Action Research and Public Policy Analysis: Sharpening the Political Perspectives of Public Policy Research

1976 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig G. Heatwole ◽  
Lawrence F. Keller ◽  
Gary L. Wamsley
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
The Political ◽  
Public Policy Research ◽  
Public Policy Analysis

History as an Obstacle to Change: The Case of Haiti

1989 ◽  
Vol 31 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mats Lundahl
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Economic Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
Economic Models ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
The Government

…widespread social evils are seldom unconnected with the selfish and brutal behavior of powerful groups and individuals…(Andreski, 1966)Most economic models do not explicitly incorporate the “state” or the “government” into their analyses. Instead, this entity is viewed as a deus ex machina which plans and directs economic policy according to notions of efficiency, growth, distributional justice, and so on, that form the central concepts of the models. Unfortunately, the same naive thinking permeates a good deal of public policy analysis. This is the case, for example, with issues of development and underdevelopment. Here, attention is concentrated on “technical,” or “economic,” solutions, while taking for granted, either implicitly or explicitly, the existence of the political will necessary to implement them.

Methods of policy analysis: the US and Turkish cases

2018 ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Hüseyin Gül ◽  
Muhittin Acar
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
The Us ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
The U.S

This chapter reviews the methods and techniques of policy research and analysis commonly used in national and international policy studies, analyses and education. The chapter first discusses the positivist and post-positivist (interpretivist) approaches to policy analysis and research after a short introduction. The chapter goes on to investigate what types of policy research and analysis methods and techniques are commonly used in public policy studies and research courses, with particular focus on the United States (U.S.). The chapter will then provide a review of the research and analysis techniques and methods applied in public policy studies in Turkey. For this purpose, a sample of articles, books and course content in the fields of public policy and public policy analysis are identified and analyzed. Then, the findings of the survey on research techniques and methods, and the content analysis of the articles, courses and textbooks are presented. The chapter concludes by presenting a summary of the findings and comparing and contrasting the types of methods and techniques used in public policy studies and courses in the U.S. and Turkey.

Tacit Knowledge Management at the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis

Mousaion ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha ◽  
Gladys Njeri Mungai ◽  
Henry Nyabuto Kemoni
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Intangible Asset ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Public Policy Research ◽  
Observation Methods ◽  
Tacit Knowledge Sharing

Tacit knowledge is seen as difficult to be shared in an organisation owing to its intuitive, versatile and practice-based nature. Consequently, tacit knowledge is not well-understood or valued in most organisations and more so in public institutions. The purpose of the study was to investigate how the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) manages tacit knowledge as an intangible asset and also to recommend a framework or model for the management of tacit knowledge for a competitive advantage and development at the KIPPRA. The study adopted a qualitative research approach, with interviews and observation methods constituting the primary data collection methods. The study targeted 60 employees of KIPPRA consisting of researchers, young professionals, heads of divisions, a knowledge manager and administrative staff. The qualitative data collected were organised, categorised and reported verbatim. Among the key findings were that KIPPRA has the capacity for tacit knowledge sharing, capture, transfer and storage that have not been capitalised on. Further, employees experience challenges such as the identification and understanding of tacit knowledge, access to tacit knowledge sharing platforms, access to expertise with specific tacit knowledge, tacit knowledge hoarding, individualism, and ICT-related challenges in accessing tacit knowledge. Finally, the study recommends the adoption of a proposed framework for managing tacit knowledge at the KIPPRA.

Ethics and Public Policy

1981 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
George J. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
Policy Choice ◽  
Single Text ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Framework ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of this course is to introduce a new framework linking the humanities to public policy analysis as pursued in the government and the academy. Current efforts to link the particular contributions from the humanities to problems of public policy choice are often narrow either in terms of their perspective on the humanities or in terms of their selection of the possible means of influencing policy choice. Sometimes a single text from one of the humanities disciplines is selected to apply to a particular issue. At other times, arguments about the ethical dimensions of a single policy issue often are pursued with a single — or sometimes, no — point of access to the policy process in mind.

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