Public organisations and policy: An experiential approach to public policy and its execution, by David Bresnick. Glenview: IL: Scott, Foresman and Co., 1982, 250 pp. Price: $10.95 paper

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-323
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Experiential Approach ◽  
Public Organisations

Introducing social innovation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Baglioni ◽  
Stephen Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
Public Organisations

The introductory chapter outlines some of the major social changes (e.g. in demography, employment and labour markets) which pose significant challenges to established social welfare systems. It discusses how and why social innovation has emerged and been promoted as a response to these challenges. The chapter clarifies the meaning of social innovation by considering how it has been defined, and explains how it relates to innovation in technology and business, and how it differs from social enterprise. Examples of social innovations are provided which illustrate the wide range of activities and diverse forms they take. A typology is provided to classify these variants. The nature of innovation within public organisations is discussed (i.e. intrepreneurialism). The chapter concludes by setting out some of the questions which should be asked of social innovation in relation to social and public policy reform.

scholarly journals Inaction and public policy: understanding why policymakers ‘do nothing’

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 645-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan McConnell ◽  
Paul ’t Hart
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Policy Sciences ◽  
Agenda Control ◽  
Coping Behaviour ◽  
Societal Issues ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
To Come ◽  
Public Organisations

Abstract In recent decades, the policy sciences have struggled to come to terms with the significance of inaction in public policy. Inaction refers to instances when policymakers ‘do nothing’ about societal issues. This article aims to put the study of inaction on a new footing. It presents a five-part typology of forms of inaction before focusing on detail on core drivers of inaction found at four policy-making loci: individuals (coping behaviour), public organisations (information pathologies), governments (agenda control and protection) and networks (non-coordination and lack of feasibility). Acknowledging the conceptual and methodological challenges of researching inaction, it concludes by identifying strategies for putting ‘doing nothing’ (back) on the research agenda of the policy sciences.

Public Policy Agenda Adapts to Needs

ASHA Leader ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 23-23
Author(s):  
George Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Agenda
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