Policy Evaluation Under Severe Uncertainty

Abstract. We examined the effect of presenting unknown policy statements on German parties’ election posters. Study 1 showed that participants inferred the quality of a presented policy from knowledge about the respective political party. Study 2 showed that participants’ own political preferences influenced valence estimates: policy statements presented on campaign posters of liked political parties were rated significantly more positive than those presented on posters of disliked political parties. Study 3 replicated the findings of Study 2 with an additional measure of participants’ need for cognition. Need for cognition scores were unrelated to the valence transfer from political parties to policy evaluation. Study 4 replicated the findings of Studies 2 and 3 with an additional measure of participants’ voting intentions. Voting intentions were a significant predictor for valence transfer. Participants credited both their individually liked and disliked political parties for supporting the two unknown policies. However, the credit attributed to the liked party was significantly higher than to the disliked one. Study 5 replicated the findings of Studies 2, 3, and 4. Additionally, participants evaluated political clubs that were associated with the same policies previously presented on election posters. Here, a second-degree transfer emerged: from party valence to policy evaluation and from policy evaluation to club evaluation. Implications of the presented studies for policy communications and election campaigning are discussed.

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An Application of Fischer’s Policy Evaluation Methodology on Long-term Care Insurance System for Elderly: Focused on Evaluation of Situational Validation

korean policy sciences review ◽

10.31553/kpsr.2018.06.22.2.189 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 189-211

Author(s):

Seo Yeon Choi

Keyword(s):

Policy Evaluation ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Evaluation Methodology ◽

Term Care ◽

Insurance System ◽

Long Term Care Insurance

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Robust Decision-Making Under Severe Uncertainty For Conservation Management.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.1031061.365424 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Hugh Possingham

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Conservation Management ◽

Robust Decision Making ◽

Severe Uncertainty

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XACML Policy Evaluation Engine Based on Multi-Level Optimization Technology

Journal of Software ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1001.2011.03707 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 323-328 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ya-Zhe WANG ◽

Deng-Guo FENG ◽

Li-Wu ZHANG ◽

Min ZHANG

Keyword(s):

Policy Evaluation ◽

Multi Level

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Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Proses Kebijakan Daerah

Jurnal Desentralisasi ◽

10.37378/jd.2012.2.163-177 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 163-177

Author(s):

Abdullah Manshur

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Public Participation ◽

Policy Evaluation ◽

Policy Process ◽

Policy Formulation ◽

Problem Situation ◽

Policy Cycle ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The Public ◽

Policy Making Process

Public policy is a decision to deal with a particular problem situation, that identifies the objectives, principles, ways, and means to achieve them. The ability and understanding of policy makers in the policy-making process is very important for the realization of public policy of rapid, accurate and adequate. The product to suit the needs of the public policy, public participation in the policy process is needed in the policy cycle, from policy formulation to policy evaluation. This paper attempts to review the importance of community participation and other forms of public participation in the policy process, in particular, policy areas.

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Department of Defense Ecosystem Management Policy Evaluation

10.21236/ada597063 ◽

2002 ◽

Author(s):

John Fittipaldi ◽

John Wuichet

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Management ◽

Policy Evaluation ◽

Department Of Defense ◽

Management Policy

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A Theoretical Interpretation of Policy Evaluation in the Context of Lithuanian Public Sector Reform

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1703339 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Jaroslav Dvorak

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Policy Evaluation ◽

Theoretical Interpretation ◽

Public Sector Reform ◽

Sector Reform

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Promoting the Progress and Ensuring Patent Quality Through Rigorous Policy Evaluation and Piloting

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3477517 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Colleen V. Chien

Keyword(s):

Policy Evaluation ◽

Patent Quality

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Policy Refiners and Street-Level Lesson Learners

10.1093/oso/9780198831990.003.0007 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Alastair Stark

Keyword(s):

Policy Evaluation ◽

Central Government ◽

Street Level ◽

Street Level Bureaucrats ◽

Central Level ◽

Government Level ◽

Inquiry Lesson

This chapter explores agents who are influential in terms of inquiry lesson-learning but have not been examined before in inquiry literature. The key argument is that two types of agent—policy refiners and street-level bureaucrats—are important when it comes to the effectiveness of post-crisis lesson-learning. As they travel down from the central government level, street-level actors champion, reinterpret, and reject inquiry lessons, often because those lessons do not consider local capacities. Policy refiners, however, operate at the central level in the form of taskforces, implementation reviews, and policy evaluation processes. These refiners examine potentially problematic inquiry lessons in greater detail in order to determine whether and how they should be implemented. In doing so, these ‘mini-inquiries’ can reformulate or even abandon inquiry recommendations.

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