The Art and Craft of Policy Advising

David Bromell is a Senior Associate of the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies and teaches political philosophy and public policy in the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Since July 2013, he has worked as Principal Advisor, Strategic Policy, at the Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury). Previously he worked in tertiary education, the community and voluntary sector, and for ten years in policy advice roles in central government, including as acting Chief Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Social Development, 2012-13. He has been a visiting research fellow at Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Otago, and (in 2016) at the NRW School of Governance at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

Introduction: Theory and Practice of Effective Policy Advising.- Who Are My Clients and What Do They Need From Me?.- Creating Public Value.- Doing Policy Analysis.- Effective Communication.- Working Together ... in the Public Interest.