Once found largely in the United States, policy analysis has become global, and Radin discusses the field’s new paradigms, methodologies and concepts of success. This new edition considers changes in expertise, controversies in the field, today’s career prospects, and the impact of 9/11 on the field. She profiles three additional policy analysis organizations and updates the profiles of the organizations in the first edition. Continuing the trajectory of the fictional characters from the first edition, Radin adds a character representing the new generation just entering the field. The book discusses the shifts in society’s attitudes toward public action, the availability of resources to meet public needs, and the dimensions of policymaking.
Written for students, faculty, and practitioners, the book concludes with a look at the possible dimensions of the policy analysis field and profession as it moves into the future.
Beryl A. Radin is on the faculty of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University. She received the John Gaus Award from the American Political Science Association in 2012, and the H. George Frederickson Award for Lifetime Achievement and Continuous Contributions to Public Management Research from the Public Management Research Association in 2009. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, editor of the Public Management and Change series at Georgetown University Press, and author of Challenging the Performance Movement and Federal Management Reform in a World of Contradictions.