Policy Analysis in Ireland

Leading Irish academics and policy practitioners present a comprehensive study of policy analysis in Ireland. Contributors investigate the influential roles of the European Union the public science quantitative evidence the media and gender expertise in policy analysis. Surveying the history of public policy analysis this text examines policy analysis at different levels of government and identifies future challenges for policy analysis. Leading Irish academics and policy practitioners present a current and comprehensive study of policy analysis in Ireland. Contributors examine policy analysis at different levels of government and governance including international national and local and in the civil service as well as non-government actors such as NGOs interest groups and think tanks. They investigate the influential roles of the European Union the public science quantitative evidence the media and gender expertise in policy analysis. Surveying the history and evolution of public policy analysis in Ireland this authoritative text addresses the current state of the discipline identifies post-crisis developments and considers future challenges for policy analysis.