Scholars and practitioners of policy analysis in Ireland present the Irish volume to the series for comparing practices in countries around the world. They examine the range of institutions and actors involved in policy analysis in government, the private sector, and the broader civil society. Their intention is not to critique specific policy outcomes or policy developments, but to examine the organizational processes, institutions, and locations that contribute to the construction and supply of policy ideas as well as methods of policy analysis and evaluation. Distributed in the US by University of Chicago Press. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Leading Irish academics and policy practitioners present a comprehensive study of policy analysis in Ireland. Contributors investigate the roles of the EU, the public, science, the media and gender expertise in policy analysis. This text examines policy analysis at different levels of government and identifies future challenges for policy analysis.
Leading Irish academics and policy practitioners present a current and comprehensive study of policy analysis in Ireland. Contributors examine policy analysis at different levels of government and governance including international, national and local and in the civil service, as well as non-government actors such as NGOs, interest groups and think tanks. They investigate the influential roles of the European Union, the public, science, quantitative evidence, the media and gender expertise in policy analysis. Surveying the history and evolution of public policy analysis in Ireland, this authoritative text addresses the current state of the discipline, identifies post-crisis developments and considers future challenges for policy analysis.
