“Women without guardians” in Iran: gender, cultural assumptions, and social policy

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-63
Author(s):  
Rezvan Ostadalidehaghi ◽  
Daniel Béland
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Original Problem ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Problem Definition ◽  
Policy Adoption ◽  
Relative Power ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
Continuity And Change

This article explores the role of cultural assumptions in the formation of the only Iranian social programme designed exclusively for women, “Empowering Women without Guardians”. It examines these assumptions at different stages of the policy process: problem definition, policy formulation, and policy adoption. As shown, assumptions behind the adopted policy are not consistent with the ones underlying the original problem definition; women are considered mothers at the problem definition stage, but at the policy adoption stage they are understood as workers. The relative power of these assumptions helps explain both continuity and change in Iranian social policy towards women.

10. The role of media and public opinion

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piers Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
War On Terror ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Persuasive Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Critical Approaches ◽  
The Media

This chapter examines the relevance of media and public opinion to our understanding of foreign policy and international politics. It first considers whether public opinion influences foreign policy formulation, as argued by the pluralist model, or whether the public are politically impotent, as argued by the elite model. It then explores whether the media can influence foreign policy formulation, as argued by the pluralist model, or whether the media are fundamentally subservient to the foreign policy process, as argued by the elite model. It also integrates these competing arguments with theoretical frames used in the study of international relations: namely, realism, liberalism, and critical approaches (including constructivism and post-structuralism). The chapter concludes by discussing contemporary debates concerning organized persuasive communication and the ‘war on terror’.

Social work academia and social policy in Israel: on the role of social work academics in the policy process

2019 ◽  
pp. 89-104
Author(s):  
Idit Weiss-Gal ◽  
John Gal
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Work Faculty ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
Schools Of Social Work ◽  
Policy Engagement

This study contributes to research on policy practice by enriching our knowledge about the forms that the policy engagement of social work academics takes, the dynamics of this engagement, and the factors associated with it. The study is based on structured interviews with 24 faculty members from schools of social work in Israel, all of whom are actively involved in policy formulation. The findings of the study reveal that participants are motivated by ideology and values to engage in policy and that they do so despite their perception that there is a lack of institutional support for this type of activity. The participants report that they successfully manage to combine their policy-related activities with teaching and research. The study also indicates that the social policy formulation process in Israel offers specific opportunities for the policy engagement of social work faculty.

Chinese Civilian Foreign Policy Research Institutes: Evolving Roles and Increasing Influence

2002 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. 597-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie S. Glaser ◽  
Phillip C. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Chinese Foreign Policy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Traditional Research ◽  
Policy Making Process

A more pragmatic Chinese foreign policy and a more bureaucratic policy-making process have increased the opportunities for China's civilian research institutes to affect foreign policy. Beijing's growing involvement in the international community has created increased demand for research and analysis to aid Chinese leaders in making informed decisions. A more pluralistic and competitive policy environment has given analysts at think tanks more influence, but has also created new competition from analysts and authors working outside the traditional research institute system. This article examines the evolving role of Chinese civilian foreign policy research institutes, their relationships to policy makers, and the pathways through which they provide input into Chinese foreign policy formulation. It provides an overview of the key civilian research institutes, identifies important trends affecting them, and examines the roles and functions they play. The article concludes with an assessment of sources of policy influence within the Chinese foreign policy process.

Mapping Relations between Family Policy Actors

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-219
Author(s):  
Louise Appleton ◽  
Paul Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Political Transitions ◽  
Policy Actors ◽  
Party Ideology

In line with calls from the European Commission for greater involvement of non-governmental organisations in the policy process, this article draws on research across EU member and applicant states to investigate the potential for enhancing cooperation between political and civil society actors in family policy formulation. The authors argue that the role of civil society is highly differentiated between countries, due to three key factors: party ideology, political culture and political transitions, which determine the capacity for improving alliances. Structural barriers to development may prevent the Commission's advocacy of closer cooperation between policy actors from being successful in the shorter term.

Between a rock and a hard place: Where do we go from here in defining psychological maltreatment?

1991 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin A. McGee ◽  
David A. Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Psychological Maltreatment ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Thoughtful Discussion ◽  
Hard Place

Including our own (McGee & Wolfe, 1991), there are 13 articles in this volume on psychological maltreatment — and there appear to be 13 different opinions regarding the subject. Psychological maltreatment and its measurement are controversial topics. We were delighted that our article served to stimulate such thoughtful discussion. Unfortunately, there are several instances in the critiques where we were quoted out of context or our arguments were misconstrued. We do not have the space to deal with every such instance; rather, we will respond to the general themes arising from the articles. The first theme concerns the role of research on psychological maltreatment in the social policy process. The second theme deals with assumptions regarding measurement. We provide a brief description of our own research efforts in an effort to illustrate how we are dealing with the problems inherent in our definition.

Policy Transfer and the Internationalisation of Social Policy

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Hulme
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Epistemic Communities ◽  
Global Level ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Future Work

This article analyses the theoretical utility of policy transfer in developing perspectives on international and comparative social policy. It argues that existing work on policy transfer provides us with a theoretical tool to connect perspectives on international policy change, by focussing on the knowledge base of policy and the motivations of actors throughout the policy process from the global level to the context of practice. In doing so, it explores the role of epistemic communities in policy-oriented learning, particularly in education. The article concludes by suggesting four areas for future work on transfer which would serve to advance international policy analysis.

Social Work and the Making of Social Policy

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Problem Definition ◽  
Policy Cycle ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Social Work Practitioners

Bringing together international case studies, this book offers theoretical and empirical insights into the interaction between social work and social policy. Moving beyond existing studies on policy practice, the book employs the policy cycle as a core analytical frame and focuses on the influence of social work(ers) in the problem definition, agenda setting, policy formulation and implementation of social policy. Twenty-three contributors offer examples of policy making from seven different countries and demonstrate how social work practitioners can become political actors, while also encouraging policy makers to become aware of the potential of social work for the social policy-making process.

scholarly journals Actors, Ideas, and Changes in Policy Subsystems: An Analysis of the National Youth Policy in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-443
Author(s):  
Heber Silveira Rocha ◽  
Felipe Gonçalves Brasil
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Policy Process ◽  
Policy Subsystems ◽  
Sectoral Policy

This article aims to discuss the role of policy subsystems in the public policy process, highlighting maintenance and change in their implementation. In particular, it analyzes the process of agenda-setting and policy formulation of the Política Nacional de Juventude [National Youth Policy] in Brazil during the Lula government, emphasizing the symbolic and political disputes around ideas and values conducted by the different actors that permeated the subsystems of this sectoral policy.

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