Public policy is made of language. Whether in written or oral form,
argument is central to all parts of the policy process. As simple
as this insight appears, its implications for policy analysis and
planning are profound. Drawing from recent work on language and
argumentation and referring to such theorists as Wittgenstein,
Habermas, Toulmin, and Foucault, these essays explore the interplay
of language, action, and power in both the practice and the theory
of policy-making.
The contributors, scholars of international renown who range
across the theoretical spectrum, emphasize the political nature of
the policy planner's work and stress the role of persuasive
arguments in practical decision making. Recognizing the rhetorical,
communicative character of policy and planning deliberations, they
show that policy arguments are necessarily selective, both shaping
and being shaped by relations of power. These essays reveal the
practices of policy analysts and planners in powerful new ways--as
matters of practical argumentation in complex, highly political
environments. They also make an important contribution to
contemporary debates over postempiricism in the social and policy
sciences.
"Contributors. "John S. Dryzek, William N. Dunn, Frank Fischer,
John Forester, Maarten Hajer, Patsy Healey, Robert Hoppe, Bruce
Jennings, Thomas J. Kaplan, Duncan MacRae, Jr., Martin Rein, Donald
Schon, J. A. Throgmorton
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