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A framework for public policy analysis and policy evaluation M. Theo Jans IES research colloqium – 4 September 2007 9/6/07 | pag. 1 Policy analysis • Public policy focuses on ‘the public and its problems’ (Dewey, 1927) • The study of ‘how, why and to what effect governments pursue particular courses of action and inaction’ (Heidenheimer, 1990) • ‘What governments do, why they do it, and what difference does it make’ (Dye, 1976) • ‘The study of the nature, causes, and effects of public policies’ (Nagel, 1990) Policy analysis • Public policy concerned with: – How are problems and issues defined and constructed? – How are they placed on political and policy agenda? – How policy options emerge? – How and why governments act or do not act – What are the effects of government policy? – … • No single discipline, integrates what seems useful for understanding Policy analysis • Multi-method (quantitative, qualitative) • Multi-disciplinary (social sciences) • Problem-focused • Mapping the context • Options and effects • Analysis: – Of policy = theories (determination, content, evaluation) – For policy = prescriptive, applied (techniques) Agenda-setting (Howlett Ramesh: adapted and altered) Nature of public involvement High Low Public Outside initiation Consolidation Initiator of debate State Mobilisation Inside initiation Agenda-setting Reasons for inclusion • ‘Serious’, ‘important’, ‘real’ problems • Issues that manage to overcome the gatek