Public Policy and Research in Africa

by: E. Remi Aiyede (Editor),Beatrice Muganda(Editor)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 19 Oct. 2022

Language: English

Print Length: 291 pages

ISBN-10: 3030997235

ISBN-13: 9783030997236

Book Description

This open access book responds to the need for a specifically African focus on public policy. It outlines the fundamental principles of public policy research, and engages with major issues in the study of public policy from an African perspective, covering essential topics such as the location and centrality of social sciences in relation to public policy, leadership, methodology, institutions, goveance, and gender. This book is essential for understanding the various aspects and dimensions of policy making in Africa that underscore quality research and are at the core of excellence in teaching and leaing.
Review “Each of the authors in this volume speak with authority and clarity, informed by both personal experience as university teachers and researchers of public policy in Africa… This book is a must read for scholars and students.” ―Peter Wanyande, Professor of Political Science, University of Nairobi, Kenya From the Back Cover “Each of the authors in this volume speak with authority and clarity, informed by both personal experience as university teachers and researchers of public policy in Africa… This book is a must read for scholars and students.” ―Peter Wanyande, Professor of Political Science, University of Nairobi, KenyaThis open access book responds to the need for a specifically African focus on public policy. It outlines the fundamental principles of public policy research, and engages with major issues in the study of public policy from an African perspective, covering essential topics such as the location and centrality of social sciences in relation to public policy, leadership, methodology, institutions, goveance, and gender. This book is essential for understanding the various aspects and dimensions of policy making in Africa that underscore quality research and are at the core of excellence in teaching and leaing. E. Remi Aiyede is Professor of Political Institutions, Goveance and Public Policy in the Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Beatrice Muganda is the Deputy Executive Director and Director of Higher Education at the Partnership for African Social and Goveance Research (PASGR), a pan-African not-for-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya.
About the Author
E. Remi Aiyede is Professor of Political Institutions, Goveance and Public Policy in the Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Beatrice Muganda is the Deputy Executive Director and Director of Higher Education at the Partnership for African Social and Goveance Research (PASGR), a pan-African not-for-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya.