1st Edition

Varieties of Risk Analysis in Public Administrations Problem-Solving and Polity Policies in Europe

By Regine Paul Copyright 2021
234 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book sets out a novel conceptual and analytical framework to explain why risk analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and similar analytical tools have gained sizeable currency in public administrations, in comparative perspective. Situated in critical interpretive policy analysis methodology, the book systematizes and innovates respective debates in three ways. First, it develops a novel... Read more

1. Introduction: Exploring the Rise of Analysis in Public Administrations  PART 1: Concepts and Theory  2. From Problem-Solving to Polity Policies: Three Interpretive Frames for Analytical Tools  3. Risk Analysis as a Semiotic Magic Bullet: Societal Risk Management, Institutional Risk Management, and Governance by Risk  4. Analytical Tools in Context: Why (Risk) Analysis Appeals in Multi-Level Administrations  PART 2: Comparative Analysis  5. Forging "One Voice" on the Common Market: Risk Analysis and the Unitarization of Food Safety Controls  6. Addressing Transregional Risks: Risk Analysis, Policy Coordination, and the Re-allocation of Flood Prevention Duties  7. Breaking Free of the "Legitimacy Trap": Risk Analysis as a Collective Defense Strategy in Work Safety Controls  8. Mapping and Understanding the Varied Appeals of Risk Analysis in a Multi-level Administrations  Conclusion: Analyze and Rule: Findings and Future Research Venues

Biography

Regine Paul is Professor in Political Science at the Department of Government at the University of Bergen, Norway.