Showing papers in "Policy Studies in 2019"
TL;DR: The imperative to link knowledge and action is widely invoked as a defining characteristic of sustainability research as mentioned in this paper. But the complexities of sustainability challenges such as climate change are complex and complex, and there is no easy solution to them.
Abstract: The imperative to “link knowledge and action” is widely invoked as a defining characteristic of sustainability research. The complexities of sustainability challenges such as climate change...
75 citations
TL;DR: Under the authoritarian rule of President Suharto, Indonesia built one of the world's largest bureaucracies as discussed by the authors. However, it suffered from a range of problems including rampant corruption, inefficiency, and inefficiency.
Abstract: Under the authoritarian rule of President Suharto, Indonesia built one of the world’s largest bureaucracies. However, it suffered from a range of problems including rampant corruption, inefficiency...
28 citations
TL;DR: The concept of policy advisory systems was introduced by Halligan in 1995 as a way to characterize and analyze the multiple sources of policy advice utilized by governments in policy-making proce... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The concept of “policy advisory systems” was introduced by Halligan in 1995 as a way to characterize and analyze the multiple sources of policy advice utilized by governments in policy-making proce...
27 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider action research as a form of deliberative policy analysis and explore a "reconstruction clinic" in which stakeholders and public officials engaged memories, hopes and obliga...
Abstract: We consider action research as a form of deliberative policy analysis. This analysis explores a “reconstruction clinic” in which stakeholders and public officials engaged memories, hopes and obliga...
26 citations
TL;DR: The authors examines how resilience appeared and became embedded as a keyword in Arts Council England's (ACE) policy discourse from 2010, initially in response to the financial crisis in the UK and Ireland.
Abstract: This article examines how “resilience” appeared and became embedded as a keyword in Arts Council England’s (ACE) policy discourse from 2010, initially in response to the financial crisis in...
26 citations
TL;DR: To tackle the undeclared economy, an emergent literature has called for the dominant "rational economic actor" approach, which increases the sanctions and risk of detection, to be replaced as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: To tackle the undeclared economy, an emergent literature has called for the dominant “rational economic actor” approach, which increases the sanctions and risk of detection, to be replaced ...
23 citations
TL;DR: This article explored approaches to promoting gender equality in the workplace by highlighting barriers to take-up of statutory policies designed to increase fathers' involvement in childcare and highlighted barriers to fathers' participation in childcare.
Abstract: This research explores approaches to promoting gender equality in the workplace by highlighting barriers to take-up of statutory policies designed to increase fathers’ involvement in childcare. Spe...
23 citations
TL;DR: It has been 15 years since Hajer and Wagenaar published Deliberative Policy Analysis (hereafter DPA), which was one of the major developments in the post-positivist policy movement as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: It has been 15 years since Hajer and Wagenaar published Deliberative Policy Analysis (hereafter DPA). The book’s publication was one of the major developments in the post-positivist policy movement...
22 citations
TL;DR: Water governance is central to the crisis of the Anthropocene as climate change, population growth and changing demands for water are predicted to exacerbate threats to food, water and energy.
Abstract: Water governance is central to the crisis of the Anthropocene as climate change, population growth and changing demands for water are predicted to exacerbate threats to food, water and ener...
19 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the change dynamics of policy advisory systems over the last decade and now focus on advisory system change dynamics, while empirical studies predominantly focus on change dynamics.
Abstract: Research on policy advisory systems has rapidly proliferated over the last decade and now focuses on advisory system change dynamics. Yet, empirical studies predominantly focus on the study...
18 citations
TL;DR: In many countries, be it in America (Trump), in Europe (Le Pen), or in Asia (Duterte), radical right populist leaders or parties succeed in gaining power.
Abstract: In many countries, be it in America (Trump), in Europe (Le Pen), or in Asia (Duterte), radical right populist leaders or parties succeed in gaining power. To what extent would they be able to influ...
TL;DR: The state of Bangladesh is not a signatory to the Geneva Convention and does not recognize refugee rights as discussed by the authors, which is why the Rohingya have been fleeing Myanmar and taking refuge in Bangladesh.
Abstract: Since 1978, the Rohingya have been fleeing Myanmar and taking refuge in Bangladesh. The state of Bangladesh is not a signatory to the Geneva Convention and does not recognize refugee rights...
TL;DR: The results show many similarities between the national contexts; choice is primarily articulated with individuality, autonomy, consumption, and responsibility, as well as with support from state agencies, and patient choice is relentlessly normalized as the way forward.
Abstract: What happens when similar measures are being introduced in different national contexts? This article studies the ways in which patient choice has been articulated in public and official reports on ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the conditions of political argument with regard to welfare legislation are investigated, connecting to the discussion on the role of ideas in political change but developing a new approach based on the concept of ideas.
Abstract: This paper investigates the conditions of political argument with regard to welfare legislation. It connects to the discussion on the role of ideas in political change but develops a new approach b...
TL;DR: The authors used case studies of legislation from the United Kingdom Parliament, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and the Academies Act 2010, to develop a nuanced understanding of how and in what ways policies have been successful, or otherwise.
Abstract: Assessing policy success and failure is a significant challenge. This article seeks to address this by utilizing two case studies of legislation from the United Kingdom Parliament, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and the Academies Act 2010, so as to develop a nuanced understanding of how and in what ways policies have been successful, or otherwise. Drawing on these two case studies, and the work of a variety of authors, the article illustrates the complex nature of the challenge, but suggests that by identifying “targets”, “aims” and “processes” it is possible to make reasonable judgements about the relative success of a policy. It concludes that this framework therefore has considerable potential utility.
