Advancing behavioural public policies: in pursuit of a more comprehensive concept

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-47
Author(s):  
Benjamin Ewert ◽  
Kathrin Loer
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Economic Rationality ◽  
Individual Behaviour ◽  
The Core ◽  
Behavioural Insights ◽  
Behavioural Research ◽  
Randomised Control Trials ◽  
Individual Behaviour Change

Behavioural public policy is predominantly based on insights from behavioural economics and psychology in order to ‘nudge’ people to act in line with specific aims and to overcome the dilemma of behaviour that contradicts economic rationality. In contrast, we define behavioural public policy as a multi-disciplinary and multi-methodological concept that utilises insights from the whole range of behavioural research. Based on a scoping review and peer survey we see merit in behavioural insights from disciplines such as anthropology, geography and sociology as well as the application of qualitative methods. Our findings identify the need to advance behavioural public policy conceptually and methodologically. This article challenges our current understanding of behavioural policymaking by integrating ‘foreign’ views and approaches that do not (yet) belong to the core discipline. We argue that behavioural public policy should not be a synonym for a limited number of policy approaches (for example, nudges) based on specific research methods (for example, randomised control trials) to reach individual behaviour change. Instead, our findings suggest a redefinition of the scientific footing of behavioural public policy.

Beyond nudge: advancing the state-of-the-art of behavioural public policy and administration

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-23
Author(s):  
Benjamin Ewert ◽  
Kathrin Loer ◽  
Eva Thomann
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Behavioural Research ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Behaviour Change

This Special Issue features theoretical, methodological, and empirical advancements of the state-of-the-art in behavioural public policy and administration. In this introduction, we develop a behaviourally-informed, integrated conceptual model of the policy process that embeds individual attitudes and behaviour into context at the meso and macro level. We argue that behavioural approaches can be situated within a broader tradition of methodological individualism. Despite focusing on the micro level of policy processes, the contributions in this issue demonstrate that the behavioural study of public policy and administration can go beyond the individual level and give important insights into policy and societal outcomes. Our model enables us to draw more substantial lessons from behavioural research by moving beyond the verification of individual behaviour change. If based on a broad conceptual design and methodological pluralism, behavioural policies bear the potential to better understand, investigate and shape social outcomes.

MARKET PLACE VALUES ARE DESTROYING US

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 810-810
Author(s):  
J. F. L.
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Economic Rationality ◽  
Market Place ◽  
The Core

"Our institutions and values are in jeopardy as the mores of the market pervade all social life in this country. Loyalty, honesty, courage, discipline, patriotism, and commitment to family are being crowded out by the goals and rules of economic rationality. The confusion and dissatisfaction experienced by even those who have made it, are caused by a growing rot at the core of our society."

Reconsidering the state

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-74
Author(s):  
Kate Crowley ◽  
Jenny Stewart ◽  
Adrian Kay ◽  
Brian W. Head
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The State ◽  
Binary Choice ◽  
Policy Effectiveness ◽  
Comparative Public Policy ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
The Core ◽  
State And Society ◽  
Public Policy Analysis

State-centred and society-centred explanations in comparative public policy analysis disagree markedly on the extent to which the state has autonomy or is essentially a clearing-house for outside forces. In this chapter, we reconsider the position of the state in policy studies by investigating the interactions and inter-dependency between the state and society rather than making a binary choice between state-centred and society-centred perspectives on governance. The core argument is that policy studies can improve its ability to apprehend the position of the state in dilemmas of contemporary policy-making by acknowledging that the state is, at once, both critical to collective action and reliant on crucial elements of societal support for its policy effectiveness. In such terms, governance is a useful label for the variety of ways in which society is not simply acted upon by the state, but actively shapes the actions of and outcomes of state activity.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDONESIA’S PUBLIC POLICY TO IMMIGRATION SELECTIVE POLICY BASED ON LAW NO. 6 OF 2011

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-178
Author(s):  
Muhammad Azzam Alfarizi
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right ◽  
Service Standards

