Why do public professionals resist policy changes? In this book Lars Tummers argues that we can use the concept of policy alienation – a “general cognitive state of psychological disconnection from a policy” that professionals can feel – to understand why. Case studies cover the implementation of new health policies in the Netherlands and discuss the factors that influence whether policies … Continue reading Book Review: Policy Alienation and the Power of Professionals: Confronting New Policies by Lars Tummers