Policy Paradigms in Theory and Practice Discourses, Ideas and Anomalies in Public Policy Dynamics

by Hogan, John; Howlett, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781137434036
• ISBN10: 1137434031
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-07-21
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The contributors investigate policy paradigms and their ability to explain the policy process – actors, ideas, discourses and strategies employed – to provide readers with a better understanding of public policy and its dynamics. Drawing together leading researchers in the field, this edited collection offers a unique insight into a selection of policy paradigms, investigating their significance for public policy, policy making and policy change, in both theory and practice. The contributions open up new avenues of research on policy dynamics while re-evaluating the accuracy and effectiveness of existing policy orthodoxy.

Author Biography

John Hogan is Lecturer of Political Economy and Irish Politics in the College of Business, Dublin Institution of Technology, Ireland. His research has been published in several of international journals and he has presented his findings at various international conferences.

Michael Howlett is Burnaby Mountain Chair in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University, Canada, and Yong Pung How Chair Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He specializes in public policy analysis, political economy, and resource and environmental policy. Howlett is the author of Canadian Public Policy (2013) and Designing Public Policies (2011), editor of the Annual Review of Policy Design and Policy Sciences, and co-editor of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis and of Policy & Society.

Table of Contents

PART I
1. Reflections On Our Understanding Of Policy Paradigms And Policy Change; John Hogan & Michael Howlett
2. What Is A Policy Paradigm? Overcoming Epistemological Hurdles In Cross-Disciplinary Conceptual Adaptation; Matt Wilder
3. Can You Recognize A Paradigm When You See One? Defining And Measuring Paradigm Shift; Pierre-Marc Daigneault
4. Is There A Fourth Institutionalism? Ideas, Institutions And The Explanation Of Policy Change; Jeremy Rayner
PART II
5. Comparing And Contrasting Peter Hall's Paradigms And Ideas With The Advocacy Coalition Framework; Paul Cairney & Christopher M. Weible
6. Paradigm Construction And The Politics Of Policy Anomalies; Matt Wilder & Michael Howlett
7. From Policy Paradigm To Policy Statement: A New Way To Grasp The Role Of Knowledge In The Policy-Making Process; Philippe Zittoun
8. Paradigms And Unintended Consequences: New Public Management Reform And Emergency Planning In Swedish Local Government; Daniel Nohrstedt
9. The Critical Role Of Ideas: Understanding Industrial Policy Changes In Ireland In The 1980s; John Hogan & Brendan K. O'rourke
10. The Bologna Process & The European Qualifications Framework (Eqf): A Routines Approach To Understanding The Emergence Of Educational Policy Harmonisation - From Abstract Ideas To Policy Implementation; Sharon Feeney & Conor Horan
11. The Role Of Ideas In Evaluating And Assessing Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations; Christopher M. Weible, Tanya Heikkila, & Jonathan J. Pierce
12. Communications Frameworks And The Supply Of Information In Policy Subsystems; Samuel Workman And Jobeth S. Shafran
13. How And Why Do Policy Paradigms Change; And Does It Matter? The Case Of Uk Energy Policy; Florian Kern, Caroline Kuzemko & Catherine Mitchell
Conclusion
14. Bringing Ideational Power Into The Paradigm Approach: Critical Perspectives On Policy Paradigms In Theory And Practice; Martin B. Carstensen