9780415952767

Published by Routledge, 2006

About this Item

Constitutes both an exploration of distinct, and radically different, models for analysis, and a reference for multiple methodologies that come under the umbrella term 'analysis'. This book shows how, in order to bring relevance back to policy analysis, we must address policy situations as complex phenomena and employ multiple approaches. Num Pages: 280 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white tables, 22 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444. . 2006. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Frameworks for Policy Analysis: Merging Text and Context
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041595276X
• ISBN 13: 9780415952767
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Frameworks for Policy Analysis argues that, in order to bring relevance back to policy analysis, we need to approach policy situations as complex phenomena and employ multiple ways of looking at things in order to understand the essential elements of each policy case. The book is an exploration of distinct, sometimes radically different, models for analysis, but it is also a reference for these multiple methodologies that all come under the term "analysis."  Along with classic and recent models, the book introduces some new concepts that serve to deepen our analysis and aspire to what Geertz calls "thick description."  This text, written for advanced courses in policy analysis, is an answer to the critical gap between the complexity and dimensionality of policy situations and the abstract and formal character of policy analysis, in general.  The book begins by introducing the reader to dominant models of analysis, pointing out their limitations and the potential for transcending these limits.  It also introduces new analytical approaches that help to merge text and context, increasing the dimensionality and authenticity of the analysis.

About the Author

Professor Raul Lejano is a faculty member of the Steinhardt School at New York University, where he teaches in the Environmental Conservation Education program. His research focuses on collective action for the environment. A second line of research concerns the theory and application of policy analysis. He has written Frameworks for Policy Analysis: Merging Text and Context (Routledge Press) and co-written The Power of Narrative in Environmental Networks (MIT Press).