Rebooting Policy Analysis: Strengthening the Foundation, Expanding the Scope

“This text helps to integrate various disciplinary and normative perspectives that often remain siloed. It also critiques traditional approaches and methods with humility, offering practical advice and tools for policy analysts to hold loosely.” – Sara McClellan, Sacramento State University “This is a smart and innovative approach to improving the way we teach policy analysts. It addresses many of the blindspots I see [in] students.” – Joel Hicks, George Mason University “[Linquiti’s book offers] an original approach. Students will love it.” – Alexandre Couture Gagnon, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Rebooting Policy Analysis: Strengthening the Foundation, Expanding the Scope is a savvy introduction to policy analysis that gets students thinking, not just about how decisions should be made, but how they are made. The text highlights practical skills needed to advise decision-makers on matters of public policy in ways that are well-informed and solutions-oriented, while managing limitations like time, resources, and information. In a world that has become increasingly complex and partisan, the strength of policy analysis rests not only in its classical academic methods, but on the development of a practical, analytic mindset.