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Book SynopsisBy analysing the conceptual frameworks and methodologies used from a meta-theoretical perspective, this book provides a panoramic picture of the perspectives and challenges of policy analysis in Argentina.
Table of Contents1. Introduction: History, Problems, and Theories of Policy Analysis in Argentina – Nelson Cardozo and Pablo Bulcourf Part 1: The Theories, Styles, and Methods of Policy Analysis 2. Public Analysis in Complex Societies – Daniel Garcia Delgado 3. Policy Analysis as a Profession: The Interaction Between Knowledge Production and Policymaking – Cristina Díaz, Silvio Crudo and María Del Mar Monti 4. The Styles of Policy Analysis in Argentina: Analytical Frameworks in Debate – Mabel Thwaites Rey and Vanesa Ciolli 5. Prospective Policy Analysis: Its Development and Application for Argentina – Horacio Cao and Gustavo Blutman Part 2: Policy Analysis by Governments 6. Policy Analysis by the Federal Government: The Contribution of the National Institute of Public Administration – Juan Ignacio Doberti, Dante Sabatto and Melina J. Levy 7. Policy Analysis in the Bureaucracy: The Production of Knowledge for Professional Public Management Training – Maximiliano Campos Ríos 8. Policy Analysis at the Subnational Level: An Exploration of a Collaborative Governance Model – Silvia Fontana and Sofia Conrero 9. Policy Analysis in Argentine Local Governments: A Growing, Heterogeneous and Controversial Field of Study – Rita Grandinetti 10. Policy Analysis at Different Levels of Government: The Managerial Skills in Leaders of Policy Networks in Argentina – Alejandro M. Estevez Part 3: Internal Policy Advisory Councils, Consultants, and Committees 11. Corps of Government Administrators in Argentina: A Transformative Initiative of Internal Consultants for Public Administration – Gerardo Izzo and Luz Piraino Martínez 12. The Role of the Argentine Congress as a Policymaking Forum. A Review of the Last Decade – Natalia Staiano and Pablo Lozada Castro 13. Policy Analysis by National Government Advisory Councils. Knowledge Production and Its Role in Policy Design and Implementation – Nelson Cardozo and Paola Ferrari Part 4: Parties, Private Research Centers, and Interest Group-Based Policy Analysis 14. Policy Analysis in Professional Organizations: The Contribution of the Argentine Association of Public Administration – Diego Pando and Adrián Darmohraj 15. Policy Analysis by Parties: Political Cadres Formation and Training for the Public Management in Argentina – Melina Guardamagna 16. The Growing and Influential Role of Civil Society Organizations and Think Tanks in the Cycles of Public Policy in Argentina – Gonzalo Diéguez and Demian González Chmielewski 17. Policy Analysis in Private Research Centers: The CEDES and Its Production on State and Public Policies in Argentina – Pablo Bulcourf Part 5: Academics, Teaching and Policy Analysis in Universities 18. Academic Policy Analysis: The Development of Production in Public Administration and Policy Studies in Argentina (2001–2019) – Exequiel Rodríguez and Anabela Rosconi 19. Emergence and Development of Public Policy Training Tracks in Argentine Universities – Natalia Galano and Guillermina Curti 20. Postgraduate University Training in Public Administration, Management, and Public Policy in Argentina. Structure and Distribution in the Period 1990–2017 – Karina Montes, Gabriela Mansilla and Sergio L. Agoff 21. Policy Analysis at the Universities: Teaching Comparative Public Administration From Argentina With a Latin American Perspective – Oscar Oszlak
