Framework for Country-Level Sustainable Transportation Policy Learning using Public Support as a Measure of Cultural Distance

2020 ◽  
pp. 036119812097052
Author(s):  
Xuenan Ni ◽  
Joanna Moody ◽  
Jinhua Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Transportation Policy ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Policy Learning ◽  
The Public ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Transportation Policies

As the world shapes a global agenda to mitigate climate change, national governments are looking to define sustainable development strategies for the transportation sector. In this international landscape, countries will look to learn from one another, but identifying peer countries for this learning can prove a challenge. In this study, we measure public support for transportation policies and use this as a measure of cultural distance to identify peer countries. We modeled public support for 11 transportation policies in an international sample of 41,932 individuals in 51 countries or regions. Using a model that controls for individual effects, we measure pure country-level differences in public policy support. Measuring public support for different transportation policies can help policymakers understand how the public evaluates and envisions the role of government in shaping the current as well as future transportation system, and to anticipate difficulties of implementing certain types of policy because of public resistance. In general, we find the highest public support for a given policy appears in countries that have not yet seen significant investment in the target infrastructure or service. We show that considering public support for transportation policies gives a different perspective than traditional indicators of economic development or level of motorization, helping policymakers understand what the public wants and how they might build support for new transportation policies. Finally, we present a clustering framework that goes beyond development status and geographical adjacency to help identify peer countries for policy learning using public policy support as a measure of cultural distance.

scholarly journals Evaluating Public Policy Support for Agricultural Cooperatives

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3769
Author(s):  
Erika Ribašauskienė ◽  
Diana Šumylė ◽  
Artiom Volkov ◽  
Tomas Baležentis ◽  
Dalia Streimikiene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Agricultural Cooperatives ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Support Measures ◽  
Major Stakeholder

Creation of a sustainable agricultural sector involves boosting the cooperation activities as these contribute to the societal and economic development of the farms, farmers and rural societies. This paper contributes to the literature on the analysis of the drivers and obstacles of cooperation development in agriculture. The case of Lithuania is considered as the cooperation activities are lagging behind the European Union (EU) practice here. Specifically, analysis of the public support measures and the expert survey are carried out to analyse the effectiveness of the public policy measures as represented in the relevant legal acts. The experts involve policy makers, farmers’ organisations and academia, which are the major stakeholder groups in Lithuania. The results indicate the effectiveness of the measures linked to capacity building (in the sense of human capital) requires improvement, whereas those related to financial support and promotion of the farmers’ organisations are much better perceived. Thus, public support measures are available to promote cooperation in agriculture, yet the legal system of Lithuania still requires improvement in accommodating effective agricultural cooperatives.

scholarly journals Disputes on Public Roads: Coal Transportation Policy and Actor Networks in Jambi Province, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4(S)) ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
Ahmad Subhan
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Transportation Policy ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Policy Network ◽  
Policy Actor ◽  
The Public ◽  
Coal Transportation ◽  
Actor Networks ◽  
Pass Through

Abstract: Besides providing financial contributions to local revenue, coal also increases transportation problems in Jambi province. Mobilization of trucks that pass through the public roads has caused damage although already a regional policy that forbids it. This phenomenon has brought some disputes implication among local stakeholders in various forms, either in the judiciary or in the field. This paper examines that phenomenon from public policy aspects, especially from a policy actor networks perspective. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach by relying on documentary data which revealed that the complexity of coal transportation issues in Jambi province is visible from regulation violations by coal entrepreneurs that use the public road. Demonstrations by coal truck driver, road blockage protests by resident and even efforts by coal entrepreneurs are held to revise local regulation. The source of the problem is due to self-interests of government officials and coal operators. The key solution is law enforcement and policy support from district government towards the provincial government policies.Keywords: Public policy, actor-network, policy network, coal transportation, Jambi Province

scholarly journals Sustainability Indicators: Relevance, Public Policy Support and Challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Andre C. S. Batalhao ◽  
Denilson Teixeira ◽  
Maria de Fatima Martins ◽  
Hans Michael van Bellen ◽  
Adriana Cristina Ferreira Caldana
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Definition Of

