Rationalising the Policy Mess? Ex Ante Policy Assessment and the Utilisation of Knowledge in the Policy Process

By J. Hertin, J. Turnpenny, A. Jordan, Mans Nilsson, D. Russel, Björn Nykvist. 2009

202 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Management Science and Operations Research, Public Administration

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In Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

1. Janet Hammer
2. C. Radaelli
3. G. Pivo
4. J. Tosun
5. A. Lang

In Management Science and Operations Research

1. A. Jordan
2. Janet Hammer
3. C. Radaelli
4. J. Turnpenny
5. G. Pivo

In Public Administration

1. C. Radaelli
2. J. Tosun
3. A. Lang

Citations in the corpus

• The Triple Bottom Line and Sustainable Economic Development Theory and Practice (2017, background): “…limited by a focus on avoidance of negatives rather than alignment with preferred results, extensive resources required for analysis, and poor integration into planning and decision-making context (Cashmore, William, Morgan, Cobb, & Bond, 2004; Hertin et al., 2009; Jay, Jones, Slinn, & Wood, 2007).”
• Measuring policy learning: regulatory impact assessment in Europe (2009, background): “Wrong theoretical assumptions about policy-making hinder instrumental learning – rather than facilitating it (Hertin et al. 2009).”
• THE POLICY AND POLITICS OF POLICY APPRAISAL: EMERGING TRENDS AND NEW DIRECTIONS (2009, background): “…have varied enormously, from environmental protection through to reducing regulatory burdens and promoting a neo-liberal economic agenda (Kirkpatrick and Parker 2007; Jacob et al. 2007; Hertin et al. 2009a; OECD 2008; on the better regulation movement in Europe, see Baldwin 2005; Wiener 2006).”
• Evaluating the effectiveness of impact assessment instruments: Theorising the nature and implications of their political constitution (2010, background): “Firstly, increasing reliance has been placed on impact assessment instruments to process data on the probable effects of policy initiatives: their use has proliferated both in terms of the amount of assessments undertaken and the variety of contexts in which they are used (Cashmore et al., 2008; Her”