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Government interest in wellbeing as an explicit goal of public
policy has increased significantly in recent years. This has led to
new developments in measuring wellbeing and initiatives aimed
specifically at enhancing wellbeing, that reflect new thinking on
'what matters' and challenge established notions of societal
progress. The Politics and Policy of Wellbeing provides the first
theoretically grounded and empirically informed account of the rise
and significance of wellbeing in contemporary politics and policy.
Drawing on theories of agenda-setting and policy change, Ian Bache
and Louise Reardon consider whether wellbeing can be described as
'an idea whose time has come'. The book reflects on developments
across the globe and provides a detailed comparative analysis of
two political arenas: the UK and the EU. Offering the first
reflection grounded in evidence of the potential for wellbeing to
be paradigm changing, the authors identify the challenge of
bringing wellbeing into policy as a 'wicked problem' that
policymakers are only now beginning to grapple with. This
pioneering account of wellbeing from a political science
perspective is a unique and valuable contribution to the field. The
authors' theoretical and empirical conclusions are of great
interest to scholars of politics and wellbeing alike.
Government interest in wellbeing as an explicit goal of public
policy has increased significantly in recent years. This has led to
new developments in measuring wellbeing and initiatives aimed
specifically at enhancing wellbeing, that reflect new thinking on
'what matters' and challenge established notions of societal
progress. The Politics and Policy of Wellbeing provides the first
theoretically grounded and empirically informed account of the rise
and significance of wellbeing in contemporary politics and policy.
Drawing on theories of agenda-setting and policy change, Ian Bache
and Louise Reardon consider whether wellbeing can be described as
'an idea whose time has come'. The book reflects on developments
across the globe and provides a detailed comparative analysis of
two political arenas: the UK and the EU. Offering the first
reflection grounded in evidence of the potential for wellbeing to
be paradigm changing, the authors identify the challenge of
bringing wellbeing into policy as a 'wicked problem' that
policymakers are only now beginning to grapple with. This
pioneering account of wellbeing from a political science
perspective is a unique and valuable contribution to the field. The
authors' theoretical and empirical conclusions are of great
interest to scholars of politics and wellbeing alike.
The term multi-level governance (MLG) has emerged from its origins
in EU studies in the early 1990s to become a commonly used
description of politics and policy-making in a range of settings.
This collection discusses seminal papers covering three waves of
MLG scholarship; the first wave focuses largely on debates around
Europe and the regions; the second on the nature and impact of MLG
in wider settings (local, national and global) and the implications
for accountability; and the third discusses MLG of different types
and in new terrains (geographical or policy).
This book considers the extent to which EU cohesion policy and
related pre-accession instruments are contributing to the
development of more compound polities in south east Europe and,
specifically, promoting multi-level governance. In this respect,
there are two points of departure: the first is the argument that
the EU is a highly compound polity that tends to pull member (and
candidate) states in this direction; the second is the considerable
literature that links EU cohesion policy to the promotion of
multi-level governance. Following this, we have chosen a range of
south east European states whose period of engagement with the EU
generally differs: Greece, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia,
F.Y.R. Macedonia and Turkey. The case studies reveal that EU
cohesion policy has created more compound polities but that
system-wide multi-level governance remains weak and central
governments are still prominent. However, there are interesting and
potentially important developments in relation to particular
features of multi-level governance, not least in states whose
engagement with the EU in this sphere is relatively new. This book
was published as a special issue of Southeast European and Black
Sea Studies.
This book considers the extent to which EU cohesion policy and
related pre-accession instruments are contributing to the
development of more compound polities in south east Europe and,
specifically, promoting multi-level governance. In this respect,
there are two points of departure: the first is the argument that
the EU is a highly compound polity that tends to pull member (and
candidate) states in this direction; the second is the considerable
literature that links EU cohesion policy to the promotion of
multi-level governance. Following this, we have chosen a range of
south east European states whose period of engagement with the EU
generally differs: Greece, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia,
F.Y.R. Macedonia and Turkey. The case studies reveal that EU
cohesion policy has created more compound polities but that
system-wide multi-level governance remains weak and central
governments are still prominent. However, there are interesting and
potentially important developments in relation to particular
features of multi-level governance, not least in states whose
engagement with the EU in this sphere is relatively new. This book
was published as a special issue of Southeast European and Black
Sea Studies.
