An Introduction to the Policy Process av Thomas A. (North Carolina State University USA) Birkland

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<P>Now in a thoroughly revised Fifth Edition, <I>An Introduction to the Policy Process </I>provides students at all levels with an accessible, readable, and affordable introduction to the field of public policy. In keeping with prior editions, author Tom Birkland conveys the best current thinking on the policy process in a clear, conversational style. Designed to address new developments in both policy theory and policy making, the Fifth Edition includes examinations of:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>the Brexit referendum result and its effects on the UK, European Union, and world politics, as well as the 2016 election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, and the ways in which these events have caused voters and policy makers to rethink their assumptions;</LI><P></P><P><LI>changes to the media environment, including the decline of newspapers and television news, the growth of social media, and the emergence of "fake news";</LI><P></P><P><LI>new policy theory developments like