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Why do policy actors create branded policy ideas like Big Society and does launching them on Twitter extend or curtail their life? This book reveals how policy analysis can adapt in an increasingly mediatised to offer interpretive insights into the life and death of policy ideas in an era of hashtag...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137357748 |
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Why do policy actors create branded policy ideas like Big Society and does launching them on Twitter extend or curtail their life? This book reveals how policy analysis can adapt in an increasingly mediatised to offer interpretive insights into the life and death of policy ideas in an era of hashtag politics. "To understand the dynamics of policy making, take social media seriously. Nice work by Stephen Jeffares illustrating how a new generation of policy scholars will redraw the boundaries of a discipline. - Professor Maarten Hajer, Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam and PBL Netherlands Environmental Agency, the Netherlands. "Interpreting Hashtag Politics is topical, lively and very well written. It fully engages the reader and raises important issues in the study of public policy " - Peter John, School of Public Policy, University College London, UK Jeffares' book fills a |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137357731. |
| Carrier Form: | 192 p. : 16 figures, 12. |
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9781137357748 : 1137357746 : |
| CLC: | D0 |
| Contents: | 1. Policy Ideas and Hashtag Politics 2. Theorising Policy Ideas 3. The Lifecycle of Policy Ideas 4. Identifying Policy Viewpoints 5. Social Media and Policy Practices 6. Capturing the Digital Footprint of Policy Discussion 7. Interpreting Social Media Data 8. The Future of Hashtag Politics. |