001452517 000__ 03496nam\a2200505\i\4500 001452517 001__ 1452517 001452517 003__ OCoLC 001452517 005__ 20230314003305.0 001452517 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001452517 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 001452517 008__ 221027s2023\\\\sz\a\\\\o\\\\\001\0\eng\d 001452517 020__ $$a9783030997243$$q(electronic bk.) 001452517 020__ $$a3030997243$$q(electronic bk.) 001452517 020__ $$z9783030997236 001452517 020__ $$z3030997235 001452517 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-3-030-99724-3$$2doi 001452517 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1348947207 001452517 040__ $$aGW5XE$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cGW5XE 001452517 043__ $$af------ 001452517 049__ $$aISEA 001452517 050_4 $$aJQ1875.A55$$bP64 2023 001452517 08204 $$a320.6096$$223/eng/20221027 001452517 24500 $$aPublic policy and research in Africa /$$cE. Remi Aiyede, Beatrice Muganda, editors. 001452517 264_1 $$aCham :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c[2023] 001452517 264_4 $$c©2023 001452517 300__ $$a1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages) :$$billustrations 001452517 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001452517 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001452517 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001452517 500__ $$aIncludes index. 001452517 5050_ $$aChapter 1: Introduction: Research Capacity for Evidence Informed Policy Making in Africa -- Chapter 2: Policy Analysis and Innovation: Why Social Science matters for Public Policy -- Chapter 3: Social Science Foundations of Public Policy -- Chapter 4: Research Methods for Public Policy -- Chapter 5: Governance and Politics of Public Policy in Africa -- Chapter 6: Contemporary Issues in Public Policy -- Chapter 7: Political Economy of Public Policy -- Chapter 8: Leadership, Governance and Public Policy in Africa -- Chapter 9: Gender, Diversity and Public Policy -- Chapter 10: Global Context of Public Policy -- Chapter 11: From Research to Policy Action: Research Communication for Public Policy Making -- Chapter 12: Conclusion: Towards excellence in Research, learning and teaching Public Policy. 001452517 5060_ $$aOpen access$$5GW5XE 001452517 520__ $$aThis open access book responds to the need for a specifically African focus on public policy. It outlines the fundamental principles of public policy research, and engages with major issues in the study of public policy from an African perspective, covering essential topics such as the location and centrality of social sciences in relation to public policy, leadership, methodology, institutions, governance, and gender. This book is essential for understanding the various aspects and dimensions of policy making in Africa that underscore quality research and are at the core of excellence in teaching and learning. E. Remi Aiyede is Professor of Political Institutions, Governance and Public Policy in the Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Beatrice Muganda is the Deputy Executive Director and Director of Higher Education at the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR), a pan-African not-for-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya. 001452517 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 001452517 650_0 $$aPolitical planning$$zAfrica. 001452517 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 001452517 7001_ $$aAiyede, Remi,$$eeditor.$$1https://isni.org/isni/0000000043818460 001452517 7001_ $$aMuganda, Beatrice,$$eeditor. 001452517 77608 $$iPrint version:$$tPublic policy and research in africa.$$dBasingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022$$z9783030997236$$w(OCoLC)1338686572 001452517 852__ $$bebk 001452517 85640 $$3Springer Nature$$uhttps://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-99724-3$$zOnline Access$$91397441.2 001452517 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1452517$$pGLOBAL_SET 001452517 980__ $$aBIB 001452517 980__ $$aEBOOK 001452517 982__ $$aEbook 001452517 983__ $$aOnline 001452517 994__ $$a92$$bISE