Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)
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Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)
Paul Cairney, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling. This is the series of podcasts that accompany a series of blog posts (1000 word and 500 word) that accompany the book Understanding Public Policy. See: https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/500-words/
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Using policy theories to interpret public health case studies: the example of a minimum unit price for alcohol
By James Nicholls and Paul Cairney, for the University of Stirling MPH and MPP programmes.
There are strong links between the study of public he...
Policy in 500 Words: policymaking environments and their consequences
The eight (and final) of a series of podcasts tying together multiple 500 Words posts. They’ll sound a bit different from the 1000 Words podcasts bec...
Policy in 500 Words: bounded rationality and its consequences
The seventh of a series of podcasts tying together 500 Words posts.
This lecture is on the distinction between comprehensive/ bounded rationalit...
Policy in 500 Words: evolutionary theory
The sixth of a series of podcasts tying together multiple 500 Words posts. They’ll sound a bit different from the 1000 Words podcasts because I recor...
Policy in 500 Words: The Advocacy Coalition Framework
The fifth of a series of podcasts tying together multiple 500 Words posts. They’ll sound a bit different from the 1000 Wordspodcasts because I record...
Policy in 500 Words: rational choice, game theory, and the IAD
The fourth of a series of podcasts tying together multiple 500 Words posts. They’ll sound a bit different from the 1000 Words podcasts because I recor...
Policy in 500 Words: bounded rationality (ambiguity, power and knowledge, narrative, and social construction)
The third of a series of podcasts tying together multiple 500 Words posts. They’ll sound a bit different from the 1000 Words podcasts because I record...
Policy in 500 Words: multi-centric policymaking
The second of a series of podcasts tying together multiple 500 Words posts. They’ll sound a bit different from the 1000 Words podcasts because I recor...
Policy in 500 Words: defining and measuring policy change
The first of a series of podcasts tying together multiple 500 Words posts. They’ll sound a bit different from the 1000 Words podcasts because I record...
Policy Concepts in 1000 words: Critical Policy Studies and the Narrative Policy Framework
From Policy Concepts in 1000 words: Critical Policy Studies and the Narrative Policy Framework
‘Critical policy analysis’ (or studies’) is a bro...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: The Psychology of Policymaking
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: The Psychology of Policymaking
Psychology is at the heart of policymaking, but the literature on psychology...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Combining Theories
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Combining Theories
The combination of multiple theories in policy studies is like a valence issue in politic...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: the intersection between evidence and policy transfer
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: the intersection between evidence and policy transfer
We can generate new insights on policymaking by connec...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Policy Transfer and Learning
see also Teaching evidence based policy to fly: how to deal with the politics of policy learning and transfer
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: the Westminster Model and Multi-level Governance
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: the Westminster Model and Multi-level Governance
A stark comparison between the ‘Westminster Model’ (WM) and...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Power and Ideas
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Power and Ideas
Compare with Policy in 500 Words: Power and Knowledge
Policy theory is about the relat...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Context, Events, Structural and Socioeconomic Factors
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Context, Events, Structural and Socioeconomic Factors
We need a way to describe the things that policymakers...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Complex Systems
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Complex Systems
There is an unnecessary tendency for proponents of complexity theory to...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Evolution
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Evolution
Evolutionary theory is prevalent in policymaking studies and it can be useful if we overcome some...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: the Social Construction of Target Populations
See also Policy in 500 Words: Social Construction and Policy Design
The 5000-word version has a detailed guide to further reading.
From Po...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Multiple Streams Analysis
[see also Policy in 500 Words: Multiple Streams Analysis and Policy Entrepreneurs]
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Multiple Streams Analysis...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: The Advocacy Coalition Framework
[compare with the more recent Policy in 500 Words: The Advocacy Coalition Framework]
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: The Advocacy Coalition ...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Punctuated Equilibrium Theory
Note: PET has changed a lot, as reflected in Policy in 500 Words: Punctuated Equilibrium Theory
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Punctuated E...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Framing
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Framing:
‘Framing’ is a metaphor to describe the ways in which we understand, and use language selectively t...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: ‘Evidence Based Policymaking’
Note: there is a separate EBPM podcast series and page EBPM | Paul Cairney: Politics & Public Policy (wordpress.com)
Note: this is a longer lect...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Networks, sub-government and communities
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Networks, sub-government and communities:
‘Policy networks’ or ‘policy communities’ represent the building b...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Rational Choice and the IAD
Please note: this discussion is based largely on the 1st edition of Understanding Public Policy. The second edition devotes most of chapter 7 to
...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Institutions and New Institutionalism
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Institutions and New Institutionalism:
[see also Policy in 500 Words: Feminist Institutionalism]
[see...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Bounded Rationality and Incrementalism
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Bounded Rationality and Incrementalism:
Note: I don’t write so much about incrementalism in the 2nd edition....
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Success and Failure (Evaluation)
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Success and Failure (Evaluation):
Policy success is in the eye of the beholder. The evaluation of success is...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: The Policy Cycle and its Stages
From Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: The Policy Cycle and its Stages:
The classic way to study policymaking is to break it down into stages. The...
Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Policy change and measurement
From the Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Policy change and measurement post:
[see also Policy Concepts in 1000 Words: Policy change
Policy...
Policy concepts in 1000 Words: What is Policy?
From the What is Policy blog post:
Compare with What is the Policy Process? and What is public policy and why does it matter?
The first th...
Preface to Understanding Public Policy: blog posts and podcasts
Paul Cairney, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling.
This is the series of podcasts that accompany a series of blog po...