Rebooting Policy Analysis
Strengthening the Foundation, Expanding the Scope

First Edition

Peter Linquiti - The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Courses:
Policy Analysis | Policy Analysis

February 2022 | 616 pages | CQ Press

Rebooting Policy Analysis: Strengthening the Foundation, Expanding the Scope is a savvy introduction to policy analysis that gets students thinking, not just about how decisions should be made, but how they are made. The text highlights practical skills needed to advise decision-makers on matters of public policy in ways that are well-informed and solutions-oriented, while managing limitations like time, resources, and information. In a world that has become increasingly complex and partisan, the strength of policy analysis rests not only in its classical academic methods, but on the development of a practical, analytic mindset.

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Part I: Introduction: The Classical Models and their Limitations

1. Thinking about the Future: Prospective Policy Analysis

2. Thinking About the Past: Retrospective Program and Impact Evaluation

3. Obstacles to Using Classical Policy Analysis Models in the Real World

Part II: Introduction: Thinking Clearly

4. Using Metacognition to Check Your Own Biases & the Biases of Others

5. Using Logic to Identify Tentative Truths

6. Collecting and Evaluating Evidence for Use in Policy Analysis

7. The Mindset of an Effective Policy Analyst

Part III: Looking at Policy Issues Through Different Lenses

8. The Equity Lens

9. The Economics Lens

10. The Political and Institutional Lenses

11. The Legal, Sustainability, and Science and Technology Lenses

Part IV: The Building Blocks of Policy Analysis

12. Incorporating Systems Thinking in Policy Analysis

13. Using Policy Analysis to Visualize the Future

14. Designing and (Re)Designing Public Policies

15. Having an Impact While Preserving Your Integrity

Key features

Spotlights four core competencies that all aspiring policy analysts need to master in order to solve policy problems: how we think (metacognition), using logic to question assumptions, collection of evidence to really understand what’s happening “on the ground”, and a mindset appropriate to the successful execution of policy analysis.
Goes beyond microeconomics and quantitative methods to provide a holistic view that looks at policy issues through the lenses of justice and equity, political and institutional processes, the law, sustainability, and scientific and technological change.
Each chapter includes learning objectives, a chapter summary and critical thinking questions.