Policy Analysis in Argentina

Nelson Cardozo is Professor at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) and the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). He specializes in the history, development and teaching of political science in Latin America, the study of comparative public policies in the region. He is Coordinator of the Research Group on Comparative Public Policy Research Group of the Latin American Political Science Association (ALACIP), a network of Ibero-American specialists on policy analysis.Pablo Bulcourf is Research Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (UNQ) and the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). He is the editorial secretary of ‘Estado Abierto’, published by the National Institute of Public Administration and the Coordinator of the Research Group on History of Political Science in Latin America - Latin American Association of Political Science (ALACIP). He currently serves as Secretary of Research at the Universidad de San Isidro.

• 1. Introduction: History, Problems, and Theories of Policy Analysis in Argentina – Nelson Cardozo and Pablo BulcourfPart 1: The Theories, Styles, and Methods of Policy Analysis2. Public Analysis in Complex Societies – Daniel Garcia Delgado3. Policy Analysis as a Profession: The Interaction Between Knowledge Production and Policymaking – Cristina Díaz, Silvio Crudo and María Del Mar Monti4. The Styles of Policy Analysis in Argentina: Analytical Frameworks in Debate – Mabel Thwaites Rey and Vanesa Ciolli5. Prospective Policy Analysis: Its Development and Application for Argentina – Horacio Cao and Gustavo BlutmanPart 2: Policy Analysis by Governments6. Policy Analysis by the Federal Government: The Contribution of the National Institute of Public Administration – Juan Ignacio Doberti, Dante Sabatto and Melina J. Levy7. Policy Analysis in the Bureaucracy: The Production of Knowledge for Professional Public Management Training – Maximiliano Campos Ríos8. Policy Analysis at the Subnational Level: An Exploration of a Collaborative Governance Model – Silvia Fontana and Sofia Conrero9. Policy Analysis in Argentine Local Governments: A Growing, Heterogeneous and Controversial Field of Study – Rita Grandinetti10. Policy Analysis at Different Levels of Government: The Managerial Skills in Leaders of Policy Networks in Argentina – Alejandro M. EstevezPart 3: Internal Policy Advisory Councils, Consultants, and Committees11. Corps of Government Administrators in Argentina: A Transformative Initiative of Internal Consultants for Public Administration – Gerardo Izzo and Luz Piraino Martínez12. The Role of the Argentine Congress as a Policymaking Forum. A Review of the Last Decade – Natalia Staiano and Pablo Lozada Castro13. Policy Analysis by National Government Advisory Councils. Knowledge Production and Its Role in Policy Design and Implementation – Nelson Cardozo and Paola FerrariPart 4: Parties, Private Research Centers, and Interest Group-Based Policy Analysis14. Policy Analysis in Professional Organizations: The Contribution of the Argentine Association of Public Administration – Diego Pando and Adrián Darmohraj15. Policy Analysis by Parties: Political Cadres Formation and Training for the Public Management in Argentina – Melina Guardamagna16. The Growing and Influential Role of Civil Society Organizations and Think Tanks in the Cycles of Public Policy in Argentina – Gonzalo Diéguez and Demian González Chmielewski17. Policy Analysis in Private Research Centers: The CEDES and Its Production on State and Public Policies in Argentina – Pablo BulcourfPart 5: Academics, Teaching and Policy Analysis in Universities18. Academic Policy Analysis: The Development of Production in Public Administration and Policy Studies in Argentina (2001–2019) – Exequiel Rodríguez and Anabela Rosconi19. Emergence and Development of Public Policy Training Tracks in Argentine Universities – Natalia Galano and Guillermina Curti20. Postgraduate University Training in Public Administration, Management, and Public Policy in Argentina. Structure and Distribution in the Period 1990–2017 – Karina Montes, Gabriela Mansilla and Sergio L. Agoff21. Policy Analysis at the Universities: Teaching Comparative Public Administration From Argentina With a Latin American Perspective – Oscar Oszlak