Deliberative Policy Analysis: Understanding Governance in the Network Society

Large-scale social and political changes have revolutionized policy-making. Traditionally, policy analysis has been state-centered, based on the assumption that central government is self-evidently the locus of government. However, policy-making is often carried out today in loosely organized networks of public authorities, citizen associations and private enterprises. The contributors to this book argue that democratic governance now calls for a new deliberatively-oriented policy analysis. They provide examples from around the world to demonstrate how this would work in practice.

Author: Maarten A. Hajer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/15/2003
Pages: 324
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780521530705

About the Author
Hajer, Maarten A.: - Maarten A. Hajer is Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam.Wagenaar, Hendrik: - Hendrik Wagenaar is Associate Professor of Public Policy, Leiden University and Senior Researcher, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement.

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