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 Länder ~ Roland Sturm and Markus M. Müller;

Local Policy Processes: Economisation, Professionalisation, Democratisation ~ Jörg 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. Schüttemeyer;

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 Strünck;

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. Töller;

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