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Book SynopsisFirst published as a special issue of Policy & Politics journal, this book situates reforms known as 'nudges' or 'behavioural interventions' which have emerged in public policy and administration within a broader tradition of methodological individualism.
Table of Contents1. Beyond nudge: advancing the state-of-the-art of Behavioural Public Policy and Administration - Benjamin Ewert, Kathrin Loer and Eva Thomann 2. Advancing behavioural public policies: in pursuit of a more comprehensive concept - Benjamin Ewert and Kathrin Loer 3. A behavioural model of heuristics and biases in frontline policy implementation - Alice Moseley and Eva Thomann 4. Who are behavioural public policy experts and how are they organised globally? - Holger Straßheim 5. Why nudge sometimes fails: fatalism and the problem of behaviour change - Tom Entwistle 6. Behavioural insights teams in practice: nudge missions and methods on trial - Sarah Ball and Brian W. Head 7. Can street-level bureaucrats be nudged to increase effectiveness in welfare policy? - Emilio Paolo Visintin, Jean-Michel Bonvin, Frédéric Varone, Fabrizio Butera, Max Lovey and Emilie Rosenstein 8. What motivates street-level bureaucrats to implement the reforms of elected politicians? - Don S. Lee and Soonae Park 9. How can better monitoring, reporting and evaluation standards advance behavioural public policy? - Sarah Cotterill, Peter John and Marie Johnston Conclusion - Benjamin Ewert, Kathrin Loer and Eva Thomann
