In recent decades, the policy sciences have struggled to come to terms with the significance
of inaction in public policy. Inaction refers to instances when policymakers 'do nothing'about …

In this updated second edition, internationally renowned scholar B. Guy Peters provides a
succinct introduction to public policy and illustrates the design approach to policy problems …

Several Canadian and international scholars offer commentaries on the implications of the
COVID‐19 pandemic for governments and public service institutions, and fruitful directions …

Highlighting the diversity and complexity of the global Basic Income debate, Malcolm Torry
assesses the history, current state, and future of research in this important field. Each …

In some countries, far-reaching 'lockdown'measures to contain the spread of coronavirus
were implemented early in 2020. In Austria, these early measures were met with a high …

Background Research on values is gaining in popularity within drug policy scholarship. To
date, research has focused on analysing values within policy, through documentary analysis …

While extensive research has shown that policy outputs are punctuated, there is a paucity of
research about the punctuation of public opinion and political participation. We know …

ABSTRACT 'Fair go'is one of the most pervasive and enduring expressions in Australian
cultural and political discourse. While the phrase is routinely used by politicians …

The COVID-19 crisis highlighted issues of trust in government and experts, as citizens were
asked to accept restrictions on liberties in order to slow the spread of the virus. Based on a …

The Schwartz theory of personal values has been used extensively, and almost exclusively
quantitatively, by researchers to increase understanding of the impact of values on human …