| Description |
1 online resource (257 pages) |
| Contents |
Policy reconsidered; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on the contributors; 1. Policy and its exploration; Part One: Meanings; 2. The meaning of policy/policy as meaning; 3. Policy and 'the good society'; 4. Categorising and policy making; Part Two: Politics; 5. Language, politics and values; 6. Business, power, policy and politics; 7. (Social) Policy and politics at the international level; Part Three: Practices; 8. Ethics, research and policy; 9. User involvement; 10. Policies as translation: situating transnational social policies; 11. Studying policy: a way forward; References; Index |
| Summary |
This book identifies key topics within the policy arena and subjects them to sustained theoretical and practical appraisal. It shows the gains to be made from applying a cross-disciplinary lens to the study of 'policy', with contributors presenting critical and reflective engagements with the theory and practice of policy at all levels of political organisation and within a range of contexts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-239) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Policy sciences.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- General.
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Policy sciences.
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Beleidsvorming.
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Social Sciences.
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Social Sciences - General.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Irving, Dr Zo
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| LC no. |
2008371650 |
| ISBN |
9781847422996 |
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1847422993 |
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1447302990 |
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9781447302995 |
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1281385395 |
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9781281385390 |
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9786611385392 |
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6611385398 |
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