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Author:   Russell Ayres ,  Brian Head ,  Trish Mercer ,  John Wanna
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
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9781760464202

ISBN 10:   1760464201
Publication Date:   18 March 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Foreword Acknowledgements List of figures List of tables Abbreviations Contributors Part 1. Theorising, teaching and learning about policymaking Public policy theory, practice and teaching: Investigating the interactions – Trish Mercer, Russell Ayres, Brian Head and John Wanna A quixotic quest? Making theory speak to practice – David Threlfall and Catherine Althaus What can policy theory offer busy practitioners? Investigating the Australian experience – Trish Mercer Delivering public policy programs to senior executives in government—the Australia and New Zealand School of Government 2002–18 – John Wanna How do policy professionals in New Zealand use academic research in their work? – Karl Löfgren and Sarah Hendrica Bickerton The dilemmas of managing parliament: Promoting awareness of public management theories to parliamentary administrators – Val Barrett Part 2. Putting policymaking theory into practice Public policy processes in Australia: Reflections from experience – Meredith Edwards Using the policy cycle: Practice into theory and back again – Russell Ayres Succeeding and failing in crafting environment policy: Can public policy theories help? – Kathleen Mackie Understanding the policymaking enterprise: Foucault among the bureaucrats – Craig Ritchie The practical realities of policy on the run: A practitioner's response to academic policy frameworks – Louise Gilding Documenting the link between policy theory and practice in a government department: A map of sea without any land – Andrew Maurer Part 3. How can theory better inform practice and vice versa? Taking lessons from policy theory into practice – Paul Cairney Synthesising models, theories and frameworks for public policy: Implications for the future – Allan McConnell Public policy theory, practice and skills: Advancing the debate – John Wanna, Russell Ayres, Brian Head and Trish Mercer

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