In politics, ideas matter. They provide the foundation for economic policymaking, which in
turn shapes what is possible in domestic and international politics. Yet until now, little …

One of the key aspects of this book is the exploration of the relationship between ideas and
institutions in politics. For instance, as Vivien Schmidt has reminded us in chapter 2 …

Despite much attention to how ideas affect policy making, where these ideas come from is a
blind spot in comparative political economy. We show that an important source of policy …

Recently, considerable attention has been devoted to analyzing the role of economic ideas
in political life and public policy. Much of this interest can be traced to efforts to make sense …

Do people's beliefs help to explain foreign policy decisions, or is political activity better
understood as the self-interested behavior of key actors? The collaborative effort of a group …

The role of knowledge in the policy process remains a central theoretical puzzle in policy
analysis and political science. This article argues that an important yet missing piece of this …

Recent scholarly research into public policy has stressed the role of knowledge in the policy
process. The variety of concepts and approaches to the study of knowledge seems puzzling …

NE OF THE CENTRAL THEMES of this collection is a more expansive understanding of"
policy work." Public policy work is undertaken by any actor (individual or collective) that …

In recent years, policy analysts have studied policy as a process of argumentation 1 Policy-
makers construct their problem through conceptual frameworks that structure policy action …

Multiple knowledges are available for utilisation in policy choice. The rank ordering of
knowledges for use in decisionmaking is thus a fundamental predecision. This article shows …