This article examines the foundations of gaming and related concepts, such as policy
exercises and serious gaming, in a public policy making context. Examining the relevant …

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 …

Writing about ideas, John Maynard Keynes noted that they are" more powerful than is
commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else." One would expect, therefore …

The second edition of this popular text provides a comprehensive introduction to the main
research methods employed in the study of politics and assessment of their strengths and …

This volume chronicles and analyzes the development of think tanks and public policy
research organizations, while exploring the impact think tanks have on politics, public …

9.1 A framework for institutional analysis 118 10.1 Flow diagram of the advocacy coalition
framework 128 11.1 Incremental and punctuated policy change distributions 148 14.1 …

From propaganda to protests, this book provides an in depth study of politics and the media
today. Using historical and contemporary examples, Sanders covers the essential theory …

Let's pretend there's a way of getting through into it, somehow, Kitty. Let's pretend the glass
has got all soft like gauze, so that we can get through. Why, it's turning into a sort of mist now …

In the 21st century, think tanks have become more than a buzzword in European public
discourse. They now play important roles in the policy-making process by providing applied …

Although the powerful have always sought advice from the knowledgeable, it took the
appeal of the policy sciences movement of the late 1940s and onward to build and …