Beyond Organizational Design: Contextuality and the Political Theory of Public Policy

摘要: Since its emergence in the early 1970’s, implementation research has gone through an intellectual life cycle which seems uncomfortably familiar. Pioneering efforts blazed a trail to fields of burgeoning activities. Schools thought started form around points controversy were made easily visible conspicuous tags such as “up/down”, “inter/intra”, “formal /informal”. Genuinely original scholarships thrived alongside fairly repetitious and eclectic studies. We how seem face situation where is well alive but it might also run risk becoming victim own success. True enough most societal impetus for this type inquiry still there. Even age large budgetary deficits slow growth economies public programs are big ever, politicians substantial problems now they did ten years ago translating policy commitments aspirations into real world effects. Of course there wide-spread disillusionment after decade half extensive exercises knowledge utilization policy. But little or nothing suggests that should be less prone draw upon whatever relevant studies feel use them political administrative battles social scientists more inclined than 1970’s withdraw adademic ivory towers.