Contents

pp 5-6

Preface

pp 7-8

A - Introduction

pp 9-10

1 - Understanding Policy Work

pp 11-26

B - Accounts of Policy Work

pp 27-28

Introduction

pp 29-30

2 - Giving Accounts of Policy Work

pp 31-44

3 - Academic Accounts of Policy Experience

pp 45-68

C - Constructing Meaning Through Policy Work

pp 69-70

Introduction

pp 71-74

4 - New Life for Old Buildings: Mediating Between Different Meanings

pp 75-90

5 - Policy Workers Tinkering with Uncertainty: Dutch Econometric Policy Advice in Action

pp 91-110

D - Policy Work as Mediation

pp 111-112

Introduction

pp 113-114

6 - Managing the Problematic in Policy Work

pp 115-130

7 - Evaluation as Policy Work: Puzzling and Powering in a Dutch Program for Sustainable Development

pp 131-152

E - Policy Work Beyond the Nation-State

pp 153-154

Introduction

pp 155-158

8 - Policy Work Between National and International Contexts: Maintaining Ongoing Collaboration

pp 159-170

9 - Flying Blind in Brussels: How National Officials Do European Business Without Political Steering

pp 171-190

F - Linking Systemic and Experiential Knowledge

pp 191-192

Introduction

pp 193-194

10 - Is Evidence-based Policy Making Really Possible? Reflections for Policymakers and Academics on Making use of Research in the Work of Policy

pp 195-210

11 - Locating the Work of Policy

pp 211-224

G - Conclusions

pp 225-226

12 - The Lessons for Policy Work

pp 227-246

About the Authors

pp 247-250

Index of Names

pp 251-256

Index of Subjects

pp 257-259