Public Inquiries, Policy Learning, and the Threat of Future Crises

by Alastair Stark

In the aftermath of major crises governments turn to public inquiries to learn lessons. Inquiries often challenge established authority, frame heroes and villains in the public spotlight and deliver courtroom-like drama to hungry journalists. As such, they can become high-profile political stories in their own right. Inquiries also have a policy learning mandate with big implications because they are ultimately responsible for identifying policy lessons...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198831994
• ISBN13: 9780198831990
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"