Bibliograph

How ideas and institutions shape the politics of public policy, Daniel Béland

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How ideas and institutions shape the politics of public policy, Daniel Béland

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-62)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How ideas and institutions shape the politics of public policy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Daniel Béland

Series statement

Cambridge Elements. Elements in public policy

Summary

"This Element provides a critical review of existing literature on the role of ideas and institutions in the politics of public policy with the aim of contributing to the study of the politics of public policy. Because most policy scholars deal with the role of ideas or institutions in their research, such a critical review should help them improve their knowledge of crucial analytical issues in policy and political analysis. The following discussion brings together insights from both the policy studies literature and new institutionalism in sociology and political science, and stresses the explanatory role of ideas and institutions"--Back cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Ideas and institutions as explanatory factors -- Institutionalisms and institutions -- Political institutions and public policy -- Policy feedback -- From historical institutionalism to ideational analysis -- Mapping ideas: policy paradigms and beyond -- Ideas, actors, and the policy cycle -- Reconsidering theories of the policy process: ideas, institutions, and actors -- Ideas, political institutions, and transnational actors -- Ideas, institutions, and identities -- Ideas, power, and interests -- Institutions and the production of expertise -- Mechanisms of policy change -- Structural and psychological factors -- Conclusion

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