Policy reconsidered : meanings, politics and practices

Introduction: policy and its exploration ~ Susan M. Hodgson and Zoe Irving Part one: Meanings: Policy, politics and modernity ~ Richard Jenkins Policy as panacea or aspiration ~ David Phillips The language of policy ~ Margaret Holloway Part two: Politics: Categorising and policy making ~ Jo Britton Policy business and politics ~ Kevin Farnsworth Policy and politicing at the international level ~ Bob Deacon Part three: Methods and practice: Ethics, research and policy ~ Malcolm Cowburn User involvement in policy and research: trends, trials and lessons ~ Lorna Warren and Ruby Chau Is what works the same as what matters? probation and criminal justice policy and practice ~ Marilyn Gregory Policies in practice: translation, intermediaries and welfare reform in southern eastern Europe ~ Paul Stubbs and Noemi Lendvai Conclusion: studying policy, a way forward ~ Susan M. Hodgson and Zoe Irving.