Design thinking has the potential to improve problem definition and mechanism design in
policymaking processes. By promoting greater understanding of how citizens experience …

The use of external policy consultants in government has been an increasing focus of
concern among governments in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia, among others …

A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second
edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining …

The second edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible
introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It …

Policy design as a field of inquiry in policy studies has had a chequered history. After a
promising beginning in the 1970s and 1980s, the field languished in the 1990s and 2000s …

The concept of “wicked problems” has attracted increasing focus in policy research, but the
implications for public organizations have received less attention. This article examines the …

Recensions/Reviews 489 https://doi. org/10.1017/S0008423915000682 Published online by
Cambridge University Press également dirigé par Pierre Lascoumes et Patrick Le Galès et …

The evidence-based policy (EBP) movement has sought to promote rigorous analysis of
service programs and policy options in order to improve the quality of decision-making …

Evidence‐based policy‐making represents a contemporary effort to reform or re‐structure
policy processes in order to prioritize evidentiary or data‐based decision‐making. Like …

Most studies of policy formulation focus on the nature and kind of advice provided to
decision-makers and think of this as originating from a system of interacting elements: a …