Sustainability is a topic that has gained importance in several fields of knowledge, including the public, private and society spheres, based on the discussions that involve the definition of several public policies. Sustainability Indicators (SI) are metrics that seek to measure the level of sustainability and compile information for better decision-making concerning policies, programs, projects and actions related to sustainability. Demonstrated their relevance to public policies the SI appears as an essential tool for evaluating development goals as a sustainable proposal. In this way, this research aimed to discuss the main challenges and methodological limitations found in the use of SI, emphasizing the main fragilities identified in the literature. In methodological terms, the research has exploratory characteristics, supported by the mixed methods approach using a theoretical-empirical analysis, from the available literature on the subject and the methodologies used and the experience of researchers about the topic addressed. The main results demonstrated that Sustainability Indicators are tools that should be used to define, implement, evaluate and monitor public policies at all levels, considering the potentialities/weaknesses and priorities of each context.

Failing to Learn

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair Stark
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Policy Learning ◽  
The Public ◽  
Conventional View ◽  
Public Inquiry ◽  
Central Argument

This chapter provides the reader with an introduction to the book’s fundamentals. It begins with a challenge to the conventional view that public inquiries are ineffective, which stresses that inquiry scholarship has simply not been rigorous enough to justify that position. The book’s response to that lack of rigour, in the form of its research design and theoretical framework, is then set out and justified. Thereafter three outputs are summarized as the book’s main contributions. First, an updated conceptual account of what the public inquiry is in relation to contemporary public policy and governance. Second, a central argument that inquiries produce certain types of policy learning that reduce our vulnerability to future crises. Finally, the identification of a series of factors that influence inquiry success and failure.

Who Controls Criminal Law? Racial Threat and the Adoption of State Sentencing Law, 1975 to 2012

2020 ◽  
pp. 000312242096764
Author(s):  
Scott W. Duxbury
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Group Size ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Public Support ◽  
State Level ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Sentencing Policy

Threat theory argues that states toughen criminal laws to repress the competitive power of large minority groups. Yet, research on threat suffers from a poor understanding of why minority group size contributes to social control and a lack of evidence on whether criminal law is uniquely responsive to the political interests of majority racial groups at all. By compiling a unique state-level dataset on 230 sentencing policy changes during mass incarceration and using data from 257,362 responses to 79 national surveys to construct new state-level measures of racial differences in punitive policy support, I evaluate whether criminal sentencing law is uniquely responsive to white public policy interests. Pooled event history models and mediation analyses support three primary conclusions: (1) states adopted new sentencing policies as a nonlinear response to minority group size, (2) sentencing policies were adopted in response to white public, but not black public, support for punitive crime policy, and (3) minority group size and race-specific homicide victimization both indirectly affect sentencing policy by increasing white public punitive policy support. These findings support key theoretical propositions for the threat explanation of legal change and identify white public policy opinion as a mechanism linking minority group size to variation in criminal law.

Reconsidering policy – our agenda revisited

2020 ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
Kate Crowley ◽  
Jenny Stewart ◽  
Adrian Kay ◽  
Brian W. Head
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Policy Learning ◽  
Policy Perspective ◽  
The Public ◽  
Complex Problems

In this chapter, we review our findings, relating each chapter’s conclusions to the over-arching re-consideration agenda. Policy learning and evaluation, and the continuing importance to policy analysis of policy change, are emphasised. We conclude that, appropriately refreshed, the public policy perspective remains critical to understanding and resolving complex problems in governing.

Turning a Blind Eye: Public Support of Emergency Housing Policies for Sex Offenders

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly M. Socia ◽  
Christopher P. Dum ◽  
Jason Rydberg
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
The Public ◽  
Emergency Housing ◽  
Respondent Characteristics ◽  
Policy Scenarios

In this study, we examine the influences of citizen decision making in the context of four policy scenarios that would affect the living conditions of sex offenders (SOs) residing at an “emergency shelter” budget motel. We surveyed 773 citizens in an online survey about their support for four policy scenarios that would improve the living conditions of SOs: (a) at no cost to the respondent, (b) in exchange for a US$100 tax increase, and (c) by relocating SOs within the respondent’s neighborhood (i.e., “in my backyard”/IMBY scenario). The fourth scenario involved moving nearby SOs into substandard housing located far away from the respondent (i.e., “not in my backyard”/NIMBY). While prior research finds that the public overwhelmingly supports punitive SO policies, we find that indifference is a mainstay of public opinion about improving SO housing conditions. That is, we find only modest levels of average support for any of the policy scenarios, and policy support decreased when increased taxes would be involved, compared with a “no cost” scenario. While no respondent characteristics significantly predicted policy support consistently across all four scenarios, some scenarios showed stark differences in support when considering specific respondent characteristics. Overall, these results suggest that what does affect support depends on the details of the policy being proposed, as well as who is considering the policy. We end by discussing the policy implications of our study for both policymakers and the public.

