03138nam 2200661Ia 450 991097159190332120200520144314.0978079148803407914880399780585486406058548640910.1515/9780791488034(CKB)111087027856346(OCoLC)61367527(CaPaEBR)ebrary10587166(SSID)ssj0000224950(PQKBManifestationID)11202536(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000224950(PQKBWorkID)10230123(PQKB)10108682(MiAaPQ)EBC3407967(OCoLC)53917557(MdBmJHUP)muse5915(Au-PeEL)EBL3407967(CaPaEBR)ebr10587166(DE-B1597)681922(DE-B1597)9780791488034(Perlego)2671755(EXLCZ)9911108702785634620020220d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPostmodern public policy /Hugh T. MillerAlbany State University of New York Pressc20021 online resource (133 p.)SUNY series in public policyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791454893 0791454894 Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-112) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- The System and its Nemesis -- The Mutation of Meaning -- Idea Contagion -- Contextualism -- Policy Inquiry -- Democratic Discourse -- References -- IndexPostmodern Public Policy introduces new ways of investigating the urgent difficulties confronting the public sector. The second half of the twentieth century saw approaches to public administration, public policy, and public management dominated by technical-instrumental thought that aspired to neutrality, objectivity, and managerialism. This form of social science has contributed to a public sector where policy debates have been reduced to "bumper-sticker" slogans, a citizenry largely alienated and distant from government, and analysis that ignores history and context and eschews the lived experiences of actual people. Hugh T. Miller brings together the latest thinking from epistemology, evolutionary theory, and discourse theory in an accessible and useful manner to emphasize how a postmodern approach offers the possibility of well-considered, pragmatic solutions grounded in political pluralism and social interaction between public service professionals and community members.Political planningUnited StatesPostmodernismPolitical aspectsPolitical planningPostmodernismPolitical aspects.320/.6/0973Miller Hugh T(Hugh Theodore),1953-594366MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971591903321Postmodern public policy4352221UNINA