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Methods Taught In Public Policy ProgramsFootnotes1Brief histories of these two movements can be found at http://www.paecon.net/HistoryPAE.htm (post-autistic economics) and http://www.btinternet.com/~pae_news/Perestroika/Miller.htm (Perestroika).2As mentioned, the distinction that Schwartz-Shea and Yanow makebetween interpretivist and positivist qualitative methods is debatable. In ourdiscussions we ignore this distinction.Göktuğ Morçöl is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration inthe School of Public Affairs at the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg.His current research focuses on business improvement districts, complexitytheory applications in public policy and governance, and the methodology ofpublic policy research. He has authored, edited, or co-edited five books. Hispapers have been published in Administrative Theory & Praxis, the InternationalJournal of Public Administration, Politics and Policy, Policy Sciences, Emergence:Complexity and Organization, and others. Email: gxm27@psu.eduNadezda P. Ivanova, M.P.A., is a doctoral candidate in public administrationin the School of Public Affairs at the Pennsylvania State University atHarrisburg. Her dissertation focuses on the evolution of environmental policynetworks, particularly those networks that are formed to reduce levels of fineparticulate pollutants in the air. Her research interests also include dynamicnetwork analysis, applications of complexity theory in public policy, andresearch methods. She holds an M.S. degree in chemical engineering from theMendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow. E-mail:nadezda@psu.edu274 Journal of Public Affairs Education