Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

7-2019

Abstract

Policy capacity and effectiveness are two themes that have opened new pathways for academic and empirical enquiry throughout the policy sciences. In the contemporary discourse of policy design, effectiveness has taken on a more foundational meaning that goes beyond what is understood as only the attainment of specific policy goals. Rather, it has come to occupy a central position in the study of policy design, signifying the broader logic of deliberate policy action used to articulate policy problems and present alternative ways of addressing them. Effectiveness thus signals both effectual processes as well as successful policy outcomes. However, what constitutes effective design is a question that still reflects a largely dispersed body of research within the policy sciences. This article and others in this special issue, aim to address the topic of effective design from the perspective of capacity, defined as the inherent analytical, managerial and political capabilities of policymakers to bring about effective policy solutions.

Keywords

Policy design, policy effectiveness, policy capacity

Discipline

Political Economy | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Research Areas

Political Science

Publication

Policy Design and Practice

Volume

2

Issue

2

First Page

103

Last Page

114

ISSN

2574-1292

Identifier

10.1080/25741292.2019.1632616

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

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Authors

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2019.1632616

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