First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this critical and practical volume challenges policy theory scholars to change the way they produce and communicate research.Leading academics propose eight ways to synthesise and translate state of the art knowledge to equip scholars to communicate their insights with each other and a wider audience. Chapters consider topics such as narratives as tools for influencing policy change, essential habits of successful policy entr...

Die öffentliche Politik wird in der Schweizer Politikwissenschaft sehr aktiv beforscht. Ihre Erforschung dient der Lösung gesellschaftlicher Probleme. So untersucht die Policy-Analyse etwa das Verhältnis zwischen Politik und Verwaltung oder die sich verändernde Rolle des Staates. Der neue Band der Reihe «Politik und Gesellschaft in der Schweiz» nimmt einerseits den institutionellen Rahmen des politischen Systems der Schweiz explizit als Raster, andererseits beinhaltet er einen umfassenden ...

With the consequences of climate change and biodiversity loss becoming more and more apparent, both the protection of water resources and water-related ecosystems as well as protection from water, that is flood protection policies, have become increasingly important.This book explores the latest applications of network analysis concepts and measures to the study and practice of water governance. Given the holistic complexity of water governance, it covers individual water governanc...

This edited volume compares seven countries in North America and Europe on the highly topical issue of oil and gas development that uses hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” The comparative analysis is based on the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) and guided by two questions: First, in each country, what are current coalitions and the related policy output? Second, based on the current situation, what are the chances for future policy change? This book is the first to use a social science...