Adshead M., Millar M. (Eds) Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland: Theory and Methods

Textbook. — London: Routledge, 2003. — 262 p.Designed specifically for students of Irish Politics and Public Administration, this textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to public policy and administration in Ireland, thereby bridging the gap between general texts on public policy and books on Irish politics. Each chapter examines an alternative approach to policy analysis, such as rational choice or corporatism, and includes a review of recent developments in the field and its major criticisms. All chapters are illustrated with an empirical Irish case study. In this way the editors highlight the wide variety of alternative explanations available to students who are interested in understanding how policy is made.Elitism and agri-environmental policy in Ireland
Pluralism and the politics of morality
Marxism, the state and homelessness in Ireland
Feminism and politics of gender
Neo-corporatism and social partnership
Clientelism: facilitating rights and favours
Policy networks and sub-national government in Ireland
Institutionalism ‘old’ and new: exploring the Mother and Child scheme
Rational actor models, Voting and the Northern Ireland Assembly
Policy transfer and the Irish university sector
Europeanisation and the Irish experience
Globalisation: Ireland in a global context