The Global Rise of the Modern Plug‐In Electric Vehicle: Public Policy, Innovation and Strategy by John D.Graham, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021, 489 pp., $157.50 (Elgar online).

Described as units developing public policies in a design-oriented manner, Policy Labs are tasked to innovate to gain in policy effectiveness and efficiency. However, as public policymaking is a context-dependent activity, the way in which these novel organisations operate significantly differs. This study discusses the emergence of design approaches for policy innovation. The purpose is to map how Policy Labs in Europe introduce design approaches at distinct stages of the policymaking cycle. For this study, 30 organisations in Europe operating at various levels of government were surveyed. Based on the public policymaking process model, it investigates which design methods are Policy Labs deploying to innovate public policies. The study exposed a gap in the awareness of the utilised methods' nature. It also showed that the use of design methods is of less importance than the introduction of design mindsets for public policy innovation, namely ‘user-centredness’, ‘co-creation’, and ‘exploration’.

How Information Matters: Networks and Public Policy Innovation. By Kathleen Hale. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2011. Pp. x+230. $29.95 (paper). ISBN 978-1-589-01-700-9.

The Library Quarterly ◽

10.1086/665937 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 82 (3) ◽

pp. 392-394

Author(s):

Natalie Greene

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Policy Innovation ◽

Washington Dc ◽

Georgetown University

Transport Policy (The International Library of Comparative Public Policy, No. 10), Kenneth J. Button and Roger Stough (Eds.); Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd., 8 Lansdown Place, Cheltenham, Glos GL5O 2HU, UK, 1998, 679 pp.+ xx, ISBN 1-85898-618-4, US$240.00. http://www.e-elgar.co.uk

Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice ◽

10.1016/s0965-8564(00)00025-2 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 34 (8) ◽

pp. 657-658

Author(s):

Craig Poulenez Donovan

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Transport Policy ◽

Comparative Public Policy ◽

Edward Elgar

Public Policy Innovation in Efficient Allocation of Environmental Resources in China

2010 International Conference on Management and Service Science ◽

10.1109/icmss.2010.5577524 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Dan Lv ◽

Xiaodan Liu

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Policy Innovation ◽

Efficient Allocation ◽

Environmental Resources

Acs, Z., & Lyles, A. (Eds.). (2007).Obesity, Business and Public Policy. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing. (288 pp. $120, hb, ISBN 978-1-84542-500-5)

Social Work in Public Health ◽

10.1080/19371910902794396 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 366-368

Author(s):

Shing Pang

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Edward Elgar

How information matters: Networks and public policy innovation by Kathleen Hale. washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2011. 230 pp. $29.95. (isbn 978-1-58901-700-9).

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology ◽

10.1002/asi.22780 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 64 (3) ◽

pp. 647-649

Author(s):

Philip Doty

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Policy Innovation ◽

Washington Dc ◽

Georgetown University

Economic Public Policy, Innovation, and New Technologies (2000s–Present)

Guide to U.S. Economic Policy ◽

10.4135/9781452270784.n21 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 285-298

Author(s):

Robert D. Atkinson

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

New Technologies ◽

Policy Innovation

Sarah Harper and Kate Hamblin (eds), International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, 2014, 528 pp., hbk £150.00, ISBN 13: 978 0 85793 390 4.

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x15000951 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 35 (10) ◽

pp. 2252-2255

Author(s):

MARVIN FORMOSA

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Edward Elgar

Innovation in the States: A Diffusion Study

American Political Science Review ◽

10.2307/1956539 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 67 (4) ◽

pp. 1174-1185 ◽

Cited By ~ 557

Author(s):

Virginia Gray

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Civil Rights ◽

User Interaction ◽

Policy Innovation ◽

Specific Factor ◽

Diffusion Study ◽

Common Criteria ◽

Issue Area ◽

Interaction Term ◽

Time Specific

This study focuses on a nonmonetary dimension of public policy—innovation by states in the fields of education, welfare, and civil rights. Innovation is considered equivalent to the adoption of a law by a state. From the literature on diffusion (or spread) of innovations, the explanation of user interaction is taken, and a simple model with an interaction term is constructed. The model performs fairly well when evaluated by several common criteria. The results do vary somewhat from one issue area to another; other types of supplementary analysis also indicate variation in diffusion patterns according to the issue involved. Political and economic differences among states are found to account for differences in time of adoption, and “innovativeness” is shown to be an issue- and time-specific factor.