Patrick Hassenteufel & Charlotte Halpern 
Policy Analysis in France [EPUB ebook] 

Policy analysis in France: Introduction ~ Charlotte Halpern, Patrick Hassenteufel and Philippe Zittoun;

PART ONE: THE STYLES AND METHODS OF PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS;

On the path to public policy analysis: An ‘administrative science’ between reform and academy ~ Renaud Payre and Gilles Pollet;

The emergence of modern policy analysis in France ~ Fabrice Hamelin;

Recent developments within French policy studies ~ Jacques de Maillard and Andy Smith;

Methods of French policy studies ~ Claire Dupuy and Philippe Zittoun;

PART TWO: POLICY ANALYSIS BY GOVERNMENTS;

Civil servants and policy analysis in central government ~ Emilie Biland and Natacha Gally;

Policy analysis in French local government ~ Alain Faure and Emmanuel Négrier;

Beyond weakness: Policy analysis in parliament ~ Olivier Rozenberg and Yves Surel;

PART THREE: COMMITTEES, PUBLIC INQUIRIES, AND CONSULTANTS;

Public inquiries, committees ~ Cécile Blatrix and Guillaume Gourgues;

Management consultants as policy actors ~ Julie Gervais and Frédéric Pierru;

PART FOUR: PARTIES, INTEREST GROUPS, RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND THINK TANKS;

The field of expertise ~ Mathieu Hauchecorne and Etienne Penissat;

Political parties and think tanks: Policy analysis oriented toward office-seeking ~ Camilo Argibay, Rafaël Cos and Anne-Cécile Douillet;

Economic interest groups and policy analysis in France ~ Guillaume Courty and Marc Milet;

NGOs, civil society and policy analysis: From mutual disinterest to reciprocal investment ~ Laurie Boussaguet and Charlotte Halpern;

Trade union expertise in public policy ~ Sophie Beroud and Jean-Marie Pernot;

PART FIVE: ACADEMIC POLICY ANALYSIS;

Economics and policy analysis: ‘From state to market’? ~ Daniel Benamouzig and Frédéric Lebaron;

The academic world of French policy studies: Training, teaching and researching ~ Patrick Hassenteufel and Patrick Le Galès;

Public policy analysis in France: From public action to political power ~ Patrice Duran.

Philippe Zittoun is Research Professor of Political Science at LAET, ENTPE, University of Lyon and General Secretary of the International Public Policy Association.