Critical Policy Inquiry

Download or read book Critical Policy Inquiry written by Frank Fischer and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-03 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a critical approach to the study of public policy and policy analysis, this book presents a postpositivist foundation that challenges empiricist and technocratic approaches to policy studies. Frank Fischer advances deliberative policy argumentation and the logic of practical reason, exploring how this approach can be used as a framework for interpreting the interaction of normative and empirical arguments in policy politics.