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This book explains a major gap between the stated aims of governments and the actual outcomes. Based on systematic theoretical and empirical analysis, the book helps us understand the puzzle enough to warn against repeating many mistakes of the past.
List of contents
- 1: Prevention Policy as the Ultimate 'Wicked' Problem
- 2: A Window of Opportunity for Prevention Policy Design
- 3: Environmental and Systemic Effects on Prevention Policy
- 4: Which Government's Policy Style is more Conducive to Prevention?
- 5: Prevention Policy in the UK
- 6: The Scottish Government's Decisive Shift to Prevention
- 7: Prevention Policy and Public Health
- 8: Prevention and Mental Health Policy
- 9: Early Intervention for 'Troubled Families'
- 10: Prevention and Criminal Justice
- 11: Conclusion: Revisiting the Prevention Puzzle
About the author
Paul Cairney is Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling. His publications include Understanding Public Policy (Palgrave, 2019), Making Policy in a Complex World (with Tanya Heikkila and Matthew Wood, Cambridge 2019), The Politics of Evidence-based Policymaking (Palgrave, 2016), and The Handbook on Complexity and Public Policy (Edward Elgar, 2015).
Emily St Denny is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Stirling. Her expertise lies in prevention policy, policymaking in the devolved UK, and public sector reform. Her current research focuses on the manner in which 'prevention' is articulated as a broad policy 'philosophy', the reasons why its effective implementation continues to elude policymakers across different sectors, and how prevention policy might more effectively be designed and delivered.
Summary
This book explains a major gap between the stated aims of governments and the actual outcomes. Based on systematic theoretical and empirical analysis, the book helps us understand the puzzle enough to warn against repeating many mistakes of the past.
