Ambiguity, Coping, and Governance: Israeli Experiences in Politics, Religion, and Policymaking - Couverture rigide

Sharkansky, Ira

 
9780275967185: Ambiguity, Coping, and Governance: Israeli Experiences in Politics, Religion, and Policymaking
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0275967182 ISBN 13 : 9780275967185
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1999

Synopsis

Sharkansky asserts that the use of ambiguity and other forms of coping are more suitable than problem solving in dealing with certain kinds of public problems. However, there are costs as well as benefits associated with these less than perfect ways of policy making. Sharkansky's approach conveys both optimism and pessimism. The bright side is that ambiguity works; the dark side is not so much its disadvantages as the realization that many commentators and practitioners of the craft seem unwilling to recognize its advantages and appear unwilling to promote its use for problems where it might be most useful.

Ambiguities surrounding the name of Jerusalem lead to insights and possibilities with respect to the city's future, as well as with respect to other disputes involved in the peace process between Israel and its neighbors. Ambiguities also appear in sophisticated modes of social science, and they raise the question, if research is unclear, can policy making be substantially different? As Sharkansky makes clear, there are negative as well as positive aspects to coping and ambiguity, and he suggests ways of dealing with the disadvantages. This frontal attack on widely advocated, conventional modes of thinking about public problems and policy making will be stimulating to students, researchers, and policy makers dealing with Israeli-Arab issues specifically and policy issues generally.

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À propos de l?auteur

IRA SHARKANSKY is Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Earlier he taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published articles and books on policy making, public administration, politics and religion, American and Israeli politics, including most recently, Policymaking in Israel and Rituals of Conflict.

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Éditeur
Praeger Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0275967182
ISBN 13 
9780275967185
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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