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Analytics, Policy, and Governance
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Edited by:
Jennifer Bachner
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English
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2017
About this book
The first available textbook on the rapidly growing and increasingly important field of government analytics
This first textbook on the increasingly important field of government analytics provides invaluable knowledge and training for students of government in the synthesis, interpretation, and communication of “big data,” which is now an integral part of governance and policy making. Integrating all the major components of this rapidly growing field, this invaluable text explores the intricate relationship of data analytics to governance while providing innovative strategies for the retrieval and management of information.
This first textbook on the increasingly important field of government analytics provides invaluable knowledge and training for students of government in the synthesis, interpretation, and communication of “big data,” which is now an integral part of governance and policy making. Integrating all the major components of this rapidly growing field, this invaluable text explores the intricate relationship of data analytics to governance while providing innovative strategies for the retrieval and management of information.
Author / Editor information
Jennifer Bachner is director of the Master of Science in Government Analytics at Johns Hopkins. Benjamin Ginsberg is David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and chair of Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins. Kathryn Wagner Hill is director of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins.
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I. ENGAGING THE DATA
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II. EMERGING DATA SOURCES AND TECHNIQUES
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Interest Group Lobbying Dynamics Around Immigration Policy Alexander Furnas and Lee Drutman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Ryan T. Moore and Andrew Reeves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Estimating Policy Preferences from Written and Spoken Words Kenneth Benoit and Alexander Herzog Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Alex C. Engler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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III. IMPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNANCE
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Priscilla M. Regan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Knowledge and Power Benjamin Ginsberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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January 10, 2017
eBook ISBN:
9780300225174
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
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256
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33 b-w illus.
