Taking a policy process approach to illuminate the political nature of disability policymaking

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne Giordono
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
Disability Policy ◽  
The Political ◽  
Policy Decisions ◽  
Models Of Disability ◽  
Policy Decision Making

Background: In an era of increased polarisation, identity politics and growing reliance on using evidence to make disability policy decisions – evidence-based policymaking – how much do we know about the process by which disability policy decisions are made and the use of evidence therein?Aims and objectives: The objective of this Practice Paper is to introduce key policy process frameworks, highlight connections between models of disability and the policy process, and identify opportunities for disability scholars, analysts and advocates to use a policy process approach.Key conclusions: Wider use of policy process frameworks can enhance our understanding of the political nature of the disability policy decision-making process and conditions that influence how evidence is used to inform disability policy.<br />Key Messages<br /><ul><li>A policy process approach to research can enhance our understanding of the political nature of disability policy decision making;</li><br /><li>Policy process frameworks are compatible with a variety of disability models;</li><br /><li>Disability-focused policy process studies offer an opportunity for scholars, analysts and advocates to improve our understanding of disability policy and the use of evidence in policymaking.</li></ul>

scholarly journals How business influences government policy in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Yongqiang Gao
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
The Political ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Corporate Sector ◽  
The West ◽  
Policy Decision Making

Although the Chinese corporate sector is deeply involved in the political process, there has been very little research on the topic so far. This article tries to identify the approaches by which Chinese firms influence government policy decision-making, in order to maintain a favorable business environment. Our analysis indicates that, due to the differences in culture and political and economic systems, there are correspondingly great differences in approaches to political participation in Chian and the west. For China, the participation of business in the policy process has led to corruption and other serious problems.

scholarly journals Using Research in Policy Decision-Making An Approach to the Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Jaime Moreles Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Research Utilization ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Decision Making

This paper presents an approach about research utilization in the decision making and the policy process, as well as in other social practices. The main findings show that social research has influence beyond the academic context and observes diverse modalities: inclusion of ideas in the public debate; decision making; policy evaluation; change and improvement of some practices. In addition, the exercise represents a contribution for the corresponding research agenda.

scholarly journals A framework for explaining the role of values in health policy decision-making in Latin America: a critical interpretive synthesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Marcela Vélez ◽  
Michael G. Wilson ◽  
John N. Lavis ◽  
Julia Abelson ◽  
Ivan D. Florez
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Health System Financing ◽  
Critical Interpretive Synthesis ◽  
Policy Decision Making

Abstract Background Although values underpin the goals pursued in health systems, including how health systems benefit the population, it is often not clear how values are incorporated into policy decision-making about health systems. The challenge is to encompass social/citizen values, health system goals, and financial realities and to incorporate them into the policy-making process. This is a challenge for all health systems and of particular importance for Latin American (LA) countries. Our objective was to understand how and under what conditions societal values inform decisions about health system financing in LA countries. Methods A critical interpretive synthesis approach was utilised for this work. We searched 17 databases in December 2016 to identify articles written in English, Spanish or Portuguese that focus on values that inform the policy process for health system financing in LA countries at the macro and meso levels. Two reviewers independently screened records and assessed them for inclusion. One researcher conceptually mapped the included articles, created structured summaries of key findings from each, and selected a purposive sample of articles to thematically synthesise the results across the domains of agenda-setting/prioritisation, policy development and implementation. Results We identified 5925 references, included 199 papers, and synthesised 68 papers. We identified 116 values and developed a framework to explain how values have been used to inform policy decisions about financing in LA countries. This framework has four categories – (1) goal-related values (i.e. guiding principles of the health system); (2) technical values (those incorporated into the instruments adopted by policy-makers to ensure a sustainable and efficient health system); (3) governance values (those applied in the policy process to ensure a transparent and accountable process of decision-making); and (4) situational values (a broad category of values that represent competing strategies to make decisions in the health systems, their influence varying according to the four factors). Conclusions It is an effort to consolidate and explain how different social values are considered and how they support policy decision-making about health system financing. This can help policy-makers to explicitly incorporate values into the policy process and understand how values are supporting the achievement of policy goals in health system financing. Trial registration The protocol was registered with PROSPERO, ID=CRD42017057049.

scholarly journals Dissolving Decision Making? Models and Their Roles in Decision-Making Processes and Policy at Large

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ragna Zeiss ◽  
Stans van Egmond
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
The Political ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
History Of ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
Scientific Environment

ArgumentThis article studies the roles three science-based models play in Dutch policy and decision making processes. Key is the interaction between model construction and environment. Their political and scientific environments form contexts that shape the roles of models in policy decision making. Attention is paid to three aspects of the wider context of the models: a) the history of the construction process; b) (changes in) the political and scientific environments; and c) the use in policy processes over longer periods of time. Models are more successfully used when they are constructed in astablepolitical and scientific environment. Stability and certainty within a scientific field seems to be a key predictor for the usefulness of models for policy making. The economic model is more disputed than the ecology-based model and the model that has its theoretical foundation in physics and chemistry. The roles models play in policy processes are too complex to be considered as straightforward technocratic powers.

Policy Making Is Decision Making: A Response to Hattam

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
John D. Skrentny
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
The Political ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
History Of ◽  
Policy Decision Making

How should we explain politics and policymaking in one of the most tumultuous and active periods in the history of the American state? Victoria Hattam and I approach the same topic from different starting points and with different goals. While she argues for attention to grass roots mobilization, I look to the policymaking process. I believe the study of policy change should begin at the center of power, where policy decision-making takes place, and should assume nothing about the relevance or role of the political grass roots. Policymakers themselves are always part of the story of policymaking. Grass roots groups are sometimes key actors, yet their impact on policymaking must be demonstrated, not assumed. Assessing this impact and understanding policy development also requires examining cases of failure along with cases of success, and I believe Hattam's neglect of the comparative framework in my book leads her analysis astray.

Domestic Political Incentives, Congressional Support, and U.S. Mediation

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-366
Author(s):  
James P. Todhunter
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Policy Decisions ◽  
Political Incentives ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
Mediation Processes

Abstract Powerful states have numerous resources that can be mobilized in mediation processes. However, evidence suggests that such states are not more likely to be successful than other mediators. This article examines U.S. mediations through the lens of foreign policy decision making and argues that leaders make foreign policy decisions primarily with their domestic consequences in mind. Further, it contends that presidential administrations seek to build a record of success in order to improve their domestic political fortunes based on the policy options available to them. The study tests two explanations of foreign policy substitution based on domestic conditions and institutional configurations, the “party cover” and “policy availability” arguments, for U.S. mediations from 1945–1999. Results for the party cover argument are more robust, suggesting that domestic conditions play an important role in the decision to engage in mediation and imply that successful mediation is secondary to domestic politics.

Modeling Foreign Policy Decision Making

1970 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 136, 138
Author(s):  
RICHARD L. MERRITT
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Policy Decision Making
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