Thinking Like A Policy Analyst: Policy Analysis As A Clinical Profession

T L P A This page intentionally left blank T L P A P A C P Iris Geva-May Editor THINKING LIKE A POLICY ANALYST © Iris Geva-May, 2005. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 1–4039–6928–0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thinking like a policy analyst : policy analysis as a clinical profession / edited by Iris Geva-May. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 1–4039–6928–0 1. Policy sciences—Methodology. 2. Policy sciences—Study and teaching. 3. Thought and thinking—Social aspects. 4. Public administration—Decision making. 5. Decision making—Philosophy. I. Geva-May, Iris. H97.T485 2005 320.6—dc22 2004061672 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: June 2005 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America. To my daughter Moran, for discussions on dimensions of clinical studies that made this book possible This page intentionally left blank C List of Figures ix List of Tables xi List of Appendices xiii Notes on Contributors xv Acknowledgments xxi Foreword xxiii Clinical Reasoning at Work: An Introduction to the Rationale of this Book Iris Geva-May Part One Doing Policy Analysis: Clinical and Diagnostic Considerations 1. Thinking Like a Policy Analyst: Policy Analysis as a Clinical Profession Iris Geva-May Part Two Principles and Clinical Professional Reasoning Processes: Their Application in Other Clinical Disciplines 1 13 15 51 2. Teaching Clinical Reasoning to Undergraduate Medical Students Jochanan Benbassat 53 3. Clinical Legal Education: A Twenty-first-Century Perspective Anthony G. Amsterdam 73 viii C 4. Case Teaching and Intellectual Performances in Public Management Michael Barzelay and Fred Thompson 5. Training and Supervision of Clinical Psychologists Amy S. Janeck and Steven Taylor Part Three Principles and Clinical Professional Reasoning Processes: Their Application in Policy Analysis 6. Policy Maps and Political Feasibility Peter J. May 83 109 125 127 7. The P-Case: One Strategy for Creating the Policy Analysis “Case” Aidan R. Vining and David L. Weimer 153 8. Preparing for the Craft of Policy Analysis: The Capstone Experience Peter deLeon and Spiros Protopsaltis 171 9. Practice, Practice, Practice: The Clinical Education of Policy