
The Political Formulation of Policy Solutions
Arguments, Arenas, and Coalitions
Philippe Zittoun(Editor)
Bristol University Press
1st Edition
Published on 23. July 2021
Book
Hardback
210 pages
978-1-5292-1034-7 (ISBN)
Description
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 policy makers 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 policy-making using qualitative analysis embedded in a political perspective.
The book focuses attention on how policy makers 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 policy-making using qualitative analysis embedded in a political perspective.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung, 3 s/w Tabellen
3 Tables, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-1034-7 (9781529210347)
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Persons
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.
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.
Editor
University of Lyon
Contributions
Centre d'etudes europeennes
Institute of Political Science, Muenster University, Germany.
Content
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
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