Governments in many jurisdictions have called for an increase in 'evidence-based'policy-
making. However, the international evidence-based policy movement has so far shown little …

Policy analytical capacity is a pivotal source of good governance. Although this capacity can
be acquired by decision makers in various ways, it is clear that the internal stock of analytical …

" While the role of consultants in the policy process has long been a concern for scholars of
public administration, public management and political science, empirical studies of policy …

This article argues that policy advice can be understood as a special kind of “policy work”
that depends upon a diverse set of factors operating at different levels. The basic aim of the …

Introduction: This article analyzes the issue of Capacities for the implementation of public
policies. The article examines the concepts of state capacity, policy capacities and policy …

During the past 30 years, research on policy analytical capacity's multidimensional nature
and the evolution of policy advisory systems (PASs) has both increased knowledge of these …

Assessing the policy analytical capacity (PAC) of governments has suffered in the past from
the anecdotal nature of most studies, leading to different evaluations of specific analytical …

Since the 1990s, subnational governments in Canada have become increasingly active
towards immigrant selection and immigration integration. In dialogue with scholarship on …

Are policy work and the capacities required in developing countries different from those in
the developed world? This article addresses this question using data from a survey of policy …

In a context of the rising importance of ministerial advisers, this article provides empirical
evidence about the nature of involvement of civil servants in policy work. Based on a survey …