| Description |
1 online resource (XII, 177 pages 17 illustrations) : online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction: Theory and Practice of Effective Policy Advising -- Who Are My Clients and What Do They Need From Me? -- Creating Public Value -- Doing Policy Analysis -- Effective Communication -- Working Together ... in the Public Interest |
| Summary |
This book offers a practical guide for policy advisors and their managers, grounded in the author's extensive experience as a senior policy practitioner in central and local government. Effective policy advising does not proceed in 'cycles' or neatly ordered 'stages' and 'steps', but is first and foremost a relationship built on careful listening, knowing one's place in the constitutional scheme of things, becoming useful and winning the confidence of decision makers. The author introduces readers to a public value approach to policy advising that uses collective thinking to address complex policy problems; evidence-informed policy analysis that factors in emotions and values; and the practice of 'gifting and gaining' (rather than 'trade-offs') in collaborative governing for the long term. Theory is balanced with practical illustration and processes, tools and techniques, helping readers master the art of communicating what decision-makers need to hear, as well as what they want to hear |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Political science.
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Communication in politics.
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Political planning.
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Public administration.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Communication in politics
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Political planning
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Political science
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Public administration
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783319524948 |
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3319524941 |
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