The second edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible
introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It …

Evidence‐based policy‐making represents a contemporary effort to reform or re‐structure
policy processes in order to prioritize evidentiary or data‐based decision‐making. Like …

Most studies of policy formulation focus on the nature and kind of advice provided to
decision-makers and think of this as originating from a system of interacting elements: a …

The concept of “policy advisory systems” was introduced by Halligan in 1995 as a way to
characterize and analyze the multiple sources of policy advice utilized by governments in …

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 …

In most cases, policy scholars interested in the role of policy analysts in promoting and
practicing evidence-based policy-making rely on very partial survey results, or on anecdotal …

The concept of “policy advisory systems” was introduced by Halligan in 1995 as a way to
characterize and analyze the multiple sources of policy advice utilized by governments in …

" While the role of consultants in the policy process has long been a concern for scholars of
public administration, public management and political science, empirical studies of policy …

Strategy matters in the public sector as well as in the private sector. Michael Porter's “five
competitive forces”(5 Forces) framework (Porter;;) is widely used by private-sector firms to …

There are increasing calls for social science researchers to work more closely with research
users. References to engaging users in and with research are now common in research …