Few academic books are read, much less widely cited and used in classrooms three-decades on from publication. Dvora Yanow ’s How Does a Policy Mean is one of those happy few. Why? What made this book set the agenda for interpretive policy analysis — and research in policy studies and political science more broadly? How is it read and received today? Join us in a dialogue about the effect that this book had on our work, and on its lasting influence and legacy.

Date: Monday, April 20, 2026 (Tuesday, April 21, in Australia and Asia)

Time: PT: 7 - 9am
MT: 8 - 10am
ET: 10 - 12pm
CEST: 4 - 6pm
BST: 3 - 5pm
AEST: 12 - 2am
CAT: 4 - 6pm

Location: Zoom (recorded); to register https://uqz.zoom.us/meeting/register/42QXPeVNS62pLsYHpB-LJg#/registration

Speakers include: Merlijn van Hulst (Tilburg), Michael Orsini (Ottawa), Nick Cheesman (ANU), Richard Holtzman (Bryant), Robin Harper (CUNY), Ruth Wodak (Lancaster), Severine van Bommel (UQ), Stephen Jeffares (Birmingham) and Dvora Yanow (Wageningen)

Hosted by: Critical and Interpretive Policy Network
Interpretive Methods Research Group, Australian Political Studies Association
Interpretive Methodologies and Methods (IMM) Related Group