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PublisherGeorgetown University Press

ISBN-10158901958X

ISBN-139781589019584

eBay Product ID (ePID)14038488860

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBeyond Machiavelli : Policy Analysis Reaches Midlife, Second Edition

SubjectPublic Policy / General, Public Affairs & Administration, General

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science

AuthorBeryl A. Radin

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-023482

ReviewsThe first edition of Beyond Machiavelli was an important and valuable book for those of us seeking to understand the role of analysis in the policy-making process. The second edition adds to that value by extending assessment to the contemporary period of increased globalization, sharpened political polarization, and ever more complex organizational environments. This book should be read by all policy analysts and the researchers who study them.

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal320.6

Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition

Table Of ContentPreface to the Second Edition Introduction 1. A Portrait of the Past 2. Policy Analysis by the 1990s: Dueling Swords 3. Policy Analysis in the Twenty-First Century 4. Profiles of Practice 5. Dealing with Two Cultures: Politics and Analysis 6. The Tools of the Trade 7. Information--Just Give Me the Facts? 8. The Policy Task 9. Where Are We? And Where Are We Going? Has Policy Analysis Reached Middle Age? Index

SynopsisSuitable for students, faculty, and practitioners, this title discusses the shifts in society's attitudes toward public action, the availability of resources to meet public needs, and the dimensions of policymaking. It looks at the possible dimensions of the policy analysis field and profession as it moves into the future., In this new edition of Beyond Machiavelli , Beryl Radin updates her popular overview of the field of policy analysis. Radin, winner of the John Gaus Award from the American Political Science Association, considers the critical issues that confront the policy analysis practitioner, changes in the field, including the globalization of policy analysis, and the dramatic changes in the policy environment. She examines schools and careers; the conflict between the imperatives of analysis and the world of politics; the analytic tools that have been used, created, or discarded over the past fifty years; the relationship between decision makers and analysts as the field has multiplied and spread; and the assumptions about the availability and appropriateness of information that can be used in the analytic task. Once found largely in the United States, policy analysis has become global, and Radin discusses the field's new paradigms, methodologies and concepts of success. This new edition considers changes in expertise, controversies in the field, today's career prospects, and the impact of 9/11 on the field. She profiles three additional policy analysis organizations and updates the profiles of the organizations in the first edition. Continuing the trajectory of the fictional characters from the first edition, Radin adds a character representing the new generation just entering the field. The book discusses the shifts in society's attitudes toward public action, the availability of resources to meet public needs, and the dimensions of policymaking. Written for students, faculty, and practitioners, the book concludes with a look at the possible dimensions of the policy analysis field and profession as it moves into the future., In this new edition of Beyond Machiavelli, Beryl Radin updates her popular overview of the field of policy analysis. Radin, winner of the John Gaus Award from the American Political Science Association, considers the critical issues that confront the policy analysis practitioner, changes in the field, including the globalization of policy analysis, and the dramatic changes in the policy environment. She examines schools and careers; the conflict between the imperatives of analysis and the world of politics; the analytic tools that have been used, created, or discarded over the past fifty years; the relationship between decision makers and analysts as the field has multiplied and spread; and the assumptions about the availability and appropriateness of information that can be used in the analytic task. Once found largely in the United States, policy analysis has become global, and Radin discusses the field's new paradigms, methodologies and concepts of success. This new edition considers changes in expertise, controversies in the field, today's career prospects, and the impact of 9/11 on the field. She profiles three additional policy analysis organizations and updates the profiles of the organizations in the first edition. Continuing the trajectory of the fictional characters from the first edition, Radin adds a character representing the new generation just entering the field. The book discusses the shifts in society's attitudes toward public action, the availability of resources to meet public needs, and the dimensions of policymaking. Written for students, faculty, and practitioners, the book concludes with a look at the possible dimensions of the policy analysis field and profession as it moves into the future.

LC Classification NumberH97.R33 2012