Reconsidering Policy Design: Policies and Publics

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. May
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Policy Learning ◽  
Implementation Challenges ◽  
The Public ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Political Environments ◽  
Modes Of Thought

ABSTRACTOne of the emerging areas in the public policy literature concerns new modes of thought about the construction and analysis of public policy. This article extends notions about politics within the ‘policy design’ literature by considering the implications of different political environments for policy design and implementation. Two different political environments – policies with and without publics – that form ends of a continuum of policy publics are discussed. A contrast is drawn between these two polar political environments with respect to differing policy design and implementation challenges, as well as with respect to differing opportunities for policy learning.

scholarly journals The Economics of Cultural Policy in the Internet Age

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Politique Publique ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cultural Expression ◽  
The Public ◽  
Internet Age ◽  
Arts And Culture ◽  
Cultural Sector

Abstract: This discussion takes both a cultural and economic perspective in looking at examples wherein reducing the Canadian Internet deficit would serve the public interest, and examines the prospects for addressing the deficit with public policy. The author suggests that the Internet is important for public policy because it is a medium for delivering the "cultural sector" of the economy. Policymakers, he argues, should take a lively interest in Canadian content on the Internet for the same reason that they have historically taken an interest in the country's cultural expression more generally. After addressing the issue of access, the paper asserts that there remains a solid economic justification for public support of arts and culture, including the Internet, and provides pragmatic reasons for an activist cultural policy. Résumé : L'auteur emploie à la fois une perspective culturelle et une économique pour considérer des situations où réduire le déficit Internet canadien servirait l'intérêt public, et examine la possibilité de diminuer ce déficit au moyen de politiques publiques. Il croit qu'Internet est un champ important pour la politique publique parce que c'est un moyen efficace de livrer au public le « secteur culturel » de l'économie. À son avis, les décideurs politiques devraient s'intéresser vivement au contenu canadien sur Internet pour la même raison qu'ils se sont intéressés dans le passé aux expressions culturelles du pays en général. L'article, après avoir adressé la question d'accès, soutient qu'il y a encore aujourd'hui une justification économique solide pour que le gouvernement continue à appuyer les arts et la culture, y compris Internet, et donne des raisons pragmatiques pour une politique culturelle engagée.

Using attribution to foster public support for alternative policies to combat obesity

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 418-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Garbarino ◽  
Paul Henry ◽  
Sally Kerfoot
Keyword(s):  
Public Support ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Limited Effectiveness ◽  
Policy Types ◽  
Negative Behaviour

Purpose An increasing array of policies have been suggested to combat rising obesity. Regardless of the policy intervention that is selected each comes with a cost in the form of imposition on the public purse, or regulative restrictions on business or individuals. Consequently, potential opposition makes it critical to garner sufficient public support for whichever policy is selected. The purpose of this paper is to explore the ability of attributional framing for the causes of obesity (framed around locus of control and controllability) to increase support for a range of policy interventions designed to reduce obesity. Design/methodology/approach Using an online panel, the authors manipulate the perceived cause of obesity along the internal/external locus and controllability/uncontrollability dimensions to assess whether attribution of causes of obesity can influence support for policy interventions that either encourage positive behaviour or discourage negative behaviour. Findings The authors find that framing the causes of obesity to emphasise internal/external locus and controllability/uncontrollability has significant and predictable effects on policy support for men but not for women. In this American study, they show that men are more open to persuasion because their views on the causes of obesity are less firmly held than women. Practical implications Highlighting the external and controllable causes of obesity was the most effective, suggesting that emphasising the role of the food industry in obesity can garner public support amongst males for a broad range of policy types. The limited effectiveness with women suggests that media focus be directed at male-oriented channels and outlets. Originality/value The authors show that, at least amongst men, attribution framing can be used as a tool to increase support for policy interventions to prevent obesity.

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