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This is an insightful overview of what is happening at the cutting edge of professional public policy analysis. Written by a well-known expert, the survey assesses the many and varied aspects of the policy studies discipline. Stuart Nagel has provided an analysis of the profession that will be useful to practitioners and academics, as well as students and teachers, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
This survey begins by suggesting ways for professionals to become more effective and interdisciplinary in their approaches to dealing with public policy. The author also analyzes cross-cutting governmental activities and different theoretical perspectives. He points to means for achieving policy goals, for selecting among alternative policies, and to the organizations and institutions that are concerned with public policy. A bibliography notes the most important recent publications dealing with professional developments in the field.
List of contents
Introduction
Professionalism ElementsDeveloping a Policy Curriculum and a Policy Evaluation Course
Ideas on Obtaining Policy Analysis Jobs in Washington
Suggestions for Grant-Getting and Publishing
Professional Ethics in Policy Evaluation: Ends and Methods
International, Interdisciplinary, and Impact-Oriented InteractionImproving Developmental Policy
Policy Studies across Social Science Substance
Research Utilization in Public Policy Making
Policy Studies MethodsDiverse Methodologies for Policy Analysis
Generating Creative Policy Ideas
Decision-Aiding Software and Policy Studies
Dispute Resolution, Sensitivity Analysis, and Policy Studies
Super-Optimizing Analysis and Policy Studies
Cross-Cutting Governmental ActivitiesPolicy Studies and Government Structures
The Public-Private Controversy across All Fields of Public Policy
Incentives, Growth, and Policy Studies
Socialization and Public Policy
The SOS Process: Generating, Adopting, and Implementing
Theoretical PerspectivesPolicy Theory and Policy Studies
Higher Goals for Public Policy
Trends in Policy Analysis
Broadening Our HorizonsThe Need for Improved Policy Analysis
Improving Policy Analysis Institutions
Global Policy Studies and International Economic Communities
References
Index
About the author
Stuart S. Nagel, Miriam K. Mills
