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Rebooting Policy Analysis
Strengthening the Foundation, Expanding the Scope
First Edition
- Peter Linquiti - The George Washington University, Washington, DC
April 2022 | 616 pages | CQ Press
Rebooting Policy Analysis: Strengthening the Foundation, Expanding the Scope is a savvy introduction to policy analysis that gets students thinking, not just about how decisions should be made, but how they are made. The text highlights practical skills needed to advise decision-makers on matters of public policy in ways that are well-informed and solutions-oriented, while managing limitations like time, resources, and information. In a world that has become increasingly complex and partisan, the strength of policy analysis rests not only in its classical academic methods, but on the development of a practical, analytic mindset.
Part I: Introduction: The Classical Models and their Limitations
1. Thinking about the Future: Prospective Policy Analysis
2. Thinking About the Past: Retrospective Program and Impact Evaluation
3. Obstacles to Using Classical Policy Analysis Models in the Real World
Part II: Introduction: Thinking Clearly
4. Using Metacognition to Check Your Own Biases & the Biases of Others
5. Using Logic to Identify Tentative Truths
6. Collecting and Evaluating Evidence for Use in Policy Analysis
7. The Mindset of an Effective Policy Analyst
Part III: Looking at Policy Issues Through Different Lenses
8. The Equity Lens
9. The Economics Lens
10. The Political and Institutional Lenses
11. The Legal, Sustainability, and Science and Technology Lenses
Part IV: The Building Blocks of Policy Analysis
12. Incorporating Systems Thinking in Policy Analysis
13. Using Policy Analysis to Visualize the Future
14. Designing and (Re)Designing Public Policies
15. Having an Impact While Preserving Your Integrity
"The book should be required reading for teachers and practitioners of policy analysis, and I recommend it highly to all JPAM readers and APPAM members. While ingenuity may be needed to fit this book into a one-semester course in hands-on policy analysis, policy analysis instructors—an
innovative bunch by nature—will undoubtedly welcome the challenge."
Dean of Faculty at American University
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Vol. 0, 1-5 (2022)
