A Critical Assessment of the Value of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Public Policy Implementation Theories, with Reference to the Case of Implementation of Passport Seva: An eGovernance Policy in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-539
Author(s):  
K. Balamurugan
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Policy Networks ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Progressive Change ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Sociopolitical Environment ◽  
Public Policy Implementation

What are the challenges in public policy processes? Why do some critical public problems not carry to the agenda-setting of policy-making, or even if carried, they fail during implementation? One of the responses to these queries is that policy-making often happens in a complex, dynamic, sociopolitical environment where there are overarching structures above the policy makers and there are competing actors, ideas, groups, policy networks, institutions and policy subsystem that interact with unequal power and conflicting interests (Sanderson, 2009). It is thus realised that the systematic study of public policy is significant for bringing progressive change in society. Hence it is required to build new knowledge and to improve upon the working of public policy. This article will study the value of the top down and bottom up theories in the case of implementation of a new eGovernance policy on passport issuance in India. The findings are that due to resistance from different stakeholders, the project could be implemented only after certain bottom up changes to the policy along with change management strategies.

Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Implementation Research: a Critical Analysis and Suggested Synthesis

1986 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Sabatier
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Implementation Research ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
The Past

AbstractThis paper first reviews the implementation literature of the past fifteen years, with particular emphasis on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ approaches. It also argues that the 4–6 year time-frame used in most implementation research misses many critical features of public policy-making. The paper then outlines a conceptual framework for examining policy change over a 10–20 year period which combines the best features of the ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ approaches with insights from other literatures.

Sentencing Policy as a Force for Social Cohesion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Henham
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Normative Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sentencing Policy

This chapter sets out the case for adopting a normative approach to conceptualizing the social reality of sentencing. It argues that policy-makers need to comprehend how sentencing is implicated in realizing state values and take greater account of the social forces that diminish the moral credibility of state sponsored punishment. The chapter reflects on the problems of relating social values to legal processes such as sentencing and argues that crude notions of ‘top down’ or ‘bottom up’ approaches to policy-making should be replaced by a process of contextualized policy-making. Finally, the chapter stresses the need for sentencing policy to reflect those moral attachments that bind citizens together in a relational or communitarian sense. It concludes by exploring these assertions in the light of the sentencing approach taken by the courts following the English riots of 2011.

Public Policy Making and Public Policy Analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee S. Friedman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The United States ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
Professional Class ◽  
The Many

This chapter reviews the development and growth of the policy-analytic profession. Historically, government decision makers have often called upon those with expertise to assist them in reaching their decisions. This chapter, however, concerns a new professional class of advisors that began developing during the 1950s in the United States. This new profession assists policy makers in understanding better their alternatives and relevant considerations for choosing among them. From here, the chapter offers some perspective on the research to date that has attempted to assess the effects of the profession—a perspective that emphasizes some important differences across the many types of governmental settings that utilize policy analysis, and the methodological difficulties that assessment efforts confront.

scholarly journals Text as Discourse: The Chinese in Canada in Historiographical Perspective

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha J Scot
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Representations ◽  
Denise Chong ◽  
Compare And Contrast

As a historiographical analysis, this essay seeks to understand the idea of historical layering through the topic of Chinese immigration to Canada. It considers the following four works: In the Sea of Sterile Mountains: The Chinese in British Columbia (1974) by James Morton, White Canada Forever: Popular Attitudes and Public Policy Toward Orientals in British Columbia (1978) by W Peter Ward, From China to Canada: A History of the Chinese Communities in Canada (1982) by Harry Con et al., and The Concubine's Children (1994) by Denise Chong. It does so in an effort to compare and contrast their approaches with regard to consensus and specialist histories, top-down and bottom-up approaches, as well as passive and active historical representations.

