This volume is a timely and long-expected contribution, spanning over a wide range of countries and policy domains. The book delivers precisely what the title announces : It brings Bourdieu’s powerful theory of fields into a new domain – policy analysis – where it can provide a critical edge that this field of research has been waiting for. The book provides a range of valuable examples of how Bourdieu’s relatively abstract theory of fields may be operationalized and put to work in empirical analyses of new topics. The proof of the value of this theoretical approach lies in the insights the numerous empirical contributions provide into the complex working of the power struggles underlying policy formations. Highly recommended reading !’
– Annick Prieur, Aalborg University, Denmark

‘At last, a book on policy analysis which tackles head on power and its unequal distribution between policymakers. The authors not only use Bourdieu’s concept of the field to unpack power relations in a range of issue areas but also make significant contributions to Bourdieusien sociology and social theory.’
– Andy Smith, University of Bordeaux, France