Deliberative Policy Analysis

An argument for the implementation of a deliberatively-oriented policy analysis in democratic governance.

'This collection is a landmark in post-positivist policy studies that will help set the field's agenda for years to come. Pioneering linkages between deliberative democracy, critical policy analysis, and governance in the network society, Deliberative Policy Analysis is a key text for the interdisciplinary policy studies field.' John S. Dryzek, Australian National University

'These striking essays rethink both the practice and the foundations of policy analysis in the face of conflict and complex networks, risk and uncertainty. For all those concerned with making governance work in the coming years, this collection makes a provocative and practical contribution. Policy analysts at last will say, 'Yes, that's what I have to do'!' John Forester, Cornell University

Maarten A. Hajer is Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam. Hendrik Wagenaar is Associate Professor of Public Policy, Leiden University and Senior Researcher, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement.