How Does a Policy Mean? - Interpreting Policy and Organizational Actions

This book offers a new, interpretive way of understanding organizations and policy by analyzing how they convey meaning through symbolic language, objects, and acts. Dvora Yanow argues that contested facts in policy often reflect different policy meanings, which are often expressed tacitly through the symbols use by an implementing organization. Yanow's interpretation of the policy process extends beyond the field of public policy to examine the way organizations establish identity and an image for themselves, the public, and the world. Her analysis will be of value to those involved in political science, public administration, and organizational studies.

Summary

Offers an interpretive way of understanding organizations and policy by analyzing how they convey meaning through symbolic language, objects, and act. This title argues that policy and organizational actions are often as expressive of group or national identity as they are instrumentally oriented.

Product details

• Authors: Dvora Yanow, Yanow Dvora
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.1997
• EAN: 9780878406128
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-612-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: How Does A Policy Mean?; How Does A Policy Mean?
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies