Living the Policy Process

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-19-533538-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 807 g

Policymaking in large bureaucracies is hardly a simple process. Even the most respected policymakers have to contend with obstacles that seemingly have little to do with the issue at hand - office politics, work structure, and shifting political environments. Yet learning to manage such complex environments is necessary for good policymaking. In Living the Policy Process, Philip Heymann outlines the complex thought processes of policymakers as they struggle to influence both foreign and domestic policy decisions from within the United States government bureaucracy.

Focusing on three critical situations to illuminate the politics of policy choice-the successful attempt to sell missiles to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan in the 1980s; the Iran-Contra scandal; and the FDA's attempt to regulate smoking as well as the efforts to do the same by an outside lobbyist-Heymann dissects the intuitive yet rigorous framework that highly skilled policymakers follow to influence government outcomes. Throughout, he offers detailed accounts of the policy process at work in the Reagan, first Bush, and Clinton administrations, from the cabinet level down to the middle tiers of the federal bureaucracy.

Heymann deftly describes the shifting real-world conditions that government officials face as they struggle to shape the policy agenda. Ultimately, Living the Policy Process offers a clear, incisive look at the complex considerations involved from all perspectives, with concrete examples, and enriches the understanding of the overall policy process for students, scholars, and practitioners.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heymann, Philip B.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politikberatung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface: The Logic of Governmental Policy Choice

- 1: Introduction

- Part I: Missiles for the Mujahideen

- 2: The Stinger Missile Case

- 3: Concerns and the Set of Beliefs that Connect Actions to Them

- 4: The Action Resumes in the Battle over the Stinger Missile

- 5: An Individual's Understanding of the Situation

- 6: Agendas and Windows of Opportunity

- 7: Influencing Others

- Part II: Retaliation, Ransom, Revenues, Respect, and Rebellion

- 8: Respect and Loyalty

- 9: A Structure Held Together By Respect

- Part III: Nicotine for Teens

- 10: Similarities and Differences

- 11: Recognizing and Creating a Dramatic Change in Setting for Policy Choice

- 12: Rival Coalitions of Influential Private Parties, and Congress as the Decision Maker

- 13: The Politics of Coalition Formation to Influence Legislation

- 14: The Dependence of Policy Outcomes on Processes of Choice

- 15: Weighing Intangibles, Questioning Assumptions

- 16: Effects of Process on Results

- Appedices

- List of Suggested Readings

Über Autor(innen)

Philip B. Heymann is the James Barr Ames Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Throughout his long career in government, he has served in various capacities at the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of State. He is the author of numerous books, including The Politics of Public Managementand Terrorism, Freedom, and Security.