Edited by Dietmar Braun, Professor of Political Science, Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Historiques et Internationales, University of Lausanne, Switzerland and Andreas Busch, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

• Contents: Introduction Part I: A Theoretical Overview 1. Interests or Ideas? 2. From ‘Hooks’ to ‘Focal Points’ 3. The Power of Ideas in Policy Research Part II: Empirical Evidence 4. Replacing the Policy Paradigm 5. The Formation of the New Entrepreneurial State and Growth of Modern Management Consultancy 6. The Power of the Policy Narratives in the European Union 7. Ideas as Catalytic Elements for Policy Change 8. When Ideas Get in the Way of Reform 9. The Durability of Ideas in Health–Policy–Making 10. Negotiated Policy Change 11. A Reassessment of Public Policy and Political Ideas Bibliography Index

Edited by Dietmar Braun, Professor of Political Science, Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Historiques et Internationales, University of Lausanne, Switzerland and Andreas Busch, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

• Contents: Introduction Part I: A Theoretical Overview 1. Interests or Ideas? 2. From ‘Hooks’ to ‘Focal Points’ 3. The Power of Ideas in Policy Research Part II: Empirical Evidence 4. Replacing the Policy Paradigm 5. The Formation of the New Entrepreneurial State and Growth of Modern Management Consultancy 6. The Power of the Policy Narratives in the European Union 7. Ideas as Catalytic Elements for Policy Change 8. When Ideas Get in the Way of Reform 9. The Durability of Ideas in Health–Policy–Making 10. Negotiated Policy Change 11. A Reassessment of Public Policy and Political Ideas Bibliography Index

Edited by Dietmar Braun, Professor of Political Science, Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Historiques et Internationales, University of Lausanne, Switzerland and Andreas Busch, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

• Contents: Introduction Part I: A Theoretical Overview 1. Interests or Ideas? 2. From ‘Hooks’ to ‘Focal Points’ 3. The Power of Ideas in Policy Research Part II: Empirical Evidence 4. Replacing the Policy Paradigm 5. The Formation of the New Entrepreneurial State and Growth of Modern Management Consultancy 6. The Power of the Policy Narratives in the European Union 7. Ideas as Catalytic Elements for Policy Change 8. When Ideas Get in the Way of Reform 9. The Durability of Ideas in Health–Policy–Making 10. Negotiated Policy Change 11. A Reassessment of Public Policy and Political Ideas Bibliography Index