Practical lessons from policy theories / edited by Christopher M. Weible and Paul Cairney.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol :
Policy Press,
2021.
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| Series: | New perspectives in policy & politics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- 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