Reconsidering Policy: Complexity, Governance and the State

Crowley, Kate; Stewart, Jenny; Kay, Adrian; Head, Brian W.

ISBN 10: 1447333160 / ISBN 13: 9781447333166

Published by Policy Press, 2021

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Kate Crowley, Jenny Stewart, Adrian Kay & Brian W. Head. *Reconsidering Policy: Complexity, Governance and the State*.
Bristol: Policy Press / Bristol University Press, 2020/2021. Paperback, 256pp. ISBN 9781447333166

For nation-states facing globalisation, wicked problems and networked governance, traditional policy analysis often sidelines politics and the role of the state. This book responds by ?reconsidering? core policy-analytic concepts and proposing a melded approach they term systemic institutionalism, linking policy, governance and the state to show how complex real?world issues might be addressed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reconsidering Policy: Complexity, Governance and the State
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447333160
• ISBN 13: 9781447333166
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 1.27W x 15.24H x 22.86D centimeters 1.27 centimeters width by 15.24 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 399 grams

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Synopsis

For nation-states, the contexts for developing and implementing policy have become more complex and demanding. Yet policy studies have not fully responded to the challenges and opportunities represented by these developments. Governance literature has drawn attention to a globalising and network-based policy world, but politics and the role of the state have been de-emphasised.

This book addresses this imbalance by reconsidering traditional policy-analytic concepts, and re-developing and extending new ones, in a melded approach defined as systemic institutionalism. This links policy with governance and the state and suggests how real-world issues might be substantively addressed.

About the Authors

Kate Crowley is Associate Professor at the University of Tasmania. She is widely published on green politics and environmental policy, and has chaired a number of policy advisory councils.

Jenny Stewart is a Visiting Fellow in the School of Business, University of New South Wales Canberra. She has published across a wide range of practical and theoretical policy problems and issues.

Adrian Kay is an Honorary Professor at the Australian National University. His research lies at the intersection of international and comparative public policy, with an empirical focus on public health.

Brian Head is Professor of Policy Analysis at the University of Queensland. He has held senior roles in government and is widely published on public policy, social and environmental policy.