| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 319 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
International library of policy analysis ; vol. 10 |
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International library of policy analysis ; v. 10.
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| Contents |
Intro -- POLICY ANALYSIS IN BELGIUM -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Tables -- Figures -- List of abbreviations -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Editors' introduction to the series -- Introduction: policy analysis in Belgium -- tradition, comparative features and trends -- Policy analysis defined -- The relatively young tradition of the discipline and practice of policy analysis in Belgium -- Characteristics of the Belgian polity -- Trends -- Structure of the book -- Part One. Policy styles and methodsin Belgium -- 1. The policy-analytical profession in Belgium -- Policy analysis in the literature on public policy -- Policy analysis as a profession -- Method of enquiry on policy analysis in Belgium -- Belgian civil servants' knowledge of policy analysis -- Conclusion: is policy work a profession in Belgium? -- 2. Analytical techniques in Belgian policy analysis -- Definition of and trends in policy-analytical practice -- Policy analytical practice in Belgium: techniques, organisations and networks -- Tools at work: taking stock of policy-analytical practice -- Conclusion -- 3. Political control and bureaucratic expertise: policy analysis by ministerial cabinet members -- The Belgian ministerial cabinet -- Inside the cabinet: political advisers and policymaking -- Relations with the administration -- Conclusion -- Part Two. Policy analysis in the government and legislature -- 4. Policy analysis in the central and regional governments -- Policy analysis in the Belgian federal government -- Policy analysis in the Flemish government -- Policy analysis in Francophone Belgium -- Conclusion -- 5. Local planning in Belgium: A myriad of policy styles? -- Policy style and local government -- Local government in the federal state of Belgium -- Local policy analysis in Flanders -- Local policy analysis in Wallonia -- Conclusion |
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Six -- 6. Policy analysis in the Belgian legislatures: the marginal role of a structurally weak parliament in a partitocracy with no scientific and political tradition of policy analysis -- Conceptual and methodological remarks -- Structural features and constraints of parliamentary policy analysis within a partitocratic regime -- Policy analysis resources of Belgian parliaments -- Policy advice in committee and plenary work -- External relations of parliamentary policy advisers -- Conclusion -- 7. Policy advisory bodies in Belgium -- The origin and nature of institutionalised advisory bodies in Belgium -- Role of expertise in institutionalised advisory bodies -- The influence of institutionalised advisory bodies -- Conclusion -- Part Three. Policy analysis by political parties and interest groups -- 8. Ideas as close as possible to power: Belgian political parties and their study centres -- Political party study centres as alternative source of policy advice -- Method -- The diverse landscape of Belgian party study centres: key characteristics -- Policy advice by political parties: nature, process and products -- Conclusion -- 9. Interest groups and policy analysis in Belgium: examining the policy-analytical capacities and practices of prominent citizen and economic groups -- Interest group politics in Belgium: diversity and fragmentation -- How Belgium's most prominent interest groups acquire, formulate and utilise policy advice -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Part Four. Policy analysis and the public -- 10. Public consultation and participation in Belgium: directly engaging citizens beyond the ballot box? -- Policymaking and public consultation -- Defining public consultation -- Consultation, participation and political regimes -- Public participation: a framework for analysis -- A diversity of experiences in Belgium -- Conclusion |
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11. The role of news media in the policy process in Belgium -- The Belgian media landscape -- The media's role in Belgium's multilingual federal system -- From depillarisation to guaranteed pluralism -- The interdependence between the news media and politics -- Conclusion -- Part Five. Policy analysis by advocates and academics -- 12. Thinking in splendid isolation? The organisation and policy engagement of think tanks in Belgium -- One size does not fit all -- Research design -- A closer look at the policy focus of think tanks and the nature of their policy advice -- Conclusion -- 13. Policy analysis by academics -- Knowledge utilisation in immigration policies: a comparative case study -- Knowledge utilisation in the policymaking process: survey results for Flemish policymakers -- Policy research in Belgium -- Conclusion -- 14. Policy analysis instruction in Belgium -- Policy analysis as a discipline in Belgium -- Policy instruction in academic curricula in the Flemish Community universities -- Policy instruction in academic curricula in the French Community universities -- Policy instruction in the French Community today -- Policy instruction in continuous training -- Conclusion -- Index |
| Summary |
Presents the first systematic overview of policy analysis activities in Belgium. Contributors from both sides of the Dutch-French language border use original empirical data to provide a comprehensive, comparative study of multi-level policy-making both within and outside government |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Policy sciences -- Belgium
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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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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- General.
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National policy.
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Policy sciences
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Política pública -- Belgica.
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Ciencies polítiques -- Belgica.
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Belgium
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brans, M. (Marleen), editor.
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Aubin, David, 1975- editor.
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| ISBN |
1447317262 |
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9781447317265 |
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9781447317272 |
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1447317270 |
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