Methods of the Policy Process

Christopher M. Weible is Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. His research focuses on conflict and collaboration in policy processes. He is the Editor of the Theories of the Policy Process, Co-Editor of Policy & Politics, and Co-Director of the Center for Policy and Democracy.

Samuel Workman is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Policy Research and Public Affairs in the Rockefeller School of Policy and Politics at West Virginia University. His work is focused on public policy, agenda setting, the bureaucracy, regulatory policy, and research methodology. He is Principal Investigator on the Education Regulations Project (EdRegs), funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the author of The Dynamics of Bureaucracy in the U.S. Government. His work has appeared in the Policy Studies Journal, the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Policy and Politics, Interest Groups and Advocacy, and Towards Data Science, among others. He is a founding Editor of 3Streams with William Resh and Heath Brown. His popular writing focuses on data science and rural public policy, especially politics and public policy in Appalachia.