Policy Analysis in Germany

Policy Analysis in Germany: The discipline over time: retrospect, status quo and outlook ~ Sonja Blum and Klaus Schubert;


Part I: The Foundations, Styles and Methods of Policy Analysis in Germany;


Historical Forerunners of Policy Analysis in Germany ~ Klaus von Beyme;


The Development of Policy Analysis in Germany: Practical problems and theoretical concerns ~ Werner Jann and Bastian Jantz;


Professionalisation of Policy Analysis in Germany: On the way or faraway? ~ Sylvia Pannowitsch;


Methods and Study Types in German Policy Analysis ~ Volker Schneider, Claudius Wagemann and Frank Janning;


Policy Analysis in the German-speaking Countries: Common traditions, different cultures in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland ~ Nils C. Bandelow, Fritz Sager and Peter Biegelbauer;


Part II: Policy Analysis by Governments;


Federal Government: Permanent In-house Capacities - Life within the 'Apparatus' ~ Josef Schmid and Daniel Buhr;


Statist Policy Advice: Policy Analysis in the German Laender ~ Roland Sturm and Markus M. Mueller;


Local Policy Processes: Economisation, Professionalisation, Democratisation ~ Joerg Bogumil and Claudia Ruddat;


Part III: Policy Analysis by Committees, Public Inquiries, and Consultants;


Federal Government: Temporary, issue-related policy advice ~ Rolf G. Heinze;


Parliamentary In-house Research Services and Policy-making in Germany: Sancho Pansa or the Sling of David? ~ Stefan Marschall;


The German Bundestag and External Expertise: Policy-orientation as counterweight to Deparliamentarisation? ~ Sven T. Siefken and Suzanne S. Schuettemeyer;


Part IV: Policy Analysis by Parties, Interest Groups and Think Tanks;


From Hand to Mouth: Parties and Policy-making in Germany ~ Timo Grunden;


Policy Analysis by Trade Unions and Business Associations in Germany ~ Wolfgang Schroeder and Samuel Greef;


Public Interest Groups and Policy Analysis: A Push for Evidence-based Policy-making? ~ Christoph Struenck;


Think Tanks ~ Sven Jochem;


Part V: Policy Analysis by Research Institutes and Academia;


Policy Analysis at Non-University Research Institutes ~ Martin Thunert;


The Role of Policy Analysis in Teaching Political Science at German Universities ~ Renate Reiter and Annette E. Toeller;


Academics and Policy Analysis - The tension between epistemic and practical concerns ~ Renate Mayntz