Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures and tables ix
4. List of acronyms x
5. Notes on contributors xiv
6. Editors’ introduction to the series xx
7. Preface and acknowledgements xxii
8. Policy analysis in the Netherlands: an introduction 1
9. Styles and modes of policy analysis
10. Policy analysis in practice: reinterpreting the quest for evidence-based policy 17
11. Policy analysis in networks: the battle of analysis and the potentials of joint fact-finding 33
12. Patterns of science–policy interaction 49
13. Interpretive policy analysis in the Netherlands 69
14. Policy analysis in government
15. Policy analysis and evaluation in national government 89
16. Policy analysis at the local government level 107
17. Policy analysis and performance audit at the ‘highest level’: looking for evidence and responsiveness 121
18. Advisory bodies, consultancy firms, research institutes and think tanks
19. Advisory boards and planning bureaus 139
20. The Dutch policy research industry 155
21. Policy analysis in politics and by interest groups in society
22. Policy analysis in the Dutch Parliament 171
23. Policy analysis and political party think tanks 187
24. Policy analysis by negotiation: trade unions, employers’ organisations and the Social and Economic Council 203
25. Policy analysis in the academic world
26. Policy analysis as instruction 217
27. Contested knowledge in theory-driven policy analysis: setting the Dutch stage 231
28. Institutionalisation and performance of policy analysis and evaluation in the Netherlands 247
29. Index 255