Recent developments within French policy studies

Jacques de Maillard (1) , Andy Smith (2, 3)

1 CESDIP - Centre de recherches sociologiques sur le droit et les institutions pénales
2 CED - Centre Émile Durkheim
3 Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques [FNSP]

The previous chapter has just explained how policy studies emerged and developed in France in the 1970s and 1980s. This one picks up the baton to show how, from these humble but crucial beginnings, policy studies have since grown in France and become such an institutionalised and omnipresent part not only of sociology and political science, but also of expertise on public affairs. In so doing, two of its key features need highlighting from the outset.

Mots clés: Policy studies; Institutions; French; Public policy; Politics

Domaines: Science politique

Jacques de Maillard, Andy Smith. Recent developments within French policy studies. Charlotte Halpern; Patrick Hassenteufel; Philippe Zittoun (eds.). Policy analysis in France, Policy Press, pp.63-77, 2018, International library of policy analysis, 978-1-4473-2421-8. ⟨10.2307/j.ctt1zqrn8r.8⟩. ⟨halshs-01709891⟩