{"product_id":"policy-reconsidered-susan-m-hodgson-9781861349132","title":"Policy Reconsidered: Meanings, Politics and Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe idea of policy is ripe for critical reappraisal. Whilst the context for policy making changes constantly, multiple questions endure, such as how policy is conceived and why; what is taken for granted and what gets problematised; and how policy should be informed, analysed and understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book identifies key topics within the policy arena and subjects them to theoretical and practical analysis. It explores the meaning and framing of policy, and examines its practice from the micro- to the supra-national levels, using illustrative case studies to demonstrate how policy is contested, shaped and accounted for. Given the significance of policy as a means to organise and direct social, economic and political life, this book presents the case for a critical restatement of its origins, development and form - without which we risk being caught up in a cycle of change without understanding why or how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book presents a productive encounter between the three themes of meanings, politics and practices, themes normally not brought together in a single text. It emphasizes the multiplicity of perspectives that can be directed towards understanding the policy world, opening up new ground as well as visiting anew some familiar terrain. Targeted at upper undergraduate and postgraduate students and their teachers, it will also be of interest to researchers and policy actors wanting insight to their project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan M. Hodgson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861349130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861349132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Susan M. Hodgson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088933400831,"sku":"9781861349132","price":127.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_883404a0-0f35-41f1-9c93-43354b67e22a.jpg?v=1769107356","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/policy-reconsidered-susan-m-hodgson-9781861349132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}