Policy Analysis in Belgium

Introduction: Policy analysis in Belgium: tradition, comparative features, and trends ~ Marleen Brans and David Aubin;


Part I: Policy styles and methods in Belgium;


The policy analytical profession in Belgium ~ David Aubin, Marleen Brans and Ellen Fobe;


Analytical techniques in Belgian policy analysis ~ Ellen Fobe, Bart De Peuter, Maxime Petit Jean and Valerie Pattyn ;


Political control and bureaucratic expertise: Policy analysis by ministerial cabinet members ~ Marleen Brans, Christian de Visscher, Athanassios Gouglas and Sylke Jaspers;


Part II: Policy analysis in the government and legislature;


Policy analysis in the central and regional governments ~ David Aubin, Marleen Brans and Ellen Fobe;


Local planning in Belgium: a myriad of policy styles? ~ Ellen Wayenberg, Min Reuchamps, Marine Kravagna and Catherine Fallon;


Policy analysis in the Belgian legislatures: the marginal role of a structurally weak parliament in a partitocracy with no scientific and political tradition of policy analysis ~ Lieven De Winter and Wouter Wolfs;


Policy advisory bodies in Belgium ~ Ellen Fobe, Benjamin Biard, Nathalie Schiffino and M. Brans;


Part III: Policy analysis by political parties and interest groups;


Ideas as close as possible to power: Belgian political parties and their study centres ~ Valerie Pattyn, Steven Van Hecke, Pauline Pirlot, Benoit Rihoux and Marleen Brans;


Interest groups and policy analysis in Belgium: examining the policy-analytical capacities and practices of prominent citizen and economic groups ~ Bert Fraussen, Nele Bossens, Alex Wilson, and Michael Keating;


Part IV: Policy analysis and the public;


Public consultation and participation in Belgium: directly engaging citizens beyond the ballot box? ~ Jan Van Damme, Vincent Jacquet, Nathalie Schiffino and Min Reuchamps ;


The role of news media in the policy process in Belgium ~ Baldwin Van Gorp and Dave Sinardet;


Part V: Policy analysis by advocates and academics;


Thinking in splendid isolation? The organisation and policy engagement of think tanks in Belgium ~ Bert Fraussen, Valerie Pattyn and Justin Lawaree;


Policy analysis by academics ~ Marleen Brans, David Aubin and Valerie Smet;


Policy analysis instruction in Belgium ~ Marleen Brans, David Aubin and Silke Ruebens.