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The editors and the contributors have produced what can only be
described as the definitive guide to the growing field of critical
policy studies. It is comprehensive and well written and will be
welcomed by all students and practitioners of public policy and
policy analysis. No personal or institutional library would be
complete without it!' - Wayne Parsons, Cardiff University, UK 'This
comprehensive Handbook, with contributions from leading figures in
the field, is a valuable source of information on practical and
theoretical aspects of critical policy studies, its argumentative
and deliberative turn and its methods of analysis which is likely
to stimulate further debate on the big issues in the study and
analysis of policy.'BR>- Norman Fairclough, Lancaster
University, UK 'The field of critical policy studies goes from
strength to strength, and this Handbook provides a much-needed
review that will be essential reading for scholars, students and
practitioners. It is at the same time a critical introduction for
those new to the field (including those coming from more
conventional approaches to public policy), a comprehensive
reference book for people in the field and a guide to emerging
issues and challenges in the study of the communicative practice of
public policy.' - John Dryzek, University of Canberra, Australia
Critical policy studies, as this volume illustrates, challenges
conventional approaches to public policy inquiry with its focus on
discursive politics, policy argumentation and deliberation, and
interpretive modes of analysis. Assembling the voices of
established and emerging scholars, the Handbook of Critical Policy
Studies fills a major gap in the policy literature. Moving beyond
the false neutrality of empiricism and positivism, this Handbook
highlights the responsibility of inquirers to take account of
social and political context - including present conditions, past
trends and prevailing power relationships - to advance inquiry that
relies not only on experts but also on citizens in a manner
supporting and encouraging democracy. Not only does this call for a
reconsideration of the interplay of qualitative and quantitative
methods but also for robust attention to the role of values.
Accessible to scholars, practitioners and students alike, the book
offers a compilation of new critical work that both assesses past
developments and appraises emerging issues. Contributors: H. Am,
M.R. Banjade, M. Barbehoen, K. Braun, V. Dubois, A. Durnova, L.
Elgert, S.A. Ercan, S.S. Fainstein, F. Fischer, S. Griggs, D.
Howarth, H. Ingram, B. Jessop, S. Jin Park, W. Lamping, R.P.
Lejano, E. Loevbrand, T.W. Luke, R.F. Mendonca, S. Munch, H.R.
Ojha, M. Orsini, S.J. Park, S. Paterson, D. Plehwe, T. Saretzki, F.
Scala, V.A. Schmidt, A.L. Schneider, K.K. Shrestha, H. Strassheim,
J. Stripple, N.-L. Sum, D. Torgerson, H. Wagenaar, D. Yanow
Catherine Frazee wants her readers to know that there is far more
to disability than most people think or assume. There is much not
to like about disability, such as the ways it diminishes status and
opportunity, and the ways it requires medical intrusions which,
even if lifesaving, are nobody’s idea of a good time. As becomes
apparent in this powerful collection of writing, there is much more
to the story of disabled life. There is adaptation and activism.
There is art, philosophy, and history. There is solidarity,
identity, collective struggle, and shared culture. Frazee offers a
glimpse into a rich and delicate ecology of disability that
warrants not fear and pity, but recognition and respect.
The editors and the contributors have produced what can only be
described as the definitive guide to the growing field of critical
policy studies. It is comprehensive and well written and will be
welcomed by all students and practitioners of public policy and
policy analysis. No personal or institutional library would be
complete without it!' - Wayne Parsons, Cardiff University, UK 'This
comprehensive Handbook, with contributions from leading figures in
the field, is a valuable source of information on practical and
theoretical aspects of critical policy studies, its argumentative
and deliberative turn and its methods of analysis which is likely
to stimulate further debate on the big issues in the study and
analysis of policy.'BR>- Norman Fairclough, Lancaster
University, UK 'The field of critical policy studies goes from
strength to strength, and this Handbook provides a much-needed
review that will be essential reading for scholars, students and
practitioners. It is at the same time a critical introduction for
those new to the field (including those coming from more
conventional approaches to public policy), a comprehensive
reference book for people in the field and a guide to emerging
issues and challenges in the study of the communicative practice of
public policy.' - John Dryzek, University of Canberra, Australia
Critical policy studies, as this volume illustrates, challenges
conventional approaches to public policy inquiry with its focus on
discursive politics, policy argumentation and deliberation, and
interpretive modes of analysis. Assembling the voices of
established and emerging scholars, the Handbook of Critical Policy
Studies fills a major gap in the policy literature. Moving beyond
the false neutrality of empiricism and positivism, this Handbook
highlights the responsibility of inquirers to take account of
social and political context - including present conditions, past
trends and prevailing power relationships - to advance inquiry that
relies not only on experts but also on citizens in a manner
supporting and encouraging democracy. Not only does this call for a
reconsideration of the interplay of qualitative and quantitative
methods but also for robust attention to the role of values.
Accessible to scholars, practitioners and students alike, the book
offers a compilation of new critical work that both assesses past
developments and appraises emerging issues. Contributors: H. Am,
M.R. Banjade, M. Barbehoen, K. Braun, V. Dubois, A. Durnova, L.
Elgert, S.A. Ercan, S.S. Fainstein, F. Fischer, S. Griggs, D.
Howarth, H. Ingram, B. Jessop, S. Jin Park, W. Lamping, R.P.
