Eugene Bardach has been teaching graduate-level policy analysis workshop sessions at the University of California, Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Affairs since 1973, and has guided over 500 projects during that time. He is a political scientist with a broad range of interests in both teaching and research. His research focuses on policy implementation and public administration, with a particular focus on how to improve interorganizational collaboration in service delivery (for example, in human services, environmental enforcement, fire control, and habitat preservation). He's also interested in homeland defense issues, as well as regulatory program design and implementation, notably in the areas of health, safety, consumer protection, and equal opportunity. Bardach has worked with the US Department of Interior's Office of Policy Analysis and developed unique teaching methods and materials at Berkeley. He has also directed and taught in residentially based training programs for Read More chevron_right

Eugene Bardach has been teaching graduate-level policy analysis workshop sessions at the University of California, Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Affairs since 1973, and has guided over 500 projects during that time. He is a political scientist with a broad range of interests in both teaching and research. His research focuses on policy implementation and public administration, with a particular focus on how to improve interorganizational collaboration in service delivery (for example, in human services, environmental enforcement, fire control, and habitat preservation). He's also interested in homeland defense issues, as well as regulatory program design and implementation, notably in the areas of health, safety, consumer protection, and equal opportunity. Bardach has worked with the US Department of Interior's Office of Policy Analysis and developed unique teaching methods and materials at Berkeley. He has also directed and taught in residentially based training programs for higher-level public managers.

In 1998, he was awarded the Donald T. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received the Campbell Prize from the Policy Studies Association for inventive contributions to policy research technique. This book is based on his experience teaching policy analysis principles to students and then assisting them with their project work.