Policy Analysis in Argentina

By analysing the conceptual frameworks and methodologies used from a meta-theoretical perspective, this book provides a panoramic picture of the perspectives and challenges of policy analysis in Argentina.

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The latest edition in the International Library of Policy Analysis series explores a comprehensive overview of policy analysis in Argentina. It explores theoretical frameworks, views of the State, the development of the field and current paradigms before examining knowledge produced at different levels (federal, provincial, and local); the application of the discipline by ‘Internal Policy Advisory Councils, Consultants, and Committees’; the role of think tanks, NGOs, and political parties; and the developments provided by university teaching and research.

Analysing the conceptual frameworks and methodologies used from a meta-theoretical perspective, it provides a panoramic picture of the perspectives and challenges of policy analysis in Argentina.

Nelson Cardozo is Professor at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) and the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). He specializes in the history, development and teaching of political science in Latin America, the study of comparative public policies in the region. He is Coordinator of the Research Group on Comparative Public Policy Research Group of the Latin American Political Science Association (ALACIP), a network of Ibero-American specialists on policy analysis.

Pablo Bulcourf is a Research Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is the editorial secretary of ‘Estado Abierto’, published by the National Institute of Public Administration and the Coordinator of the Research Group on History of Political Science in Latin America – Latin American Association of Political Science (ALACIP). He currently serves as Secretary of Research at the Universidad de San Isidro.

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