Knowledge, Policy and the Work of Governing
@article{Colebatch2015KnowledgePA, title={Knowledge, Policy and the Work of Governing}, author={H. Colebatch}, journal={Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice}, year={2015}, volume={17}, pages={209 - 214} }
One of the fundamental questions for policy analysis – whether analysis for policy or of policy – is identifying the underlying thinking behind the policy: how is knowledge (and what sorts of knowledge) brought to bear in the policy process? How do we explain differences and similarities – across jurisdictions, or policy fields, or time and place – in the sorts of knowledge used? This question drives researchers to examine and compare cases in search of significant relationships. The first… Expand
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