Paul Cairney, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling.
This is the series of podcasts that accompany a series of blog posts (1000 word and 500 word) that accompany the book Understanding Public Policy.
From the Key policy theories and concepts in 1000 words page:
These blog posts introduce you to key concepts in the study of public policy. They are all designed to turn a complex policymaking world into something simple enough to understand. Some of them focus on small parts of the system. Others present ambitious ways to explain the system as a whole. The wide range of concepts should give you a sense of a variety of studies out there, but my aim is to show you that these studies have common themes (many of which I introduce in 12 things to know about studying public policy and explore in 5 images of the policy process).
The podcasts (‘Series 1’) are 10-15 minutes long, focusing on one theory or concept.
From the Policy in 500 words page:
The aim of this series is to focus more on getting you started with the study of public policy: why do these topics matter and why should you study them in more depth? If all goes well, they should overlap and complement the 1000 words series.
The podcasts (‘Series 2’) are 30+ minutes long, focusing on multiple theories or concepts (and recorded in the room with MPP students).
See also the separate series (posts and podcasts) Policy Analysis in 750 words