Understanding policy analysis in France requires first a thorough exploration of the distinction usually made in French academic and practitioner debates between policy studies and policy analysis—essentially the difference between studies of policy and studies designed for the use of policy. This book begins there, then delves into questions of how and by whom knowledge of policies is produced within and outside the French state, showing that while the tension between the two types of study is real, the continued exchange of ideas between them has led to an enrichment of both spheres. The book thus lays the foundation for a more systematic understanding of policy analysis in France.
Charlotte Halpern is associate research professor of political science at the Centre d’Etudes Européennes de Sciences Po, Paris. Patrick Hassenteufel is professor of political science at the University of Versailles. Philippe Zittoun is research professor in LET-ENTPE at the University of Lyon.
Dr. Charlotte Halpern is associate research professor in political science Sciences Po, Centre d’Etudes Européennes (CEE), CNRS, Paris.
Professor Patrick Hassenteufel is professor in Political Science at the University of Versailles and Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Printemps (CNRS).
Professor Philippe Zittoun is Research Professor at LAET-ENTPE (University of Lyon) and General Secretary of the International Public Policy Association