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The National Origins of Policy Ideas: Knowledge Regimes in the United States, France, Germany, and Denmark
John L. Campbell
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Paperback. Provides the comparative analysis of how "knowledge regimes" - communities of policy research organizations like think tanks, political party foundations, ad hoc commissions, and state research offices, and the institutions that govern them - generate ideas and communicate them to policymakers. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 1DND; 1KBB; JPB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
In politics, ideas matter. They provide the foundation for economic policymaking, which in turn shapes what is possible in domestic and international politics. Yet until now, little attention has been paid to how these ideas are produced and disseminated, and how this process varies between countries. The National Origins of Policy Ideas provides the first comparative analysis of how "knowledge regimes"--communities of policy research organizations like think tanks, political party foundations, ad hoc commissions, and state research offices, and the institutions that govern them--generate ideas and communicate them to policymakers. John Campbell and Ove Pedersen examine how knowledge regimes ... Read more
In politics, ideas matter. They provide the foundation for economic policymaking, which in turn shapes what is possible in domestic and international politics. Yet until now, little attention has been paid to how these ideas are produced and disseminated, and how this process varies between countries. The National Origins of Policy Ideas provides the first comparative analysis of how "knowledge regimes"--communities of policy research organizations like think tanks, political party foundations, ad hoc commissions, and state research offices, and the institutions that govern them--generate ideas and communicate them to policymakers. John Campbell and Ove Pedersen examine how knowledge regimes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
599g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691161167
SKU
V9780691161167
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About John L. Campbell
John L. Campbell is the Class of 1925 Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College and professor of political economy at the Copenhagen Business School. Ove K. Pedersen is professor of comparative political economy at the Copenhagen Business School. Their many books include The Rise of Neoliberalism and Institutional Analysis (Princeton).
Reviews for The National Origins of Policy Ideas: Knowledge Regimes in the United States, France, Germany, and Denmark
"The historical and comparative analytical approach, further strengthened by elite interviews and archival research, reveals the following country-specific characteristics of knowledge regimes: heterogeneity of ideas, self-critical attitude, comparatively uniform and analytical sophistication, and a nonideological and inclusive approach."
Choice "The book is an important contribution that opens up new ways of thinking about the production of policy ideas as well as ... Read more
Choice "The book is an important contribution that opens up new ways of thinking about the production of policy ideas as well as ... Read more