The new policy sciences: combining the cognitive science of choice, multiple theories of context, and basic and applied analysis

Policy Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 619-627

  Cairney, Paul ^a   Weible, Christopher M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bounded rationality; Complexity; Policy analysis; Policy process; Policy sciences; Public policy

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMPLEXITY; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 85033412078     PISSN: 00322687     EISSN: 15730891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11077-017-9304-2     Document Type: Article

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