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Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland

This book is designed as a course text for students of Irish Politics and Public Administration. It may also be used to accompany courses in introductory politics, policy analysis and comparative politics or public administration. A range of Irish public policy topics are presented and explained—each by reference to a distinct framework for analysis. The book is intended to highlight (through readily presented Irish examples) the variety of alternative explanations available to students of politics and public administration who are interested in understanding how policy is made | Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland Theory and Methods Edited by Maura Adshead and Michelle Millar Also available as a printed book see title verso for ISBN details Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland Designed specifically for students of Irish Politics and Public Administration this textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to public policy and administration in Ireland thereby bridging the gap between general texts on public policy and books on Irish politics. Each chapter examines an alternative approach to policy analysis such as rational choice or corporatism and includes a review of recent developments in the field and its major criticisms. All chapters are illustrated with an empirical Irish case study. In this way the editors highlight the wide variety of alternative explanations available to students who are interested in understanding how policy is made. Students of policy analysis comparative politics and public administration will find this an invaluable introduction to the role that different theories or approaches can make in furthering an understanding of the policy process. With the inclusion of further reading overviews of main concepts and original source material the editors provide a student-friendly textbook which fills an important gap in the available literature on Irish politics and public administration. Maura Adshead is Lecturer in Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick. Her research interests focus on comparative studies of public policy policy change and EU involvement in the policy process in West European states. She is currently President of the Political Studies Association of Ireland. Michelle Millar is Junior Lecturer in Public and Social Policy at NUI Galway. She has published widely on government strategy in healthcare and is currently engaged in a Health Research Board sponsored study of health inequalities in Ireland. She is Secretary of the Political Studies .