Policy Analysis in the United States

John A. Hird is Dean of the College of Social & Behavoral Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy. The founding director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration, his research focuses on the use of expertise in public policymaking.

• IIntroduction ~ John A. HirdPart One: History, styles, and methods of policy analysis in the United StatesPolicy analysis in the United States ~ David WeimerThe evolution of the policy analysis profession in the United States ~ Beryl A. RadinThe argumentative turn in public policy inquiry: deliberative policy analysis for usable advice ~ Frank FischerReflections on 50 years of policy advice in the United States ~ Laurence E. Lynn, Jr.Part Two: Policy analysis by governmentsThe practice and promise of policy analysis and program evaluation to improve decision making within the U.S. Federal Government ~ Rebecca A. MaynardPolicy analysis in the states ~ Gary VanLandinghamPolicy analysis and evidence-based decision making at the local level ~ Karen Mossberger, David Swindell, Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst, and Kuang-Ting Tai;Committees and legislatures ~ Philip JoycePart Three: Policy analysis outside of governmentPolicy advisory committees: an operational view ~ Michael Holland and Julia LanePublic opinion and public policy in the United States ~ Saundra K. Schneider and William G. JacobyPolitical parties and policy analysis ~ Zachary Albert and Raymond J. La RajaPolicy analysis by corporations and trade associations ~ Erik Godwin, Kenneth Godwin, and Scott AinsworthPolicy analysis and the nonprofit sector ~ Steven Rathgeb SmithThe media ~ Annelise Russell and Maxwell McCombsThink tanks and policy analysis ~ Andrew RichPart Four: Policy analysis education and impact internationallyPublic policy education in the United States ~ Michael O’HareThe status of the profession: the role of PhD And Masters programs in public policy education ~ Nadia RubaiiThe influence of policy analysis in the United States on the international experience ~ B. Guy Peters

"This collection offers a unique and valuable set of perspectives on the history of policy analysis, changes in the field over recent decades, and current challenges facing practitioners." Michael E. Kraft, Emeritus Professor, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay