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The Study of Educational Policy and Politics: Much Ado About Nothing?

It is clear from the rash of writings on educational policy and politics, and from numerous reorganizations of education departments around "policy studies" themes, that "policy and politics" is a fashionable field, an approach that has come into its own.1 And it seems eminently reasonable, even self-evident, that the study of the causes and consequences of policy differences in education should be an important field. Despite this, the question that needs to be asked, in light of current issues and concerns in this area, is "Does the field deserve its popularity and will interest in it last?" In other words, apart from fadism, is the study of educational policy and politics actually relevant and useful?