scholarly journals How to ‘See’ Great Policy Successes

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Mallory E. Compton ◽  
Paul ‘t Hart
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Analytical Protocol

In this chapter, the editors make the case for positive policy evaluation. They survey classic and contemporary public policy and governance research and debates to demonstrate how they are slanted towards fault-finding, the language of disappointment, failure and crisis. They reflect on the contributions and the limitations of this state of the art and argue that it needs to be complemented by a more sustained and systematic conceptualization and empirical study of highly (and perhaps improbably) successful public policy endeavours. This chapter ends by outlining the analytical protocol used in this project, and debating the methodological strengths and limitations of the brand of positive policy evaluation applied in this volume.

scholarly journals Researching privatisation: some notes about public policy evaluation

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-239
Author(s):  
Luciana de Oliveira Miranda Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Public Policy Evaluation ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Research Goal

The objective of this paper is to present a literature review about public policy evaluation, with specific reference to privatisation. The basic research goal - still in process - is to evaluate the purpose and reach of public policy objectives relating to privatisation, particularly in relation to their socio-economic outcomes at regional and community levels. In order to achieve this objective, the author discusses some approaches to privatisation produces in United Kingdom over the last ten years. Indeed, she presents some key concepts that underline her reflections and submits some key methodologies about researching public policy evaluation. Finally, the author presents the gap in this theoretical framework discussing that public policy evaluation does not contemplate the social environment in which this policy should be directed. In this way, she proposes further research that will contribute to improving state of the art about public policy evaluation.

Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Proses Kebijakan Daerah

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-177
Author(s):  
Abdullah Manshur
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Problem Situation ◽  
Policy Cycle ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Making Process

Public policy is a decision to deal with a particular problem situation, that identifies the objectives, principles, ways, and means to achieve them. The ability and understanding of policy makers in the policy-making process is very important for the realization of public policy of rapid, accurate and adequate. The product to suit the needs of the public policy, public participation in the policy process is needed in the policy cycle, from policy formulation to policy evaluation. This paper attempts to review the importance of community participation and other forms of public participation in the policy process, in particular, policy areas.

IT for Peace? Fighting Against Terrorism in Social Media – An Explorative Twitter Study

i-com ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Reuter ◽  
Katja Pätsch ◽  
Elena Runft
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Members ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Media

AbstractThe Internet and especially social media are not only used for supposedly good purposes. For example, the recruitment of new members and the dissemination of ideologies of terrorism also takes place in the media. However, the fight against terrorism also makes use of the same tools. The type of these countermeasures, as well as the methods, are covered in this work. In the first part, the state of the art is summarized. The second part presents an explorative empirical study of the fight against terrorism in social media, especially on Twitter. Different, preferably characteristic forms are structured within the scope with the example of Twitter. The aim of this work is to approach this highly relevant subject with the goal of peace, safety and safety from the perspective of information systems. Moreover, it should serve following researches in this field as basis and starting point.

scholarly journals Reply: Patent Holdup and Royalty Stacking

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Lemley
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Economic Models ◽  
Royalty Rates

We argued in our paper, "Patent Hold-Up and Royalty Stacking," that thethreat to obtain a permanent injunction greatly enhances the patentholder's negotiating power, leading to royalty rates that exceed abenchmark level based on the value of the patented technology and thestrength of the patent. John Golden, in his extensive comment on our paper,claims: "Lemley and Shapiro err when they claim to have proven that'patentees whose inventions are only one component of a larger product aresystematically overcompensated.'" However, the error is Golden's not ours.When patentees systematically capture value they did not create from otherswho did create it, they are being overcompensated by any reasonablemeasure, including the standard economic models on which we relied. In PartII, we briefly respond to his criticism of our empirical study ofcourt-awarded reasonable royalties. Finally, Golden also claims that ourrecommendation to reduce the availability of permanent injunctions topatent holders who have claims to reasonable royalties but not lost profitsremedy "threatens to distort markets for innovation." We strongly disagree.It is patent holdup, which skews damages in ways more favorable toreasonable royalties, that distorts markets for innovation. A rule such asthe one we propose, in which damages are calibrated to compensate patenteesfor their loss, is sensible public policy.

scholarly journals Les Audits Des Programmes ILDH : Les Balises D’une Évaluation Des Politiques Publiques Au Maroc

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Belga ◽  
Anass Kihli
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
Institutional Framework ◽  
Public Budget ◽  
Policy Assessment ◽  
Politiques Publiques ◽  
Recent Method ◽  
New Form ◽  
Definition Of

