Rethinking policy and politics: Reflections on contemporary debates in policy studies
Sarah Ayres
Abstract
In recent years the nature of policy and politics has witnessed significant transformations. These have challenged perceptions about the ways in which policy is studied, designed, delivered and appraised. This book -the first in the New Perspectives in Policy and Politics series – brings together world-leading scholars to reflect on the implications of some of these developments for the field of policy studies and the world of practice. First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, the book offers critical reflections on the recent history and future direction of policy studies. It ... More
In recent years the nature of policy and politics has witnessed significant transformations. These have challenged perceptions about the ways in which policy is studied, designed, delivered and appraised. This book -the first in the New Perspectives in Policy and Politics series – brings together world-leading scholars to reflect on the implications of some of these developments for the field of policy studies and the world of practice. First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, the book offers critical reflections on the recent history and future direction of policy studies. It advances the debate by rethinking the ways in which scholars and students of policy studies can (re)engage with pertinent issues in pursuit of both scholarly excellence and practical solutions to global policy problems.
Keywords:
policy,
politics,
developments,
practice,
scholars,
students,
practical solutions,
global policy problems
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2014 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781447319467 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: January 2015 |
DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781447319467.001.0001 |
