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Applied Policy Analysis: A Taste of Reality

Paul Cairney

Dr Céline Mavrot, Dr Susanne Hadorn, and Professor Fritz Sager introduce the fifth article – ‘Blood, Sweat, and Cannabis: Real-World Policy Evaluation of Controversial Issues’ – published in the Journal of European Public Policy Special Issue ‘The Politics of Policy Analysis’.

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Teaching policy analysis with a blog

Paul Cairney

Originally posted on Paul Cairney: Politics & Public Policy : Below is the introduction to an article that I wrote for a Special Issue paper on Teaching Policy Analysis for Gestión y Análisis de Políticas Públicas (GAPP).

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The politics of policy analysis: theoretical insights on real world problems

Paul Cairney

This post introduces a new Journal of European Public Policy Special Issue called ‘The politics of policy analysis: theoretical insights on real world problems’. How can policy process research help to address policy and policymaking problems? This special issue of the … Continue reading →

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Evidence-Based Policy, Artificial Intelligence, and the Ethical Practice of Policy Analysis

Paul Cairney

Dr Joshua Newman and Professor Michael Mintrom introduce the second article – Mapping the Discourse on Evidence-Based Policy, Artificial Intelligence, and the Ethical Practice of Policy Analysis – to be published in the Journal of European Public Policy Special Issue ‘The Politics of … Continue reading →

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Policy Analysis in 750 words: Robbie Shilliam (2021) Decolonizing Politics

Paul Cairney

Please see the Policy Analysis in 750 words series overview before reading this summary. See also: Policy Analysis in 750 words: Linda Tuhiwai Smith (2012) Decolonizing Methodologies ‘Political science remains indebted to approaches, debates, and categories that emerged to make sense of … Continue reading →

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Discourse analysis and strategic policy advice: manoeuvring, navigating, and transforming policy

Paul Cairney

Dr Kennet Lynggaard and Professor Peter Triantafillou introduce the fourth article – ‘Discourse analysis and strategic policy advice: manoeuvring, navigating, and transforming policy’ – to be published in the Journal of European Public Policy Special Issue ‘The Politics of Policy Analysis’.

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Policy analysis in 750 words: Three systems evaluation

Paul Cairney

If the policy problem is complex, then we would not expect a single shot solution to work as intended in a … Continue reading → There is much to be said for systems thinking or a systems-informed approach to key tasks such as evaluation.