Key Actors in Public Policy-making for Quality of Life

lt;b>Graciela H. Tonon is Full Professor School of Social Sciences, Universidad de Palermo, Argentina where she teaches courses on quality of life and social science research methods, and Full Professor, School of Social Sciences at the Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, where she takes courses on community social work, and children's vulnerability. Graciela is Vice-president of Publications of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies (2019-2020), series editor of the International Handbooks of Quality of Life Series (ISQOLS-Springer), Editor of Book Review Section of the journal Applied Research in Quality of Life (ISQOLS-Springer), Director of the Journal de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Palermo, and Secretary of the Human Development and Capability Association (2016-2022). She has authored 24 books, 5 in English and 19 in Spanish, authored 77 book chapters in English and Spanish, authored 53 scientific articles in to in peer-reviewed journals, and directed 31 research projects. Graciela received the ISQOLS Distinguish Service Award for Substantial Contributing to a Better Understanding of Quality of Life Studies in 2016.

Introduction.- Chapter 1. Re-thinking the Concepts of Quality of Life and Public Policies.- Chapter 2. The Production of Quality of Life Knowledge.- Chapter 3. The Actors of the Process: Researchers and Policy Makers.- Chapter 4. Citizens and Public Policies.- Chapter 5. The Relationship Between Aid and Quality of Life.- Chapter 6. The Contribution of Quality of Life Research for Policy Making.- Epilogue: Thinking in the Building of Good Societies.

"The book is very well written and credibly argued, containing perspectives on historical narrative approaches and political logic, while featuring up-to-date case studies of rigorous quality, making it particularly suitable for researchers and students in Political Science to draw on. ... the book is highly practical ... you will find a 'step-by-step' actionable guide waiting. Reading this book was a pleasure and an intellectual treat for me to follow ... author's footsteps."(Lindan Tan, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol. 18 (5), 2023)

“The book is very well written and credibly argued, containing perspectives on historical narrative approaches and political logic, while featuring up-to-date case studies of rigorous quality, making it particularly suitable for researchers and students in Political Science to draw on. … the book is highly practical … you will find a ‘step-by-step’ actionable guide waiting. Reading this book was a pleasure and an intellectual treat for me to follow … author’s footsteps.”(Lindan Tan, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol. 18 (5), 2023)