Policy learning type shifts during creeping crises: A storyboard of COVID‐19 driven learning in Belgium DOI Creative Commons
Bishoy L. Zaki, Valérie Pattyn, Ellen Wayenberg

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European Policy Analysis, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9(2), P. 142 - 166

Published: Nov. 16, 2022

Abstract Understandings of different policy learning types have matured over recent decades. However, relatively little is known about their nonlinear and interactive nature, particularly within crisis contexts. In this article, we explore how two the most prominent (instrumental social) shifted interacted during COVID‐19 crisis. To do so, created a storyboard Belgian response 2 years (from early 2020 to late 2021). Our analysis highlights relationships between epochs instrumental social throughout implications for change. Furthermore, while extant literature often posits that unfolds long periods (spanning decade or more), our empirical account shows certain conditions, creeping crises can lead creation long‐term policy‐making paradigms goals. At level, accelerated take place paradigmatic shifts shorter than in noncrisis conditions. Theoretically, findings enhance understanding with change,

Language: Английский

Transformative public procurement for innovation: ordinary, dynamic and functional capabilities DOI
Stephanie Francis Grimbert, Jon Mikel Zabala‐Iturriagagoitia, Ville Valovirta

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Public Management Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 24

Published: March 6, 2024

Public Procurement for Innovation (PPI) requires multiple roles from the public administration according to problem-solution space, delineated by level of consensus around definition needs contracting authority and potential solutions address them. Each role involves a distinct mix capabilities, which we categorize as ordinary (i.e. doing things right), dynamic right things) functional addressing challenges). Following Mutual Learning Exercise with procurement officials 15 European countries, identify 45 capabilities authorities embrace different facets PPI transformative policy instrument.

Language: Английский

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Theories of the policy process: Chronicling the past and looking to the future DOI Creative Commons
Claudio M. Radaelli

European Policy Analysis, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 9, 2025

Abstract This personal reflection starts with the theme of how Theories Policy Process or ToPP (Sabatier, 1999) was received by European researchers and why this volume particularly important for scholars working on policy process Union. Yet (this is second theme) research in Europe also stimulated other theoretical frameworks. A third status theory today, balancing reception presence frameworks like référentiel, Europeanization, learning. Finally, fourth about future. The successful cumulation theory‐inspired does not suggest need another set new theories. Rather, key to integrate theory‐oriented stages that are less explored existing theories (such as implementation evaluation theories), public administration theory, normative perspective governance.

Language: Английский

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The Turkish state’s responses to existential COVID-19 crisis DOI Creative Commons
Caner Bakır

Policy and Society, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 39(3), P. 424 - 441

Published: June 23, 2020

This article focuses on how the Turkish state has been responding to limit public health effects of COVID-19 pandemic date. It aims explain and understand introduction, implementation effect policy instrument mixes. argues that although 'presidentialisation' executive, 'presidential bureaucracy' under presidential system government are critical introduce policies implement their mixes without delay or being vetoed watered down which would otherwise occur in parliamentary government, these features impositional exclusive style pose risks design failures when problems poorly diagnosed, solutions wrong and/or complementary implemented ineffectively. However, a temporal, albeit temporary divergence from dominant administrative tradition is most likely issue esoteric (i.e. technical, scientific expert-led) framed as an existential crisis high uncertainty require scientific, expert-led, inclusive, early, quick decisive responses pressing problems.

Language: Английский

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Designing policy mixes for emerging wicked problems. The case of pharmaceutical residues in freshwaters DOI
Sabrina Kirschke, Hannah Kosow

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 24(5), P. 486 - 497

Published: July 30, 2021

Wicked problems continuously emerge in the field of environmental governance. Characterized by goal conflicts, complexity, and uncertainty, wicked typically call for participatory policy designs. However, effects participation are widely unclear, given indefinite nature solutions to problems. This research sheds light on this debate developing applying a systematic structural approach assess mixes emerging Based review literature public governance, we identify eight assessment criteria matching three dimensions problems: coherence, consistency, congruence address conflicts; comprehensiveness diversity complexity; adaptability, reversibility, robustness informational uncertainty. The concept is demonstrated taking as an example two recently proposed pharmaceutical freshwater pollution Germany. demonstration suggests that resulting from desk processes differ way they These results contribute systematically role designing open up more advanced discussions approaches analyses.

