Policy analysis in the Mexican federal government

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo M. Cejudo
Keyword(s):  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Political Regime ◽  
The Political ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Legislative Oversight ◽  
Administrative Framework

By the end of the 20th century, policy making in the Mexican federal government was aligned to the authoritarian, closed and hierarchical logic of the political regime and its bureaucratic apparatus. Over the span of a few years, pluralism and competition have transformed the political regime and its bureaucracy. This chapter analyzes how policy analysis in the Mexican federal government has been shaped by recent political and administrative developments derived from democratization. After a brief analysis of policymaking under authoritarianism, it is discussed how policy analysis has changed according to the new nature of the political regime, with a relatively more open policymaking process and more legislative oversight. The author examines the development of a monitoring and evaluation system and shows how it has introduced a results-oriented, evidence-based, problem-solving approach to policy analysis. This new approach is contrasted with the normative and administrative framework guided by the logic of planning with which it has to compete.

From evidence to values-based decision making in African parliaments

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-85
Author(s):  
Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa ◽  
Aisha Jore Ali ◽  
Linda Sibonile Khumalo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
National Level ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Evidence Based Policy ◽  
Building Systems ◽  
Complex Landscape

Monitoring and Evaluation discourse in Africa has evolved to focus on building systems at a national level. While this systemic approach has many advantages, its implementation often runs up against the uncomfortable reality that governments have complex incentives to use evidence, and this evidence can equally contribute to decision making that is neither development-focused nor democratic if values are not part of the conversation. Much of the literature on public-sector reform focuses on evidence-based policy making. While relevant, it does not reflect on values, and this article will argue that acknowledging the central role values play in interpreting evidence is critical to effective national evaluation system building. To make this argument, this article will present and discuss vignettes from the parliaments of Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe that illustrate the pivotal role values have played in interpreting and acting on evidence in a parliamentary context. Finally, it makes a case for the discourse about evidence-based policy making to consider values-based policy making as an appropriate lens for parliaments to acknowledge and engage with the complex landscape of the politics of evidence.

Comparing Online Activities in China and South Korea: The Internet and the Political Regime

Asian Survey ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 727-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jongpil Chung
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Political Regime ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Activities ◽  
Use Of The Internet

Abstract By comparing major online activities in China and South Korea, this article analyzes how the leaders of China and South Korea have influenced the use of the Internet and how the Internet has made it possible for individuals and groups to have their views reflected in policy making processes.

Indicators as a Tool for Strengthened Monitoring

2021 ◽  
pp. 108-122
Author(s):  
Emma Lantschner
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The Political ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Political Dialogue ◽  
Outcome Indicators ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
Process And Outcome

Chapter 3 is dedicated to a discussion of the concept of indicators, since the use of such an instrument is not uncontroversial. To address critics of the concept, the chapter analyses not only the purposes for which indicators can be used and their related advantages, but also discusses the limitations and pitfalls connected with their use. This chapter also introduces the division into structural, process, and outcome indicators that measure the progress of implementation in different phases of the life cycle of a norm. It further looks at the use that is made (or not made) of indicators in monitoring procedures carried out by the Commission in the pre-accession phase to show that, to date, the concept has been used rather inconsistently. On the basis of the foregoing, it develops criteria for the development of indicators in the area of equality and non-discrimination. The main purpose of these indicators is to support consistent monitoring of the transposition and implementation of the EU non-discrimination acquis. They can, however, also be used as a tool in the political dialogue between the European Commission, civil society actors, and state institutions, as well as by policy makers to analyse the situation in view of evidence-based law and policy making.

scholarly journals Politics, power and public policy-making: a response to Karen Baehler

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The Political ◽  
Public Policy Making ◽  
Democratic Polity ◽  
Political Dimensions ◽  
Political Economic

Karen Baehler’s interpretation of my articles (Gregory, 1998, 2002, 2004) indicates that we are largely talking past each other. I believe we make a fundamentally different assumption about the nature of politics in what she refers to as ‘a healthy democratic polity’ (p.3), and about the nature of a capitalist political-economic system. Whereas Baehler acknowledges the importance of the political dimensions of policy analysis and public policymaking, I believe that these elements are more than just important but essential, omnipresent, ineluctable and conclusive in shaping public policy and its effects.

scholarly journals Ex-Offender Reintegration and Sustained Peace in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Adopting a Socio-Economic Change Model Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Benjamin A. Ubleble ◽  
John M. Agomoh ◽  
Anthony Chovwen
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
Oil And Gas Resources ◽  
The Government

AbstractThe Niger Delta of Nigeria rich in oil and gas resources has been plagued with series of armed conflicts characterised by massive youth restiveness. The peaceful coexistence of people in the region is often affected by the nature of oil and gas business determined by the political economy of the Nigerian state. By the statute of the Federal system of Government in Nigeria, all resources within the territorial boundary of the country belong to the Federal Government. The Government then pays a certain 13% derivation fund to the resource bearing states for development. The Federal Government equally sees to the development of the region through its statutory Agencies such as the Niger Delta Development Commission. All these efforts are yet to bring about infrastructural development and human capacity needs of the region. A consequence of this is the armed militancy and cult related violence that has engulfed the region. In this paper, an attempt is made to analyse the socioeconomic requisitions of a reintegration programme for ex-offenders seeking re-entry into mainstream society. An interventionist approach is recommended with effective monitoring and evaluation system for a socioeconomic reintegration of ex-offenders in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

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