POLICY ANALYSIS IN THE NETHERLANDS

Contents

List of figures and tables

List of figures

List of tables

List of acronyms

Notes on contributors

Editors’ introduction to the series

Preface and acknowledgements

1. Policy analysis in the Netherlands: an introduction

1.1: Introduction

1.2: Policy analysis in Dutch academia

1.3: Policy analysis in the Dutch polity

1.4: A conceptual map of policy analysis in the Netherlands and beyond

1.5: Outline of this book

Part One. Styles and modes of policy analysis

2. Policy analysis in practice: reinterpreting the quest for evidence-based policy

2.1: Introduction

2.2: Theoretical debate on evidence-based policy

2.3: An empirical perspective: the practical application of knowledge in policy?

2.4: Conclusion and discussion: towards deliberative evidence-based policy

3. Policy analysis in networks: the battle of analysis and the potentials of joint fact-finding

3.1: Introduction

3.2: Knowledge for governance in complex networks: joint fact-fighting or joint fact-finding?

3.3: The governance of knowledge production and knowledge use in governance networks

3.4: Case analysis: enhancing retention capacity in the Dutch Gouwe Wiericke polder

3.5: Analysis: distance and co-production, shifting accents

3.6: Explaining why knowledge and the solutions based upon it did not become authoritative

3.7: Conclusions: organising co-production and distance in the triangle

4. Patterns of science–policy interaction

4.1: Introduction: science-informed or expert policy advice in the Netherlands

4.2: A minimalist framework of expert policy advice as boundary work

4.3: Boundary arrangements, organisations and policy politics in expert advice

4.4: Political cultures and policy styles in the Dutch advisory infrastructure

4.5: Changes in the problem and the polity, changes in science-informed policy advice

5. Interpretive policy analysis in the Netherlands

5.1: Introduction

5.2: An interpretive approach to policy research

5.3: Developing interpretive policy analysis in the Netherlands: a genealogy

5.4: Main theoretical-analytic focuses of Dutch interpretive policy research

5.5: Understanding interpretive policy analysis in the Netherlands

Part Two. Policy analysis in government

6. Policy analysis and evaluation in national government

6.1: Introduction

6.2: The Committee for the Development of Policy Analysis (1970–81)

6.3: The shotgun marriage between policy analysis and public budgeting (Wildavsky, 1969)

6.4: The Reconsideration of Public Expenditures

6.5: Policy reviews (from 2004 onwards)

6.6: Conclusion

7. Policy analysis at the local government level

7.1: Introduction

7.2: The Dutch political system

7.3: Rationalisation of public policy at the local level: some institutional aspects

7.4: Towards New Public Management

7.5: Policy and management instruments

7.6: The Dutch approach to performance-based budgeting

7.7: Bottom-up policy analysis

7.8: Evaluation and critical remarks

8. Policy analysis and performance audit at the ‘highest level’: looking for evidence and responsiveness

8.1: Introduction

8.2: Policy analysis and policy evaluation in the Netherlands at the highest level: setting the stage

8.3: Policy analysis at the Council of State: ex ante advice on new policies

8.4: Policy analysis and performance audits at the Court of Audit: moving towards responsive ‘reality checks’

8.5: Policy analysis and the National Ombudsman

8.6: New directions: evidence and responsiveness

Part Three . Advisory bodies, consultancy firms, research institutes and think tanks

9. Advisory boards and planning bureaus

9.1: Introduction

9.2: Origin and development of the Dutch system of advisory bodies

9.3: Key advisory bodies in the Netherlands

9.4: Conclusion: Dutch advisory bodies in a broader political administrative setting

10. The Dutch policy research industry

10.1: Introduction

10.2: Policy research providers

10.3: The demand for external policy research

10.4: Invitation to tender for research projects

10.5: Programming policy research

10.6: Supervising research projects

10.7: Dissemination and utilisation of research findings

10.8: Conclusion

Part Four. Policy analysis in politics and by interest groups in society

11. Policy analysis in the Dutch Parliament

11.1: Introduction

11.2: Position and role of the Dutch House of Representatives

11.3: The House of Representatives and its access to information

11.4: Policy analysis in the House of Representatives: a practical guide

11.5: Conclusions

12. Policy analysis and political party think tanks

12.1: Introduction

12.2: The emergence of party think tanks

12.3: The party think-tank agenda

12.4: Self-reported experiences of party think tanks

12.5: Conclusion

13. Policy analysis by negotiation: trade unions, employers’ organisations and the Social and Economic Council

13.1: Introduction

13.2: The institutional landscape of the Dutch polder model

13.3: Negotiated knowledge as policy analysis

13.4: Case One – reforming Disability Insurance

13.5: Case Two – reforming pensions

13.6: Conclusions

Part Five. Policy analysis in the academic world

14. Policy analysis as instruction

14.1: Introduction

14.2: Public policy and management education in the Netherlands

14.3: Policy analysis in education

14.4: The Delft University of Technology programme

14.5: Issues and experiences in education

14.6: Closing remarks and reflections

15. Contested knowledge in theory-driven policy analysis: setting the Dutch stage

15.1: Introduction

15.2: Four perspectives on (the role of knowledge in) policymaking and analysis

15.3: Perspectives on policy analysis and the role of knowledge in the Netherlands

15.4: Three emerging trends

15.5: Three conflicting knowledge reservoirs

15.6: Towards a conclusion

16. Institutionalisation and performance of policy analysis and evaluation in the Netherlands

16.1: Introduction

16.2: Institutionalisation

16.3: Policy performance

16.4: Academic performance

16.5: Looking backward and forward

Index