Language: Английский

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Designing policy for the long term: agency, policy feedback and policy change DOI
Sebastian Sewerin, Daniel Béland, Benjamin Cashore

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Policy Sciences, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 53(2), P. 243 - 252

Published: May 26, 2020

Language: Английский

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Environmental regulation, governance, and policy instruments, 20 years after the stick, carrot, and sermon typology DOI
Raúl Pacheco-Vega

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 22(5), P. 620 - 635

Published: July 9, 2020

In 1998, Evert Vedung posited a typology of policy instruments making governing akin to conversation with donkey: regulatory (sticks), economic (carrots) and information-based (sermons) instruments. Kathryn Harrison later applied this pollution control in her popular 'Talking the Donkey' piece. Though command-and-control were central up until late 1990s, growing global interest 'New Environmental Policy Instruments' (NEPI) led disinterest mechanisms an increase attention Are governments using regulation as instrument now more than before or are they choosing mixes? paper, I examine state art regarding environmental by exploring whether apparent shift NEPI did reduce instrument. find that experiments models increased mixes. Evidence from systematic review JEPP scholarship broader scholarly literature on over past 20 years focused drinking water solid waste governance suggest mixes might work best when faced conditions uncertainty complexity.

Language: Английский

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Studying Policy Design Quality in Comparative Perspective DOI Creative Commons
Xavier Fernández‐i‐Marín, Christoph Knill, Yves Steinebach

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American Political Science Review, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 115(3), P. 931 - 947

Published: April 13, 2021

This article is a first attempt to systematically examine policy design and its influence on effectiveness in comparative perspective. We begin by providing novel concept measure of design. Our Average Instrument Diversity (AID) index captures whether governments tend reuse the same instruments instrument combinations or produce solutions that are carefully tailored problem at hand. Second, we demonstrate our AID valid reliable quality with strong explanatory power for outcome variables tested. Analyzing composition environmental portfolios 21 OECD countries, show higher levels positively associated country’s matters. Based this finding, analyze, third step, factors lead countries adopt more less diverse portfolios. find significantly improved when makers not bound high institutional constraints and, importantly, backed well-equipped bureaucracies.

Language: Английский

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Designing synergetic and sustainable policy mixes - a methodology to address conflictive environmental issues DOI
Hannah Kosow, Wolfgang Weimer-Jehle, Christian D. León

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Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 130, P. 36 - 46

Published: Jan. 25, 2022

Language: Английский

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Attaining policy integration through the integration of new policy instruments: The case of the Farm to Fork Strategy DOI Creative Commons
Giulia Bazzan, Carsten Daugbjerg, Jale Tosun

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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 45(2), P. 803 - 818

Published: Feb. 2, 2022

Abstract This article departs from the assumption that challenge of putting Farm to Fork Strategy (F2F) into action stems broader attaining cross‐sectoral policy integration. Policy integration has been part EU's approach for a long time and predominantly achieved in form environmental (EPI). However, scope F2F extends beyond EPI, as it includes climate‐related concerns sectoral policies, instance. Consequently, we contend case is particularly challenging calls an innovative policymaking.

Language: Английский

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Policy mixes across vertical levels of governance in the EU: The case of the sustainable energy transition in Latvia DOI Creative Commons
Inese Zepa, Volker H. Hoffmann

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 47, P. 100699 - 100699

Published: Feb. 10, 2023

The European Green Deal requires policy alignment horizontally across areas but also vertically governance levels. Accordingly, the diversity of actors and their preferences can hinder sociotechnical transitions. We, therefore, ask: How do mixes unfold vertical scales in transitions? We analyse mix characteristics, considering consistency, coherence, comprehensiveness, credibility, inherent feedback loops between politics policy. Drawing on empirical evidence from Latvia, gathered through content analysis interviews with senior stakeholders, we highlight two key findings: First, friction points coherence national-local levels feed back into mix, as EU-level strategies are not substantiated corresponding instruments. Second, lack political commitment to transition at national level perpetuates comprehensiveness credibility hindering processes.

Language: Английский

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