Narrative Policy Analysis

Cases in Decentred Policy

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy, International
Cover of the book Narrative Policy Analysis by , Springer International Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9783319766355
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: May 24, 2018
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9783319766355
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: May 24, 2018
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Narratives or storytelling are a feature of the everyday life of all who work in government. They tell each other stories about the origins, aims and effects of policies to make sense of their world. These stories form the collective memory of a government department; a retelling of yesterday to make sense of today. This book examines policies through the eyes of the practitioners, both top-down and bottom-up; it decentres policies and policymaking. To decentre is to unpack practices as the contingent beliefs and actions of individuals. Decentred analysis produces detailed studies of people’s beliefs and practices. It challenges the idea that inexorable or impersonal forces drive politics, focusing instead on the relevant meanings, the beliefs and preferences of the people involved. 

This book presents ten case studies, covering penal policy, zero-carbon homes, parliamentary scrutiny, children’s rights, obesity, pension reform, public service reform, evidence-based policing, and local economic knowledge. It introduces a different angle of vision on the policy process; it looks at it through the eyes of individual actors, not institutions. In other words, it looks at policies from the other end of the telescope. It concludes there is much to learn from a decentred approach. It delivers edification because it offers a novel alliance of interpretive theory with an ethnographic toolkit to explore policy and policymaking from the bottom-up.

Written by members of the Department of Politics and International Relations of the University of Southampton, with their collaborators at other universities, the book’s decentred approach provides an alternative to the dominant evidence–based policy nostrums of the day. 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Narratives or storytelling are a feature of the everyday life of all who work in government. They tell each other stories about the origins, aims and effects of policies to make sense of their world. These stories form the collective memory of a government department; a retelling of yesterday to make sense of today. This book examines policies through the eyes of the practitioners, both top-down and bottom-up; it decentres policies and policymaking. To decentre is to unpack practices as the contingent beliefs and actions of individuals. Decentred analysis produces detailed studies of people’s beliefs and practices. It challenges the idea that inexorable or impersonal forces drive politics, focusing instead on the relevant meanings, the beliefs and preferences of the people involved. 

This book presents ten case studies, covering penal policy, zero-carbon homes, parliamentary scrutiny, children’s rights, obesity, pension reform, public service reform, evidence-based policing, and local economic knowledge. It introduces a different angle of vision on the policy process; it looks at it through the eyes of individual actors, not institutions. In other words, it looks at policies from the other end of the telescope. It concludes there is much to learn from a decentred approach. It delivers edification because it offers a novel alliance of interpretive theory with an ethnographic toolkit to explore policy and policymaking from the bottom-up.

Written by members of the Department of Politics and International Relations of the University of Southampton, with their collaborators at other universities, the book’s decentred approach provides an alternative to the dominant evidence–based policy nostrums of the day. 

More books from Springer International Publishing

Cover of the book Police Misconduct in Brooklyn by
Cover of the book Management Studies in South Africa by
Cover of the book The Orthopedic Educator by
Cover of the book Women in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Biotechnology by
Cover of the book Historical Disaster Experiences by
Cover of the book Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Flow Boiling in Microchannels by
Cover of the book Platelets in Thrombotic and Non-Thrombotic Disorders by
Cover of the book Lunar and Planetary Cartography in Russia by
Cover of the book The Discreet Charm of Protein Binding Sites by
Cover of the book Computer Networks by
Cover of the book Practising CSR in the Middle East by
Cover of the book Criminal Justice and Mental Health by
Cover of the book Stopping Climate Change: the Case for Hydrogen and Coal by
Cover of the book Database Systems for Advanced Applications by
Cover of the book Information Systems, Management, Organization and Control by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy