Professor Max Krott, Director of the Institute of Forest Policy and Nature Conservation at the University of Gottingen, Germany, introduces the most important political players and stakeholders, including the forest owners, the general population, forest workers and employees, forest associations and administration, as well as the media. He illustrates the political and regulatory instruments using examples in current forest policy. 'Forest Policy Analysis' places a special emphasis on the informal processes that are indispensable in understanding practical politics. References made to current English and German-language publications on forest policy studies enable further information to be found with concern to special issues."

Professor Max Krott, Director of the Institute of Forest Policy and Nature Conservation at the University of Gottingen, Germany, introduces the most important political players and stakeholders, including the forest owners, the general population, forest workers and employees, forest associations and administration, as well as the media. He illustrates the political and regulatory instruments using examples in current forest policy. Forest Policy Analysis places a special emphasis on the informal processes that are indispensable in understanding practical politics. References made to current English and German-language publications on forest policy studies enable further information to be found with concern to special issues.

Die Autoren und Autorinnen der Beitrage verorten praktische Erfahrungen aus der wissenschaftlichen Politikberatung in verschiedenen institutionellen Zusammenhangen in der theoretischen Diskussion zur Rolle von Wissenschaft in der Politik. Daruber hinaus zeigen sie Erfolge und Probleme der Beratungspraxis anhand verschiedener Analyseansatze auf.