The inherent right of the individual is an affirmation that human beings must be treated properly and civilized and must be respected, as the sounding of the second precept is: "Just and Civilized Humanity". Human rights are manifestations of the third principle, namely: "Indonesian Unity". If all rights are fulfilled, reciprocally the unity and integrity will be created. Rights are also protected and upheld as is the agreement of the fourth precepts that reads: "Democracy Led by Wisdom in Consultation / Representation". Human Rights also recognizes the right of every person for the honor and protection of human dignity and dignity, which is in accordance with the fifth precepts which read: "Social Justice for All Indonesian People" PASTI Values ​​which are the core values ​​of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights which is an acronym of Professional, Accountable, Synergistic, Transparent and Innovative is an expression of the performance of the immigration apparatus in providing human rights based services. If these values ​​are in line with the values ​​contained in Pancasila, the criteria for evaluating human rights-based public services are based on the accessibility and availability of facilities; the availability of alert officers and compliance of officials, employees, and implementers of Service Standards for each service area will be easily achieved. It is fitting that immigration personnel in providing services must be in accordance with the principles of human rights-based services and in harmony with the Pancasila philosophy. This is as an endeavor in fulfilling service needs in accordance with the mandate of the 1945 Constitution, provisions of applicable laws and human rights principles for every citizen and population for services provided by the government in this case Immigration.  

scholarly journals A scoping review and thematic analysis of social and behavioural research among HIV-serodiscordant couples in high-income settings

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua B Mendelsohn ◽  
Liviana Calzavara ◽  
Amrita Daftary ◽  
Sanjana Mitra ◽  
Joel Pidutti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
High Income ◽  
Serodiscordant Couples ◽  
Hiv Serodiscordant Couples ◽  
Behavioural Research

1. Relevance and admissibility of evidence

Evidence ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderick Munday
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Subject

Titles in the Core Text series take the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing focused, concise, and reliable guides for students at all levels. This chapter discusses the following: the respective functions of judge and jury; the concept of relevance; the so-called ‘best evidence principle’; matters of which proof is unnecessary; judicial findings as evidence; prejudicial evidence, unfairly obtained evidence, and suspect witnesses; and evidence excluded as a matter of public policy.

scholarly journals Public and private sector nudgers can learn from each other

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-245
Author(s):  
LEIGH CALDWELL
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
The Other ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Behavioural Insights ◽  
Parallel Group ◽  
Public And Private Sector

AbstractThe application of behavioural insights to public policy has been a success story of recent years, in academia and in the civil service. Alongside this, a parallel group of practitioners has emerged, using the same underlying research to pursue commercial and marketing goals. Although the objectives are mostly different, many of the approaches are similar. This article contrasts public and private sector approaches and highlights lessons each group can learn from the other.

scholarly journals Making a “Pledge”: Moral Suasion and Health Promotion Practice

Challenges ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Glenn Laverack
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Individual Behaviour ◽  
Collective Levels ◽  
Moral Suasion ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Health Promotion Practice ◽  
Individual Behaviour Change

Moral suasion offers a versatile and low-cost approach to influence social norms and risky health behaviours, but is often neglected in health promotion in favour of using educational approaches. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenges and the benefits of using moral suasion in health promotion. Past and present experiences of using moral suasion to promote health are discussed in conjunction with other approaches, such as harm reduction. The challenge of using moral suasion as an approach is that it focuses on individual behaviour change, rather than addressing the broader structural causes of poor health. However, the paper concludes that the versatility of the moral suasion approach and the success of using “pledges” means that it can be an important intervention, alongside other educational and motivational techniques, to help to change behaviours at the individual and collective levels.

Immediate Staff Debriefing Following Seclusion or Restraint Use in Inpatient Mental Health Settings: A Scoping Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 479-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remar A. Mangaoil ◽  
Kristin Cleverley ◽  
Elizabeth Peter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
The Core ◽  
Inpatient Mental Health ◽  
Restraint Use ◽  
Mental Health Settings ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Training Modules ◽  
And Training

The aim of this scoping review is to synthesize the academic and gray literature on the use of immediate staff debriefing following seclusion or restraint events in inpatient mental health settings. Multiple electronic databases were searched to identify literature on the topic of immediate staff debriefing. The analysis identified several core components of immediate staff debriefing: terminology, type, critical reflection, iterative process, training, documentation, and monitoring. While these components were regarded as vital to the implementation of debriefing, they remain inconsistently described in the literature. Immediate staff debriefing is an important intervention not only to prevent future episodes of seclusion and restraint use, but as a forum for staff to support each other emotionally and psychologically after a potentially distressing event. The core components identified in this review should be incorporated into the organization’s policies, practice guidelines, and training modules to ensure consistent conceptualization and implementation of the debriefing process.

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