Gender Expertise in Public Policy: Towards a Theory of Policy Success

Author:   S. Hoard
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9781137365163


Pages:   210
Publication Date:   28 April 2015
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Through a selection of in-depth interviews, a survey of experts working with the European Union and United Nations, and Qualitative Comparative Analysis of policy debates, this text rethinks our understanding of gender expertise and the circumstances that lead to expert success in public policy.

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Author:   S. Hoard
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   3.845kg
ISBN:  

9781137365163


ISBN 10:   1137365161
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   28 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Tables List of Figures 1. Knowledge, Expertise and Public Policy: The Changing Relationship Between Science and Public Policy Introduction Foundations and Contributions Research Questions Methodology Plan and Review of Results 2. Conceptualizing Gender Expertise: Locating the Expertise in Gender Expertise Introduction Context Guideline Naming Guideline Zones Guideline Dimensions Guideline Necessity Guideline Negation Guideline Interdependence Guideline Causal Relationships Guideline Traveling Guideline Operationalization Guideline Conclusion 3. Locating the Experts: Identifying the Actors, Mapping the Terrain Introduction Who are the Experts? Utilizing Location to Categorize Expertise Gender Expert Activities Work Experience Locating the Policy Experts: Examining the RNGS Data Conclusions 4. Fighting Against Windmills? Identifying the Ingredients of Policy Success Introduction Policy Success Non-Feminist Theories of Public Policy and Ingredients for Expert Feminist ComparativePolicy Literature and Ingredients for Success Methodology Results Discussion Conclusions 5. Triangulating the Factors that Impact Success: Searching for Common Explanations of Policy Success Introduction Methods Result Conclusions 6 Assessing the Factors that Impact the Success of Gender Experts in Public Policy Introduction Understanding Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research Network on Gender, Politics and the State Explaining Gender Expert Policy Success: Conditions Utilized in QCA Analysis Crisp-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Gender Expert Success Conclusions 7. Gender Expert Success in Public Policy: Toward a Better Understanding Introduction Findings Developing Theoretical Propositions Theoretical Contributions Concluding Remarks Bibliography Appendices Interview Protocol and Coding Survey Questions Survey Coding csQCA Values Truth Tables of Gender Expert Success

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This research provides valuable information on gender experts in Western European policy making. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate, graduate, and research collections. (J. G. Everett, Choice, Vol. 53 (6), February, 2016)


“This research provides valuable information on gender experts in Western European policy making. … Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate, graduate, and research collections.” (J. G. Everett, Choice, Vol. 53 (6), February, 2016)


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Dr. Season Hoard is a Clinical Professor for the School of Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs and Research Coordinator at the Division of Governmental Studies and Services at Washington State University, USA. She received her Ph.D. in 2012 from Washington State University. Her research interests include examining gender expertise and its impact on public policy, comparative analysis of gender equality policies in post-industrial democracies, and emerging qualitative and quantitative methodologies in comparative politics.

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