D Contandriopoulos, A Brousselle - Evaluation, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of evaluation results is at the core of evaluation theory and practice. Major debates in the field have emphasized the importance of both the evaluator's role and the evaluation …
This paper outlines five principles for effective practice of knowledge exchange, which when applied, have the potential to significantly enhance the impact of environmental …
The fully revised and updated new edition of this textbook continues to provide the most accessible overview of the main approaches in the study of public policy. It seeks to review …
GJ Miller, S Brandler, CP Roman, K Yang - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
Describing new techniques and novel applications, Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration, Second Edition demonstrates the use of tools designed to meet the …
Planetary boundaries and their interactions pose severe challenges for global environmental governance due to their inherent uncertainties and complex multi-scale …
A Brousselle, F Champagne - Evaluation and program planning, 2011 - Elsevier
Program theory evaluation, which has grown in use over the past 10 years, assesses whether a program is designed in such a way that it can achieve its intended outcomes. This …
Interest groups struggle to build reputations as influential actors in the policy process and to discern the influence exercised by others. This study conceptualizes influence reputation as …
JT Scholz, R Berardo, B Kile - The Journal of Politics, 2008 - journals.uchicago.edu
Two competing theories suggest different ways in which networks resolve collective action problems: small, dense networks enhance credible commitments supportive of cooperative …
J Beyers, C Braun - Journal of Public Policy, 2014 - cambridge.org
The degree to which interest groups gain access to policymakers has often been explained by focusing on the exchange of resources in a dyadic relation between interest groups and …