This book analyses the role of evidence in taking wellbeing from an
issue that has government attention to one that leads to
significant policy change. In doing so, it draws on contributions
from political science, policy theory and literature specifically
on the evidence and policy relationship. The book has three main
aims: to understand the role of evidence in shaping the prospects
for wellbeing in public policy; to inform the barriers literature
on the use of evidence in policy; and, to inform the multiple
streams approach (MSA) to agenda-setting. While the book focuses on
developments at UK government level, a number of the findings and
arguments presented here have wider significance, both in relation
to wellbeing developments elsewhere and to the theoretical
literatures on agenda-setting and evidence use. The book draws on
insights from interviews with policy-makers and stakeholders that
were undertaken as part of the work of the Community Wellbeing
Evidence Programme of the What Works Centre for Wellbeing.
This volume is the first collection in the field of wellbeing
studies that places politics centre stage. Through a combination of
intellectual inquiry, empirically-grounded research, and
investigation across different settings, this book aims to provide
fresh insights and develop new lenses through which to understand
the rise and significance of the wellbeing agenda. Divided into
three parts, it considers how to define wellbeing for public
policy; the prospects for wellbeing as a force for political
change; and the link between policy agendas and the everyday lives
of people. The book explores the key political issues of power,
democracy, and the legitimacy of wellbeing evidence in a range of
settings - international, national and subnational/substate. The
volume will appeal to wellbeing and politics scholars, as well as
students and general readers with an interest in these new
political agendas.
This volume is the first collection in the field of wellbeing
studies that places politics centre stage. Through a combination of
intellectual inquiry, empirically-grounded research, and
investigation across different settings, this book aims to provide
fresh insights and develop new lenses through which to understand
the rise and significance of the wellbeing agenda. Divided into
three parts, it considers how to define wellbeing for public
policy; the prospects for wellbeing as a force for political
change; and the link between policy agendas and the everyday lives
of people. The book explores the key political issues of power,
democracy, and the legitimacy of wellbeing evidence in a range of
settings - international, national and subnational/substate. The
volume will appeal to wellbeing and politics scholars, as well as
students and general readers with an interest in these new
political agendas.
Politics in the European Union is an accessible and comprehensive
introduction to the EU. Unique in its in-depth coverage of the
history of the EU, the book explores a wide range of topics
including institutions and policies, making it a complete guide to
understanding the complex nature of the EU. Now in its fifth
edition, the text has been fully updated to include coverage of
Brexit, the refugee crisis, and political developments within
member states. The text is enriched with a wide range of learning
features, including end of chapter questions, which are designed to
stimulate critical thinking, suggested further reading, EU
timelines, and illustrative figures to help students take their
learning further.
This book provides an over-view of the key developments in the
politics of European Union regional policy from the creation of the
EEC to the present day. The discussion of 'who decides what and to
what effect' in relation to regional policy is part of the
contemporary academic debate about the nature of politics and
policy-making in the EU. Bache argues that no single theory can
explain the complex politics of EU regional policy-making. In
particular, current theories pay insufficient attention to the
importance of implementation in shaping policy outcomes. The book
concludes that the application of different analytical tools at
different stages of policy-making provides the fullest picture of
the politics of EU regional policy. This title is published in
conjunction with UACES, the University Association for Contemporary
European Studies. UACES web site can be found at www.uaces.org
Based on a major three-year research project, this book explores
the various roles of political actors and the policies that deal
with the governance of reducing transport-related carbon emissions.
Using this clear - and globally crucial - example of climate change
governance, the authors are able to tease apart a range of debates
and dilemmas and to fully explore the nature, pace and significance
of core policies designed to tackle climate change. Much research
in the field has over-emphasized the international realm and global
policy, whereas this text uncovers the huge importance that
domestic policy development plays in reducing emissions. It
highlights normative positions that lie at the heart of
institutional structures, enabling broader debates into the
capacity and future of democratic governance.
