Public policy and research in Africa / E. Remi Aiyede, Beatrice Muganda, editors.
Aiyede, Remi, editor.; Muganda, Beatrice, editor.
2023
JQ1875.A55 P64 2023
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Title Public policy and research in Africa / E. Remi Aiyede, Beatrice Muganda, editors.
ISBN 9783030997243 (electronic bk.)
3030997243 (electronic bk.)
9783030997236
3030997235
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99724-3
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Copyright ©2023
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-99724-3 doi
Call Number JQ1875.A55 P64 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.6096
Summary This 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.
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Muganda, Beatrice, editor.
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Chapter 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.

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