One Pushing the pendulum from politics to policy: the state of policy analysis in Turkey
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Caner Bakır
Abstract
This introductory chapter delivers a synopsis of the progression of policy analysis in Turkey. The chapter argues that the pendulum of policy making – which swings between technocratic tyranny and populism and politics – has, in the case of Turkey, been too close to politics and too far from policy capacity and analytic technique. This chapter will go on to highlight the common themes across later chapters such as challenges in implementation and coordination before concluding with an overview and assessment of individual chapters.
Abstract
This introductory chapter delivers a synopsis of the progression of policy analysis in Turkey. The chapter argues that the pendulum of policy making – which swings between technocratic tyranny and populism and politics – has, in the case of Turkey, been too close to politics and too far from policy capacity and analytic technique. This chapter will go on to highlight the common themes across later chapters such as challenges in implementation and coordination before concluding with an overview and assessment of individual chapters.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Editors’ introduction to the series xvi
- Pushing the pendulum from politics to policy: the state of policy analysis in Turkey 1
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Historical roots, styles and methods of policy analysis in Turkey
- The past, present and future of policy analysis in Turkey 19
- ‘Boomerang effect’: the bottleneck of public policy analysis in Turkey 35
- Methods of policy analysis: the US and Turkish cases 51
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Policy analysis by governments
- Policy analysis in Turkey’s central government: current practices and future challenges 69
- Territorial policy-making and administrative reform in Turkey 87
- Policy-making at local level: an analysis of Turkish municipalities 105
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Experts, international actors and public opinion
- Beyond developmentalism: the role of experts and expertise in Turkey’s environmental policy disputes 123
- Europeanisation of policy-making in Turkey and its limits 143
- Public opinion and public policy in Turkey 163
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Parties and civil society-based policy analysis
- Political parties and public policy in Turkey 183
- Policy analysis in civil society organisations 199
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Academic, bureaucratic and advocacy-based policy analysis
- Policy analysis and capacity in the Central Bank of Turkey 215
- Think tanks and policy analysis in Turkey 235
- Public policy and media in Turkey 255
- Public policy education in Turkey 271
- Index 289
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Editors’ introduction to the series xvi
- Pushing the pendulum from politics to policy: the state of policy analysis in Turkey 1
-
Historical roots, styles and methods of policy analysis in Turkey
- The past, present and future of policy analysis in Turkey 19
- ‘Boomerang effect’: the bottleneck of public policy analysis in Turkey 35
- Methods of policy analysis: the US and Turkish cases 51
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Policy analysis by governments
- Policy analysis in Turkey’s central government: current practices and future challenges 69
- Territorial policy-making and administrative reform in Turkey 87
- Policy-making at local level: an analysis of Turkish municipalities 105
-
Experts, international actors and public opinion
- Beyond developmentalism: the role of experts and expertise in Turkey’s environmental policy disputes 123
- Europeanisation of policy-making in Turkey and its limits 143
- Public opinion and public policy in Turkey 163
-
Parties and civil society-based policy analysis
- Political parties and public policy in Turkey 183
- Policy analysis in civil society organisations 199
-
Academic, bureaucratic and advocacy-based policy analysis
- Policy analysis and capacity in the Central Bank of Turkey 215
- Think tanks and policy analysis in Turkey 235
- Public policy and media in Turkey 255
- Public policy education in Turkey 271
- Index 289
