Creating and Implementing Public Policy: Cross-sectoral debates

ISBN-13: 9780367737559 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 240 str.

Gemma Carey; Kathy Landvogt; Jo Barraket

Opis

Drawing on ground-breaking research and partnerships, with contributions from senior public servants, this book explores the competing demands of different actors involved in policy change. Combined with differing theoretical perspectives, it provides a uniquely practical insight for those seeking to influence public policy.

Spis treści

Introduction - Crossing boundaries for better public policy  Part I: Understanding the Policy Process  1. Lost in Translation: Knowledge, policy, politics and power  2. Opening Policy Windows with Evidence and Citizen Engagement: Addressing the social determinants of health inequalities  3. Policy Cycle Models: Are we throwing the baby out with the bath water?  4. Influencing Policy from Inside and Outside of Government  Part II: Influencing Policy  5. Influencing Policy: Lessons from the health sector  6. Using Metrics for Policy Change  7. Evidence Based Policy: Why and how?  8. Using a Randomised Trial to Evaluate an Innovative Homelessness Intervention: The J2SI Pilot  9. Producing Change: An integrated model of social services, research and public policy advocacy  Part III: Disrupting Business as Usual  10. The Effects of Hybridity on Local Governance: The case of social enterprise  11. How Better Methods for Coping with Uncertainty and Ambiguity can Strengthen Government-civil Society Collaboration  12. Performance Budgeting: The power to persuade, control or deceive?  13. Creating Joined-up Government: Challenging intuitive logic  14. Approaching Collaboration in Public Policy: Agency and efficacy  Conclusion - Emerging themes and important lessons for progressing cross sectoral policy design and implementation: a discussion

O autorze

Gemma Carey is a Research Fellow with the Regulatory Network at the Australian National University, Australia.

Kathy Landvogt is a social worker with experience in service delivery, management, policy research and further education. Kathy is currently a social policy researcher in Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, Australia.

Jo Barraket is Director of the Centre for Social Impact Swinburne at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.