Interpretive Policy Analysis

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Social Meaning in Policy Processes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Frank Fischer, Sybille Münch, Douglas Torgerson

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This comprehensive book explores the development of interpretive policy analysis (IPA) over the past three decades as an approach to bring social meaning into the study of policy processes. It examines present circumstances and future directions, providing a detailed overview of theory and practice in the field.Leading scholars discuss how IPA has adopted a critical stance designed to move beyond empiricism and include understanding of the construction and analysis of social meaning. They focus on four general topics: theoretical and historical viewpoints including social constructivism; policy-analytic perspectives such as framing, narratives and emotion; policy deliberation and discourse; and interpretive methodology and reflexivity. Chapters investigate key themes ranging from arguments and emotions to performativity, policy ethnography and participatory action research. The book concludes by tracing the path of interpretive policy analysis within the discipline of public policy.Scholars and students of public policy, political science and sociology and political theory will greatly benefit from this insightful book. It is also a vital resource for practitioners and policy analysts working in regulation and governance, urban planning and public administration.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-09-16
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAdvances in Critical Policy Studies series
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781802202465

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Edited by Frank Fischer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Politics and Global Affairs, Rutgers University, USA and currently a Research Associate at Humboldt University, Germany, Sybille Münch, Professor of Political Science and Director, Center for Diversity, Democracy and Inclusion in Education, Hildesheim University, Germany and Douglas Torgerson, Professor Emeritus of Politics and Cultural Studies, Trent University, Canada

Contents1 Introducing Interpretive Policy Analysis 1Frank Fischer, Sybille Münch and Douglas TorgersonPART I ORIGIN AND FOUNDATIONS2 Interpretive Policy Analysis: Origins and Current Challenges 25Dvora Yanow3 Social Constructivism and Interpretive Policy Analysis:Meaning in Social and Political Action 53Frank FischerPART II ANALYTIC APPROACHES4 Frames and Framing Analysis: Toward a Critical Approach 76Jennifer Dodge5 Narrative Inquiry in Interpretive Policy Research 96Hugh T. Miller6 Emotionability and Policy Interpretation: Tracing PolicyChanges in Welfare Institutions 114Pia H. Bülow and Monika Allgurin7 Problematization: The Role of Argumentation and Rhetoric inInterpretive Policy Analysis 133Sybille MünchPART III DELIBERATION AND DISCOURSE8 Participatory Policy Deliberation in Khon Kaen: InterpretingCultural Policy Through Symbols 155Piyapong Boossabong, Pobsook Chamchong and Frank Fischer9 Discursive Policy Inquiry: A Critical Interpretive Approach 170David Howarth and Steven Griggs10 Performance, Performativity and Policy Discourse 187Amanda MachinPART IV METHODS AND PRACTICES11 Policy Ethnography as Interpretive Practice: Concepts and Cases 201Jerry Mitchell12 Participatory Action Research: Collaborative Practices inInterpretive Inquiry 221Frank Fischer and Rosana de Freitas Boullosa13 Interpretive Policy Analysis: Methods and Practices 239Severine van BommelPART V METHODOLOGICAL NOTE14 Positivism and the Politics of Validity 259Douglas Torgerson

‘The truth is not always out there. This volume offers academics and policy makers essential tools for understanding policy processes beyond the pursuit of objective certainty. Policies carry different meanings for different actors, and recognizing these differences has important implications not only for policy effectiveness but also for social justice. The book addresses both the philosophical foundations and the practical methods analysts can use to investigate policy processes independently or engage stakeholders through action research.’