Lejano, E. Loevbrand, T.W. Luke, R.F. Mendonca, S. Munch, H.R.
Ojha, M. Orsini, S.J. Park, S. Paterson, D. Plehwe, T. Saretzki, F.
Scala, V.A. Schmidt, A.L. Schneider, K.K. Shrestha, H. Strassheim,
J. Stripple, N.-L. Sum, D. Torgerson, H. Wagenaar, D. Yanow
Since first being identified as a distinct psychiatric disorder in
1943, autism has been steeped in contestation and controversy.
Present-day skirmishes over the potential causes of autism, how or
even if it should be treated, and the place of Asperger's syndrome
on the autism spectrum are the subjects of intense debate in the
research community, in the media, and among those with autism and
their families. Bringing together innovative work on autism by
international scholars in the social sciences and humanities,
Worlds of Autism boldly challenges the deficit narrative prevalent
in both popular and scientific accounts of autism spectrum
disorders, instead situating autism within an abilities framework
that respects the complex personhood of individuals with autism. A
major contribution to the emerging, interdisciplinary field of
critical autism studies, this book is methodologically and
conceptually broad. Its authors explore the philosophical questions
raised by autism, such as how it complicates neurotypical
understandings of personhood; grapple with the politics that inform
autism research, treatment, and care; investigate the diagnosis of
autism and the recognition of difference; and assess
representations of autism and stories told by and about those with
autism. From empathy, social circles, and Internet communities to
biopolitics, genetics, and diagnoses, Worlds of Autism features a
range of perspectives on autistic subjectivities and the politics
of cognitive difference, confronting society's assumptions about
those with autism and the characterization of autism as a
disability. Contributors: Dana Lee Baker, Washington State U;
Beatrice Bonniau, Paris Descartes U; Charlotte Brownlow, U of
Southern Queensland, Australia; Kristin Bumiller, Amherst College;
Brigitte Chamak, Paris Descartes U; Kristina Chew, Saint Peter's U,
New Jersey; Patrick McDonagh, Concordia U, Montreal; Stuart Murray,
U of Leeds; Majia Holmer Nadesan, Arizona State U; Christina
Nicolaidis, Portland State U; Lindsay O'Dell, Open U, London;
Francisco Ortega, State U of Rio de Janeiro; Mark Osteen, Loyola U,
Maryland; Dawn Eddings Prince; Dora Raymaker; Sara Ryan, U of
Oxford; Lila Walsh.
Since first being identified as a distinct psychiatric disorder in
1943, autism has been steeped in contestation and controversy.
Present-day skirmishes over the potential causes of autism, how or
even if it should be treated, and the place of Asperger's syndrome
on the autism spectrum are the subjects of intense debate in the
research community, in the media, and among those with autism and
their families. Bringing together innovative work on autism by
international scholars in the social sciences and humanities,
Worlds of Autism boldly challenges the deficit narrative prevalent
in both popular and scientific accounts of autism spectrum
disorders, instead situating autism within an abilities framework
that respects the complex personhood of individuals with autism. A
major contribution to the emerging, interdisciplinary field of
critical autism studies, this book is methodologically and
conceptually broad. Its authors explore the philosophical questions
raised by autism, such as how it complicates neurotypical
understandings of personhood; grapple with the politics that inform
autism research, treatment, and care; investigate the diagnosis of
autism and the recognition of difference; and assess
representations of autism and stories told by and about those with
autism.From empathy, social circles, and Internet communities to
biopolitics, genetics, and diagnoses, Worlds of Autism features a
range of perspectives on autistic subjectivities and the politics
of cognitive difference, confronting society's assumptions about
those with autism and the characterization of autism as a
disability. Contributors: Dana Lee Baker, Washington State U;
Beatrice Bonniau, Paris Descartes U; Charlotte Brownlow, U of
Southern Queensland, Australia; Kristin Bumiller, Amherst College;
Brigitte Chamak, Paris Descartes U; Kristina Chew, Saint Peter's U,
New Jersey; Patrick McDonagh, Concordia U, Montreal; Stuart Murray,
U of Leeds; Majia Holmer Nadesan, Arizona State U; Christina
Nicolaidis, Portland State U; Lindsay O'Dell, Open U, London;
Francisco Ortega, State U of Rio de Janeiro; Mark Osteen, Loyola U,
Maryland; Dawn Eddings Prince; Dora Raymaker; Sara Ryan, U of
Oxford; Lila Walsh.
Traditional definitions of public policy in Canada have been
challenged in recent years by globalization, the transition to a
knowledge-based economy, and the rise of new technologies. Critical
Policy Studies describes how new policy problems such as border
screening and global warming have been catapulted onto the agenda
in the neo-liberal era. The book also surveys the recent evolution
of critical approaches to policy studies, which have transformed
decades-old issues. Contributors conceptualize the ways in which
public policy questions cut across the traditional fields of
policy. They cover both topical approaches such as Foucauldian and
post-empiricist analysis and new applications of established
perspectives, such as political economy. Conventional methodologies
reveal new connotations when used to explore such topics as
security issues, Canadian sovereignty, welfare reform,
environmental protocol, Aboriginal policy, and reproductive
technologies. Critical Policy Studies provides an alternative to
existing approaches to policy studies, and will be welcomed by
scholars, students, and practitioners of political science and
public policy.
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