Analytics, Policy, and Governance

Ginsberg Benjamin, Hill Kathy Wagner, Bachner Jennifer

The first available textbook on the rapidly growing and increasingly important field of government analytics This first textbook on the increasingly important field of government analytics provides invaluable knowledge and training for students of government in the synthesis, interpretation, and communication of "big data", which is now an integral part of governance and policy making. Integrating all the major components of this rapidly growing field, this invaluable text explores the intricate relationship of data analytics to governance while providing innovative strategies for the retrieval and management of information.

About the author

Benjamin Ginsberg is David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and chair of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins.

Kathy Wagner Hill is director of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins.

Jennifer Bachner is director of the Master of Science in Government Analytics at Johns Hopkins.

Reviews

"I can't think of a single book that even attempts to do what this volume does" – Kevin Quinn, University of California, Berkeley

"The authors address a much needed gap in academically-grounded literature in the field of data analytics" – Vanessa Melinda Perez, Johns Hopkins University

"'Analytics, Policy, and Governance' provides a comprehensive and much needed guide to the use of statistics in policy-making. This book provides students, researchers, and analysts with the tools to navigate the new era of evidence based policy making" – Stephen Ansolabehere, Harvard University