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Author:   Randy Clemons (Mercyhurst University, USA) ,  Mark K McBeth (Idaho State University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   4th edition
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9780367180324

ISBN 10:   0367180324
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   17 March 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"List of Figures List of Tables List of Boxes List of Cases Preface to the Fourth Edition Acknowledgments Part I Overview Chapter 1 Public Policy, Power, the People, Pluralism, and You Mini-Case: Opioid Abuse and Waterville Introduction Introducing Narrative Analysis Value Conflict A Political System Public Policy and Linkage Mechanisms Power and Policymaking An Ideal (Direct) Democracy Representative Democracy Interest Group Democracy (Pluralism) Elitism Elite Democracy: The Irony of Democracy Effect of Power Structures on the Policy Analyst Stakeholder Analysis Mini-Case: This Isn’t a Hilton Hotel, MA’AM Concluding Thoughts Glossary Terms The ""Gig Economy"" Case: Uber (and Lyft) from Boise to Burlington Part II Theory & Practice: Rationality, Nonrationality, Politics, and the Policy Process Chapter 2 The Rational Public Policy Method Genesis of the Rational Model The Rational Public Policy Method in Theory A Critical Reaction The Rational Model in Practice Rationality or Something Else? Mini-Case: Portersville Health Clinic Model Evaluation Heading to a Conclusion Concluding Thoughts Mini-Case: Democracy or Science? Climate Change and GMOs Glossary Terms Chapter 3 The Positivist Toolbox Introduction In Defense of Rationality and Big Data: Evidence Based Politics Shaundra the Policy Analyst Tool #1: Sampling and Mail Surveys Tool #2: Extrapolation and Forecasting Tool #3: Measures of Central Tendency Tool #4: Discounting Tool #5: Cost-Benefit Analysis Concluding Thoughts Glossary Terms Chapter 4 Critiques of the Rational Approach Examples of the Power of Nonrational Explanations Critiques of the Rational Model Case Study: Vaping Politics and Policy – Up in Smoke Concluding Thoughts Glossary Terms Chapter 5 The Nonrational (Political) Approach Essence and Overview of the Policy Process Problem Identification/Gaining Agenda Status Policy Formulation, Adoption, and Funding Policy Implementation Policy Evaluation, Adjustment, Termination Mini-Case: The Pocatello Prison Siting Story: A Case of Politics Concluding Thoughts Glossary Terms Case Study: ""Opioids and The Political Model of Policy Analysis"" Part III Practice and Theory: Problem Definition, Pragmatism, Policy Analysis, Methodologies and Democracy Chapter 6 A Pragmatic Public Policy Analysis Method The Rational Public Policy Analysis Method: History and Form A Five-Step Method Summary of the Five-Step Method Concluding Thoughts Glossary Terms Case Study: Playing Politics: Bison, Brucellosis, Business, and Bureaucrats Chapter 7 Problem Definition, Mixed Methodologies, and Praxis Anti-Praxis: The Two Tracks of Policy Analysis The Ambiguous and Subjective Nature of Events in the System School Shootings and Problem Definition What Is the ""Truth"" and How Are Policies Generated? Stone and Company: The Symbolic Representation of Problem Definition The Social Construction of Public Problems Mixed-Methods Tools Using Language in Problem Definition: The Yellowstone Bison Controversy Concluding Thoughts Glossary Terms Case Study: School Shootings and Focus Group Research: Narrative Analysis and Problem Definition Chapter 8 Doing Democracy: A New (Six) Step Model Defining Democracy Democracy as an Ambiguous Symbol The Critique of Traditional Policy Analysis Structuring Democracy Communitarianism and Democracy Democratizing Steps I through IV and Inserting a New Fifth Step into a Six Step Model Doing Democracy: Postpositivist Tools Ethics as Democracy A Tie that Binds Mini-Case: Kathmandu: Red Pandas, Hunger, USAID, and Agriculture in Nepal Concluding Thoughts Glossary Terms Case Study: Big-Mart: Cheap Goods at What Price? Stakeholders and Storytellers: Playing Politics and the Policy Process Part IV: Conclusion – Praxis/Practice Chapter 9 Letting you Show Off Do Facts Matter? Mini-Case: Opioid Abuse and Waterville (Revisited) Concluding Thoughts Glossary Bibliography Index"

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Analyzing policy is hard. But Clemons and McBeth-with their focus on the politics of policy through case studies-makes understanding why it is hard, easy. Their 4th edition, per usual, exceeds expectations and continues to be my go-to policy analyses text. -- Michael D. Jones, Oregon State University, USA Clemons and McBeth's Public Policy Praxis offers a refreshing approach for students to understand the politics of public policy and yet also learn and use practical tools for policy analysis. This book offers cases and exercises for students to experience the complexity of decision-making, all-the-while putting abstract concepts of public policy into practice. -- Elizabeth Shanahan, University of Montana, USA

Analyzing policy is hard. But Clemons and McBeth-with their focus on the politics of policy through case studies-makes understanding why it is hard, easy. Their 4th edition, per usual, exceeds expectations and continues to be my go-to policy analysis text. -- Michael D. Jones, Oregon State University, USA Clemons and McBeth's Public Policy Praxis offers a refreshing approach for students to understand the politics of public policy and yet also learn and use practical tools for policy analysis. This book offers cases and exercises for students to experience the complexity of decision-making, all-the-while putting abstract concepts of public policy into practice. -- Elizabeth Shanahan, Montana State University, USA

Author Information

Randy S. Clemons is Professor of Political Science and the Associate Dean of the Ridge College of Intelligence Studies & Applied Sciences at Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Mark K. McBeth is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Idaho State University, USA.

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