Theories of the Policy Process: State of the Research and Emerging Trends

Theories of the Policy Process: State of the Research and Emerging Trends

Over the last two decades many alternate theories of the policy process have been developed. This essay covers recent scholarship (from 2008 to 2010) regarding the major policy process theories. In addition, several recent trends in research are discussed including; the use of narrative in policy th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Policy studies journal 2011-02, Vol.39 (s1), p.41-60
1. Verfasser: Nowlin, Matthew C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Bureaucracy
Forecasts and trends
Government agencies
Heuristic
Market trend/market analysis
Methods
Narratives
Norms
Policy Making
Policy sciences
Political science
Political theory
Politics
Public administration
Public policy
Scholarship
Social science research
Trends
Watershed management
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Zusammenfassung:Over the last two decades many alternate theories of the policy process have been developed. This essay covers recent scholarship (from 2008 to 2010) regarding the major policy process theories. In addition, several recent trends in research are discussed including; the use of narrative in policy theory, issues that cross multiple subsystems, bureaucracy in the policy process, and synthesizing multiple theories and frameworks.
ISSN:0190-292X
1541-0072
DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00389_4.x