Policy assessment in Morocco is a recent method to measure the performance of public budget. It is considred as a new form of control of the effictiveness and efficiency of goverment expenditure. However, polemics have intensified about the content and the method of this new practice of control. The conception of an institutional framework of evaluation of public policy evaluation, has stood up to the multiplicity of its stakeholders. The double identity of the evaluative approach, proclaimed by public administration and parliament, made the definition of this practice problematic. Recently, The initiation of the ILDH programmes performance audit recently, has given gave a new path to follow, so as to get to the reality of the goverment evaluative action in Morocco.

scholarly journals Contesting and Contextualising CITES: Wildlife Trafficking in Colombia and Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Rodríguez Goyes ◽  
Ragnhild Sollund
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Green Criminology ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
Wildlife Trafficking

This article raises the question of whether recently implemented legislation in Colombia and Brazil (1) provides the necessary tools to prevent the harms of wildlife trafficking (WLT) and (2) influences humans’ practices concerning the use of nonhuman animals. These questions are investigated from the dual perspectives of green criminology and public policy. The analysis is based on a qualitative empirical study undertaken in Colombia and Brazil whereby we discuss the function of the legislation in Colombia and Brazil in preventing illegal WLT. We consider the legitimacy of different practices of WLT and evaluate them with respect to species justice and environmental justice.

Providing Rational and Normative Policy Evaluation with Hedonic Estimation in Developing and Emerging Market Economies

2014 ◽  
pp. 53-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney Erakovich ◽  
Gerald Poppe ◽  
John F. Shampton ◽  
Kalpana Pai
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Normative Considerations

Market economy and democratic evolution in public policy requires a shift from a comprehensive rational and positivism approach to including normative considerations through a social participatory thesis. The key question of this chapter’s examination is: Do the fundamental ideas of econometric evaluation of land value as a basis for public policy contribute worth for the society as a whole? Policy that exploits market mechanisms cannot be developed in isolation of the larger societal needs that are required to enrich democracy. To do this, the authors provide an econometric model of valuation of land to test and predict policy outcomes to enhance democratic transition. Establishing market value is a tool that supports policy economic development goals and normative outcomes desired through political transparency in the emergence to democratic processes. The authors conclude with recommendations for implementation to support stakeholders in the policymaking process.

Providing Rational and Normative Policy Evaluation with Hedonic Estimation in Developing and Emerging Market Economies

2015 ◽  
pp. 367-385
Author(s):  
Rodney Erakovich ◽  
Gerald Poppe ◽  
John F. Shampton ◽  
Kalpana Pai
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Normative Considerations

Market economy and democratic evolution in public policy requires a shift from a comprehensive rational and positivism approach to including normative considerations through a social participatory thesis. The key question of this chapter's examination is: Do the fundamental ideas of econometric evaluation of land value as a basis for public policy contribute worth for the society as a whole? Policy that exploits market mechanisms cannot be developed in isolation of the larger societal needs that are required to enrich democracy. To do this, the authors provide an econometric model of valuation of land to test and predict policy outcomes to enhance democratic transition. Establishing market value is a tool that supports policy economic development goals and normative outcomes desired through political transparency in the emergence to democratic processes. The authors conclude with recommendations for implementation to support stakeholders in the policymaking process.

The Politics of Legislative Debates

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Hanna Bäck ◽  
Marc Debus ◽  
Jorge M. Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Party Politics ◽  
Empirical Approach ◽  
Legislative Politics ◽  
Liberal Democracies ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Electoral Studies ◽  
Scholarly Discussion

The contribution of this chapter to our volume is fourfold. First, we look at why we should study legislative debates and how scholars may benefit from representation, legislative politics, party politics, and electoral studies by incorporating debates in their analysis. In so doing, we unpack their functions in liberal democracies. Second, the chapter offers a state of the art of the burgeoning field of legislative debates. We focus on the normative scholarly discussion about legislative debates and their importance for deliberation and democratic outputs. In addition, we dwell on Proksch and Slapin’s model as a watershed in the empirical study of legislative debates, particularly due to its capacity to travel and its usefulness in understanding how different institutional settings have an impact of speechmaking. Third, the chapter presents the theoretical framework, the key hypotheses guiding the volume, and our empirical approach to legislative debates. Fourth, the chapter concludes with the plan of the book.

Field experiments and public policy: festina lente

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
GLENN W. HARRISON
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Welfare Effects ◽  
Current State ◽  
To Receive

AbstractThe current state of the art in field experiments does not give me any confidence that we should be assuming that we have anything worth scaling, assuming we really care about the expected welfare of those about to receive the instant intervention. At the very least, we should be honest and explicit about the need for strong priors about the welfare effects of changes in averages of observables to warrant scaling. What we need is a healthy dose of theory and the implied econometrics.

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