TY - BOOK
T1 - Interrogating Public Policy Theory
T2 - A political values perspective
AU - Botterill, Linda Courtenay
AU - Fenna, Alan
PY - 2019/3/29
Y1 - 2019/3/29
N2 - This book questions the way policy making has been distanced from politics in prevailing theories of the policy process, and highlights the frequently overlooked ubiquity of values and values conflicts in politics and policy. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of current theories, reviews the illusions of rationalism in politics, and explores the way values are implicated throughout the democratic process, from voter choice to policy decisions. It argues that our understanding of public policy is enhanced by recognizing its intrinsically political and value-laden nature.
AB - This book questions the way policy making has been distanced from politics in prevailing theories of the policy process, and highlights the frequently overlooked ubiquity of values and values conflicts in politics and policy. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of current theories, reviews the illusions of rationalism in politics, and explores the way values are implicated throughout the democratic process, from voter choice to policy decisions. It argues that our understanding of public policy is enhanced by recognizing its intrinsically political and value-laden nature.
U2 - 10.4337/9781784710088
DO - 10.4337/9781784710088
M3 - Book
SN - 978 1 78471 007 1
T3 - New Horizons in Public Policy
BT - Interrogating Public Policy Theory
PB - Edward Elgar
CY - Cheltenham, UK
ER -