Deliberative Policy Analysis Understanding Governance in the Network Society [Paperback]

This 2003 book makes a forceful argument for the implementation of a deliberatively-oriented policy analysis in democratic governance.Large-scale social and political changes have revolutionised policy-making. Traditionally, policy analysis has been state-centred, based on the assumption that central government is self-evidently the locus of government. Today policy-making is often carried out in loosely organized networks of public authorities, citizen associations and private enterprises. The contributors to this book argue that democratic governance now calls for a new deliberatively-oriented policy analysis. They provide examples from around the world to demonstrate how this would work in practice.Large-scale social and political changes have revolutionised policy-making. Traditionally, policy analysis has been state-centred, based on the assumption that central government is self-evidently the locus of government. Today policy-making is often carried out in loosely organized networks of public authorities, citizen associations and private enterprises. The contributors to this book argue that democratic governance now calls for a new deliberatively-oriented policy analysis. They provide examples from around the world to demonstrate how this would work in practice.Large-scale social and political changes have revolutionized policy-making. Traditionally, policy analysis has been state-centered, based on the assumption that central government is self-evidently the locus of government. However, policy-making is often carried out today in loosely organized networks of public authorities, citizen associations and private enterprises. The contributors to this book argue that democratic governance now calls for a new deliberatively-oriented policy analysis. They provide examples from around the world to demonstrate how this would work in practice.Editors' introduction Maarten A. Hajer and Hendrik Wagenaar; Part I. Policy Conflict and Deliberation in the Network Society:lc-