POLICY RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND PUBLIC POLICY MAKING

Policy Research, Analysis and Public Policy making stresses the importance of policy research and analysis in public policy making process. The book is divided into three major parts. Part 1 focuses on

how Policy Research informs decision makers in policy making process. Part 2 explains public policy analysis process. While, part 3 describes the public policy making process. Specifically, each part

provides in-depth analysis of the following contemporary issues, among others:

Part 1

 Policy Research Methodology

 Policy Research and Policy development interface

 Conducting policy research

 Evidence-based research and evidence-based policy making process

 Communicating policy outcomes to decision makers

 How to write policy brief and report

Part 2

 Conceptualization of policy analysis

 Relationship between Social Sciences and Policy analysis

 Ecology of Public policy analysis

 Approaches and methods of Policy analysis

 Tools of policy analysis

 Analyzing each stage of the public policy making process

 Limitation of public policy analysis

Part 3

 Nature, meaning and significance of public policy

 The role of State in the Policy making process

 Theories of Public Policy making

 Public policy making process

 Actors in Public making process

 Models to public policy making

 Public policy and planning

 Governance and public policy

 Global public policy and Governance

 Case studies

The presentation of the book is concise, simple, reader-friendly and blends theory with practice. The

book would be valuable resource material for students in tertiary institutions, researchers, analysts,

policy advisers, policy advocates, Consultants, practitioners in government and Nonprofit organizations