Based on a major three-year research project, this book explores
the various roles of political actors and the policies that deal
with the governance of reducing transport-related carbon emissions.
Using this clear - and globally crucial - example of climate change
governance, the authors are able to tease apart a range of debates
and dilemmas and to fully explore the nature, pace and significance
of core policies designed to tackle climate change. Much research
in the field has over-emphasized the international realm and global
policy, whereas this text uncovers the huge importance that
domestic policy development plays in reducing emissions. It
highlights normative positions that lie at the heart of
institutional structures, enabling broader debates into the
capacity and future of democratic governance.
Europeanization has become a major theme within European studies in
recent years, emphasizing the domestic effects of the EU on its
member and applicant states. At the same time, multilevel
governance has emerged as an important concept, highlighting shifts
both in horizontal relations between state and society and in
vertical links between actors at different territorial levels. In
this state-of-the-art study, Ian Bache traces the relationship
between these two key elements, considering the extent to which
Europeanization advances multilevel governance within member states
through the requirements of EU cohesion policy. Bache focuses
especially on Britain, a member state whose political system has
been increasingly characterized by multilevel governance since it
became an EU member. Comparing Britain's case to that of ten other
member states, the author distinguishes between the EU's effects in
simple polities in which voice, influence, and power are diffused
through multiple levels and modes of governance and in compound
polities, where voice, influence, and power are more concentrated.
Bringing together the conceptual tools of multilevel governance and
policy networks and developing a framework for using these tools
together in future research, this clearly written study will be
valuable for scholars and students of EU and British politics."
The power and future role of nation states are a topic of
increasing importance. The dispersion of authority both vertically
to supranational and subnational institutions and horizontally to
non-state actors has challenged the structure and capacity of
national governments. Multi-level governance has emerged as an
important concept for understanding the dynamic relationships
between state and non-state actors within territorially overarching
networks. Multi-level Governance explores definitions and
applications of the concept by drawing on contributions from
scholars with different concerns within the broad discipline of
Political Studies. It contends that new analytical frameworks that
transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries and epistemological
positions are essential for comprehending the changing nature of
governance. In this context, this volume undertakes a critical
assessment of both the potentialities and the limitations of
multi-level governance.
The role and powers of nation states are a topic of increasing
debate. The transfer of competencies upwards to supra-national
organizations, sideways to quasi-autonomous actors, and downwards
to sub-national authorities has rguably transformed both the
structure and capacity of national governments. It is within this
context that the concept of multi-level governance has emerged as
an approach to understanding the dynamic inter-relationship within
and between different levels of governance and government.
Moreover, multi-level governance is frequently interpreted as a
novel analytical framework with the capacity to challenge and
refine traditionally dominant approaches. Multi-Level Governance
analyses the ways in which the concept has been applied across
different academic and policy territories. The future of nation
states vis-a-vis sub-national and supra-national organizations and
the increasing fluidity of political power is clearly a fundamental
issue for scholars of politics and government. New analytical
frameworks that eschew traditional disciplinary boundaries and
epistemological positions are needed to comprehend the changing
nature of governance. In this context, the volume undertakes a
critical assessment of both the potentialities and the limitations
of multi-level governance.
This book analyses the role of evidence in taking wellbeing from an
issue that has government attention to one that leads to
significant policy change. In doing so, it draws on contributions
from political science, policy theory and literature specifically
on the evidence and policy relationship. The book has three main
aims: to understand the role of evidence in shaping the prospects
for wellbeing in public policy; to inform the barriers literature
on the use of evidence in policy; and, to inform the multiple
streams approach (MSA) to agenda-setting. While the book focuses on
developments at UK government level, a number of the findings and
arguments presented here have wider significance, both in relation
to wellbeing developments elsewhere and to the theoretical
literatures on agenda-setting and evidence use. The book draws on
insights from interviews with policy-makers and stakeholders that
were undertaken as part of the work of the Community Wellbeing
Evidence Programme of the What Works Centre for Wellbeing.
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