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Practical Lessons from Policy Theories /
First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this critical and practical volume challenges policy theory scholars to change the way they produce and communicate research. Leading scholars propose eight ways to synthesis and translate knowledge to equip scholars to clearly communicate...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol :
Policy Press,
2021.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Practical Lessons from Policy Theories
- Copyright information
- Table of contents
- List of figures and tables
- Notes on contributors
- Chapter One Purposes and paths in drawing practical lessons from policy theories
- Introduction
- Policy process research has mostly continued in its theory-focused tradition
- Most of the strains between theoretical and practical orientations are in the past
- Our ability to describe practical relevance from policy process theories remains elusive
- Three habits of successful policy entrepreneurs
- Narratives as tools for influencing policy change
- The lessons of policy learning
- Practical prescriptions for governing fragmented governments
- Drawing practical lessons from punctuated equilibrium theory
- Policy design and the added-value of the institutional analysis development framework
- Why advocacy coalitions matter and practical insights about them
- Concluding thoughts on advancing policy theory translations
- References
- Chapter Two Three habits of successful policy entrepreneurs1
- Introduction: how to improve the multiple streams narrative
- How does the multiple streams story begin?
- Entrepreneurs know why it is important to tell a good story about a policy problem
- Entrepreneurs have a solution ready to chase a problem
- Entrepreneurs know when to 'surf the waves' or try to move the sea
- Venue shop and frame issues to promote venue shift
- Learn how to short-cut the softening process by importing pre-softened solutions
- Identify the conditions under which entrepreneurs emulate Poseidon
- Identify the times when the usual rules of MSA seem not to apply
- Be realistic about the frequency and cause of windows of opportunity
- Note the difference between a window of opportunity for a broad idea or specific solution
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgement
- Note
- References
- Chapter Three Narratives as tools for influencing policy change1
- Introduction
- Policy narrative pitfalls
- The knowledge fallacy
- The empathy fallacy
- The Narrative Policy Framework
- Good storytelling in public policy: understanding it and constructing it
- Step 1: Tell a story
- Step 2: Set the stage
- Determine the staging materials
- Arrange the props on the stage
- Step 3: Establish the plot
- Step 4: Cast the characters
- Step 5: Clearly specify the moral of the story
- Public policy narrative intervention points
- Policymakers and policy advocates
- Policy experts
- Citizens and voters
- Public policy intervention points explored
- Problem definition
- Public policies
- Media outreach and construction
- Policy briefings and statements
- Policy evaluation
- Expert testimony
- Public comment
- Good Faith Actor Assessments
- Conclusion
- Notes