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Rezension: Genieys, William & Darviche, Mohammad-Saïd (2023): Elites, Policies and State Reconfiguration - Transforming the French Welfare Regime
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Reviewed workGenieys, William; Darviche, Mohammad-Saïd: Elites, Policies and State Reconfiguration: Transforming the French Welfare Regime. International series on public policy. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan 2023. 978-3-031-41582-1
Abstract This book takes the hierarchical political system in France as a starting point to analyze the influence of elites on the reconfiguration of state and policy processes. Major reform developments in social policy are attributed to actors' biographies and changing constellations. While the book thereb... view more
This book takes the hierarchical political system in France as a starting point to analyze the influence of elites on the reconfiguration of state and policy processes. Major reform developments in social policy are attributed to actors' biographies and changing constellations. While the book thereby offers a detailed account of social policy reforms and individual backgrounds, it lacks a theoretical connection to the broader public policy research literature beyond elite sociology and path dependency. Thereby, a systematic and theoretically guided identification of mechanisms that link actor dynamics and policy outcomes is missing. Nevertheless, the impressively comprehensive interview data from several decades provides invaluable insights into influential actors within the state, serving as a resource for researchers, lecturers, and practitioners.... view less
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Social Policy
Document language
German
Publication Year
2024
Page/Pages
p. 193-195
Journal
der moderne staat - dms: Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management, 17 (2024) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/dms.v17i1.12
ISSN
2196-1395
Status
Published Version; reviewed