scholarly journals Reimbursement Pathways for New Diabetes Technologies in Europe: Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-122
Author(s):  
David Seidel ◽  
Francesca Boggio Mesnil ◽  
Antonio Caruso
Keyword(s):  
Market Access ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Specific Country

Reimbursement by payers (policy makers and budget holders) is critical for the uptake and use of new diabetes technologies. The purpose of this article is to describe the different reimbursement pathways that exist for new diabetes technologies in five selected European countries using examples of recent reimbursement decisions. Countries can be grouped into one of three categories: “top-down” (where reimbursement decisions are usually made by policy makers, eg, France), “bottom-up” (where reimbursement decisions are usually made by budget holders, eg, Italy and Spain) and “mixed” (where reimbursement decisions can be made by both policy makers and budget holders, eg, Germany and England). Whatever category a specific country falls into will have different implications from a market access perspective.

scholarly journals Aligning the times: Exploring the convergence of researchers, policy makers and research evidence in higher education policy making

2020 ◽  
pp. 003452372092067
Author(s):  
Karen Smith ◽  
Scott Fernie ◽  
Nick Pilcher
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Policy Networks ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Times ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Research And Policy

The complexity of contemporary higher education policy making and the multitude of evidences and actors in policy networks mean that relationships between higher education researchers, policy makers and research evidence are not straightforward. In this article, we use a theoretical lens of time, Adams’ Timescapes, to explore this relationship and better understand why the research and policy worlds are frequently described as divided. Drawing on in-depth interviews with higher education researchers, policy makers and research funders, we show how research and policy have different interpretations of time. We discuss the Timeframes, or lengths, of work and career, the Temporality, or complexity, of ‘evidence’, of networks and relationships, and the importance of elements such as Timing, or synchronisation, and Tempo, or pace. We conclude that policy makers and higher education researchers may be better able to make sense of the problematic nature of aligning their concerns, interests and actions through understanding different Timescapes.

scholarly journals Management of the Influence of Organized Interests on Public Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-88
Author(s):  
Anželika Gumuliauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Public Policy Making ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Organized Interests ◽  
Methods Of Analysis

The article analyzes the management of the influence of organized interests on public policy. The article reveals the concept of organized interests, the essential differences in comparing the concepts of organized interests and interest groups. The article takes the view that organized interests are a more neutral concept that better explains the nature of all actors seeking to influence public policy-making. The author of the article is of the opinion that the concept of interest groups – due to the disagreement of scientists in defining it – causes a lot of confusion when comparing the results of different researches and using the theoretical insights of other scientists. Organized interests interact with other public policy makers to influence policy outcomes. This article analyzes the ways in which organized interests can influence public policy. According to the author of the article, by identifying the ways of influencing public policy, it is possible to envisage ways to manage that influence. The article applies methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization and comparative analysis of scientific literature.

scholarly journals THE SUCCESS OF POLICY ADVOCACY IN PUBLIC DIALOGUE AS A POLICY MAKING

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bintan Aulia Habibah ◽  
Ramaditya Rahardian ◽  
Panji Windu Arista
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Public Dialogue ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

The purpose of this study was to find out the success of policy advocacy in Public Dialogue as a policy making in Bojonegoro Regency. Based on the objectives, this research is a qualitative descriptive research which presents and provides a detailed description of the success of policy advocacy in Public Dialogue as a policy making. The research location was in the Office of Comunication and Information and Hall of Malowopati. A snowball technique was used to determine the informants. The method of collecting data was in the form of observation, interviews, and documentation. A triangulation technique was used to check the validity of the data. The Public Dialogue is an open space for the community and the Bojonegoro regency Government to communicate directly in order to influence the policy making. This research utilized an advocacy strategy from Roem Topatimasang to form a core circle, choose strategic issues, process data and information, influence policy makers, and monitor and assess programs. The research results found that Public Dialogue was one of the tools of the community to influence a public policy in Bojonegore Regency. Keywords: Public Dialogue, Policy Advocacy, Public Policy

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