A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second
edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining …

While there is a cumulative research programme on the causes of decentralization to
regional and local governments, research on its policy consequences is less integrated. This …

In many E uropean countries a regional or meso level of government has emerged, with
significant policy responsibilities. It has been suggested that the representation of social and …

Policies to integrate and coordinate across sectors have become important in recent years,
but we know little about the drivers of these reforms. This article evaluates three …

The implications of the 2011 Scottish election and the proposed referendum on Scottish
independence for the future of social policy across the devolved UK are profound but far …

In multi-tiered states, subnational policymakers face a dilemma: on one hand, they must
ensure the social legitimacy of their subnational unit by owning relevant policies including …

Drawing on current debates in social policy, this paper considers the extent to which social
justice has and is informing social policy making in devolved Scotland. Relating to the work …

A central puzzle in federalism research is that federal arrangements have been associated
with a variety of policy effects, ranging from emulation of policy innovations among sub …

It has been claimed that paradoxically, following the re-establishment of the Scottish
Parliament in 1999, Scottish criminal justice policy, hitherto more liberal and less punitive …

This is the first of a major two-volume work which provides an authoritative account of
devolution in the UK since the initial settlement under New Labour in 1997. This first volume …