TL;DR: Deliberative policy analysis (DPA) has become a new branch of post-positivist policy inquiry since the release of a book edited by Hajer and Wagenaar fifteen years ago as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Deliberative policy analysis (DPA) has become a new branch of post-positivist policy inquiry since the release of a book edited by Hajer and Wagenaar fifteen years ago. The status quo of th...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors contribute to debate on three related questions in policy advisory system research: Is the Policy Advisory System concept applicable in countries other than developed democracies? How do they apply it?
Abstract: This study contributes to debate on three related questions in Policy Advisory System research. Is the Policy Advisory System concept applicable in countries other than developed democracies? How d...
TL;DR: Hajer and Wagenaar (2003) as discussed by the authors presented a conception of policy analysis based on the Deliberative Policy Analysis (DPA) framework, which can be used to understand governance in the network society.
Abstract: Hajer and Wagenaar (2003. Deliberative Policy Analysis: Understanding Governance in the Network Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, xiv, 16) advanced a conception of policy anal...
TL;DR: In the policy advice literature, there has been two main “waves” of research focus: the first wave tended to focus on single policy advice actors and the second wave focused on multiple actors.
Abstract: In the policy advice literature, there has been two main “waves” of research focus. In the first wave, the focus of scholarly attention tended to focus on single policy advice actors. A key...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors critically analyze the development of the policy debate on obesity in public policy and propose a framework to address the public health concerns of obesity in the public policy agenda.
Abstract: As obesity constitutes a growing health concern over the world, it has also become an important part of public policy agendas. This paper critically analyses the development of the policy debate an...
TL;DR: Li and Wagenaar as mentioned in this paper showed that Deliberative Policy Analysis (DPA) has enjoyed co-success since the publication of the seminal work (Hajer and Wagner 2003).
Abstract: As we showed in the Introduction to this special issue (Li and Wagenaar 2019), since the publication of the seminal work (Hajer and Wagenaar 2003), Deliberative Policy Analysis (DPA) has enjoyed co...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the relationship between economic developments and social capital by asking: How does social capital change in times of social and economic hardship? In order to explore the trends of social capital development, data from the European Social Survey 2002-2016 are used.
Abstract: The 2008 financial and economic crisis, characterized by an economic breakdown unparalleled since the Great Depression, provides a unique opportunity to study the relationships between economic developments and social capital by asking: How does social capital change in times of social and economic hardship? In order to explore the trends of social capital development, data from the European Social Survey 2002–2016 are used. The results suggest that economic decline – particularly increasing unemployment – is associated with a decline in social capital, especially in southern European countries. Furthermore, increasing long-term interest rates as an indicator of government future debt sustainability appear to be detrimental for social capital development. The impact of economic decline, however, appears to be contingent upon the functioning of state institutions: especially in countries characterized by well-functioning governments social capital is significantly less affected by economic decline ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated how a socially and culturally inclusive policy approach could improve community safety in a remote Indigenous community in the North-Norway region of the United States.
Abstract: This research is part of a larger 3-year project that investigates how a socially and culturally inclusive policy approach could improve community safety in a remote Indigenous community in the Nor...
TL;DR: Of the countries examined, those that make the greatest use of financial leverage seem to be Australia and Canada, while England and the Netherlands are the two countries that focus most on informative policy tools.
Abstract: The aim of this work is to investigate which policy tools are used in the governance of the healthcare sector. In particular, we compare the healthcare systems of five OECD countries: Austr...
TL;DR: The porous external border around the Schengen member states of the European Union (EU) became a colossal political problem in 2015 and 2016 as the migrant and Refugee Crisis unfolded as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The porous external border around the Schengen member states of the European Union (EU) became a colossal political problem in 2015 and 2016 as the migrant and Refugee Crisis unfolded. In Beetham’s...
TL;DR: The emergence of microvolunteering as a conceptual and practical phenomenon, as well as one which policy makers must engage with in a careful and critical fashion, is discussed in this article.
Abstract: This paper addresses the emergence of microvolunteering as a conceptual and practical phenomenon, as well as one which policy makers must engage with in a careful and critical fashion. Taki...
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic analysis of policy advice provided by international organizations in policy advisory systems is presented, focusing on the role of international organisations in policy-advisory systems and their role in policy making.
Abstract: The policy advice literature has paid little attention to the role of international organizations in policy advisory systems. This article offers a systematic analysis of policy advice provided by ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors draw upon insight from a study of those involved in introducing deliberative policy analysis in Thailand at the city scale and present lessons for both policy practitioners a...
Abstract: This article draws upon insight from a study of those involved in introducing deliberative policy analysis in Thailand at the city scale and presents lessons for both policy practitioners a...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a traffic congestion management strategy in large developing countries such as China and Russia. But, they do not consider the impact of traffic congestion on the quality of the urban environment.
Abstract: Fighting traffic congestion is a key policy challenge in large developing countries such as China and Russia. Highly populated, fast-growing cities like Beijing and Moscow develop urban transportat...
TL;DR: The role of federal and sub-national governments in policymaking in a range of issues has been examined by existing scholarship on federalism as discussed by the authors, which seeks to gauge the extent of centralization and decentralization.
Abstract: Existing scholarship on federalism seeks to gauge the extent of centralization and decentralization by examining the role of federal and subnational governments in policymaking in a range o...