Recent years have witnessed significant transformations in the nature of policy and politics. These changes have challenged perceptions about the ways in which policy is studied, designed, delivered, and appraised. This bookoriginally published as a special issue of the journal Policy & Politics and the first in Policy Presss New Perspectives in Policy and Politics seriesbrings together leading scholars to reflect on the implications of these developments for the field of policy studies and the world of policy practice. Offering critical reflections on the recent history and future direction of policy studies, it advances crucial debates by rethinking the ways in which scholars and students of policy studies can engage with the issues in pursuit of both scholarly excellence and practical solutions to global policy problems.
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 ofPolicy & 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.
The book offers critical reflections on the recent history and future direction of policy studies, advancing the debate by rethinking the ways in which scholars and students of policy studies can (re)engage with pertinent issues. First published as a Special Issue of Policy & Politics.
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.
