Interpretive Policy Analysis: Social Meaning in Policy Processes - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1802202463 ISBN 13 : 9781802202465

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2025

Synopsis

This comprehensive book explores the development of interpretive policy analysis (IPA) over the past three decades as an approach to bring social meaning into the study of policy processes. It examines present circumstances and future directions, providing a detailed overview of theory and practice in the field.

Leading scholars discuss how IPA has adopted a critical stance designed to move beyond empiricism and include understanding of the construction and analysis of social meaning. They focus on four general topics: theoretical and historical viewpoints including social constructivism; policy-analytic perspectives such as framing, narratives and emotion; policy deliberation and discourse; and interpretive methodology and reflexivity. Chapters investigate key themes ranging from arguments and emotions to performativity, policy ethnography and participatory action research. The book concludes by tracing the path of interpretive policy analysis within the discipline of public policy.

Scholars and students of public policy, political science and sociology and political theory will greatly benefit from this insightful book. It is also a vital resource for practitioners and policy analysts working in regulation and governance, urban planning and public administration.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Edited by Frank Fischer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Politics and Global Affairs, Rutgers University, USA and currently a Research Associate at Humboldt University, Germany, Sybille Münch, Professor of Political Science and Director, Center for Diversity, Democracy and Inclusion in Education, Hildesheim University, Germany and Douglas Torgerson, Professor Emeritus of Politics and Cultural Studies, Trent University, Canada

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1802202463
• ISBN 13: 9781802202465
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Éditeur: Fischer Frank, Münch Sybille, Torgerson Douglas
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible