Making policy in a complex world

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Making policy in a complex world

Paul Cairney, Tanya Heikkila, Matthew Wood

(Cambridge elements, Elements in public policy / edited by M. Ramesh ... [et al.])

Cambridge University Press, 2019

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Description

This provocative Element is on the 'state of the art' of theories that highlight policymaking complexity. It explains complexity in a way that is simple enough to understand and use. The primary audience is policy scholars seeking a single authoritative guide to studies of 'multi-centric policymaking'. It synthesises this literature to build a research agenda on the following questions: 1. How can we best explain the ways in which many policymaking 'centres' interact to produce policy? 2. How should we research multi-centric policymaking? 3. How can we hold policymakers to account in a multi-centric system? 4. How can people engage effectively to influence policy in a multi-centric system? However, by focusing on simple exposition and limiting jargon, Paul Cairney, Tanya Heikkila, Matthew Wood also speak to a far wider audience of practitioners, students, and new researchers seeking a straightforward introduction to policy theory and its practical lessons.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction - how to make sense of complexity
  • 2. Insights from multi-level, complex, and polycentric governance studies
  • 3. How to analyse and assess multi-centric governance
  • 4. How to hold people to account in multi-centric governance
  • 5. How to engage effectively within a multi-centric policymaking system
  • 6. Discussion and next steps.

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  • NCID
    BB28061330
  • ISBN
    • 9781108729109
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    76 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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