Overview

A cutting-edge collection from an international team of contributors on a neglected area of policy solutions. In this book, an international group of public policy scholars revisit the stage of formulating policy solutions by investigating the basic political dimensions inherent to this critical phase of the policy process. The book focuses attention on how policymakers craft their policy proposals, match them with public problems, debate their feasibility to build coalitions and dispute their acceptability as serious contenders for government consideration. Based on international case studies, this book is an invitation to examine the uncertain and often indeterminate aspects of policymaking using qualitative analysis embedded in a political perspective.

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Author:   Charlotte Halpern (Centre d'études européennes) ,  Magdalena Martinez ,  Ilona van Breugel ,  Sebastien Chailleux
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529210347

ISBN 10:   1529210348
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   23 July 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction - Policy Formulation: A Political Perspective – Phillipe Zittoun, Frank Fischer and Nikolaos Zahariadis 2. Upcycling a Trashed Policy Solution? Argumentative Couplings for Solution Definition and Deconstruction in German Pension Policy – Sonja Blum 3. Binding and Unbinding Problem-Solution Associations in US Agricultural Policy Making: the Introduction and Demise of Direct Payments to Farmers – Gerry Alons 4. The Role of Expert Reporting in Binding Together Policy Problem and Solution Definition Processes – Magalie Bourblanc, Gabrielle Bouleau, Philippe Deuffic 5. Coalitions and Values in the Flow of Policy Solutions – Nikolaos Zahariadis 6. The Marks of Ownership: The Promotion of Carbon Capture and Storage in France – Sebastien Chailleux 7. Anticipating Public Approval in the Binding of Immigrant Integration Problems and Solutions – Van Breugel 8. Discourse Coalitions and the Messiness of Policy Solutions: College Governance in Nevada – Magdalena Martinez 9. Policy Solution Ownership: Road Space Re-allocation as New Approach to Urban Mobility – Charlotte Halpern

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An especially engaging look at the political side of policy solutions... I am pleased to recommend the book for public policy scholars, as well as libraries, and potentially public policy courses seeking to provide examples of theory application. Public Organization Review

Author Information

Philippe Zittoun is Research Professor of Political Science at LAET, ENTPE, University of Lyon and General Secretary of the International Public Policy Association. Frank Fischer is a senior research scholar at the Albrecht-Daniel-Thaer Institute of the Humboldt University in Berlin and a research fellow in politics at Kassel University. Nikolaos Zahariadis is Mertie Buckman Chair and Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN.

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