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  • Institutional Theory in Political Science

    The New Institutionalism

    by Professor B. Guy Peters ...
    Institutional Theory in Political Science provides an in-depth analysis of contemporary institutional theory, an essential tool to understand the world of politics and government.Written by B. Guy Peters, a prominent expert in the field, the book argues that the new institutionalism comprises eight variations on the theme of institutional analysis. Through a series of questions, the author ... Read more

    $47.49 CAD

  • The Betrayer

    How An Undercover Unit Infiltrated The Global Drug Trade

    by Guy Stanton, Peter Walsh ...
    THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES LEGENDS"Gripping" DAILY MAIL"Incredible ... reads like a thriller" THE SUNGuy Stanton was a London gangster with a big reputation. For years he operated at the top of the drugs trade, moving huge shipments around the world, and knew the major players in global organised crime, from Asian warlords and Turkish heroin barons to Colombian cocaine... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • American Public Policy

    Promise and Performance

    by B. Guy Peters, John A. Hoornbeek ...
    "This book is an excellent choice for anyone looking to bring the complicated world of public policy to their classroom." – Ben Galloway, University of ArkansasNow in its Thirteenth Edition, American Public Policy provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the policymaking process, from procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues. Not shying ... Read more

    $145.59 CAD

  • Advanced Introduction to Public Policy

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Series series Elgar Advanced Introductions series
    Making effective public policies is a difficult task, but considering policymaking as a problem of design analogous to architecture or engineering can assist in that process. This book outlines three vital components of policy design: understanding the causes behind the problem being addressed; identifying means of intervention, including selection and implementation of policy instruments; and ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Policy Problems and Policy Design

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Series series New Horizons in Public Policy series
    B. Guy Peters presents a critique of conventional policy design methods, placing emphasis on the need to formulate interconnecting designs for issues that cross multiple policy areas. He advocates the use of analytic categories for understanding problems rather than functional categories, such as defence and health, to change the perspective of problems and modernise policy design.Whereas previous ... Read more

    $41.59 CAD

  • Democratic Backsliding and Public Administration

    How Populists in Government Transform State Bureaucracies

    Edited by Michael W. Bauer, B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre, Kutsal Yesilkagit, Stefan Becker ...
    Liberal democracy is at risk. Its hallmark institutions – political pluralism, separation of powers, and rule of law—are coming under pressure, as authoritarian sentiment is growing around the globe. While liberal-democratic backsliding features prominently in social science scholarship, especially the branches concerned with political parties and political behavior, public administration research ... Read more

    $34.39 CAD

  • Policy-Making as Designing

    The Added Value of Design Thinking for Public Administration and Public Policy

    Edited by Arwin van Buuren, Jenny M. Lewis, B. Guy Peters ...
    Series series New Perspectives in Policy and Politics
    The articles on which Chapters 4, 5 and 6 are based are available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence.Design approaches to policy-making have gained increasing popularity among policy makers in recent years.First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this book presents original critical reflections on the value of design approaches and how they relate to the classical idea of public ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Contemporary Approaches to Public Policy

    Theories, Controversies and Perspectives

    Edited by B. Guy Peters, Philippe Zittoun ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book assesses a range of contemporary scholarly approaches to public policy. Bringing together leading scholars in policy studies, each chapter addresses a different theoretical approach to policy design and implementation, drawn from the fields of political science, economics and behavioral science. These include the advocacy coalition framework, discursive approaches, institutional analysis ... Read more

    $47.39 CAD

  • The SAGE Handbook of Public Administration

    Edited by Jon Pierre, B. Guy Peters ...
    The original Handbook of Public Administration was a landmark publication, the first to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the discipline. The eagerly-awaited new edition of this seminal international handbook continues to provide a complete review and guide to past and present knowledge in this essential field of inquiry.Assembling an outstanding team of scholars from around the ... Read more

    $52.79 CAD

  • Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies

    Edited by B. Guy Peters, Colin Knox, Byeong Seob Kim ...
    Political patronage is defined as political actors appointing individuals at their discretion to key positions in the public sector. The book examines this practice in the bureaucracies of 11 Asian countries through the use of a typological framework of patronage types. The framework is based on two key criteria: basis of trust and the major role of political appointees. Several countries with ... Read more

    $126.39 CAD

  • Administrative Traditions

    Understanding the Roots of Contemporary Administrative Behavior

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Contemporary public administration reflects its historical roots, as well as contemporary ideas about how the public bureaucracy should be organized and function. This book argues that there are administrative traditions that have their roots centuries ago but continue to influence administrative behaviour. Further within Western Europe, North America, and the Antipodes there are four distinctive ... Read more

    $73.99 CAD

  • Public Administration

    Research Strategies, Concepts, and Methods

    by B Guy Peters, Tero Erkkilä, Patrick von Maravić ...
    Public Administration: Research Strategies, Concepts, and Methods explores how scholars of public administration and institutional politics can improve their analysis by focusing on the contextual particularities of their research problems and considering the use of multiple theories and methods. The book functions as an introduction to central themes of public administration and related ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD