A roadmap for 'new policy design'studies now exists in the orientation which has emerged in
recent years towards the formulation of complex policy mixes. The new design orientation …

One of the leading theories for understanding the policy process is the theory of social
construction and policy design developed by A nne S chneider and H elen I ngram. The …

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 …

Public policy is a broad and interdisciplinary area of study and research in the field tends to
reflect this. Yet for those teaching and studying public policy, the disjointed nature of the field …

Public policies are the result of efforts made by governments to alter aspects of behaviour—
both that of their own agents and of society at large—in order to carry out some end or …

An enduring challenge for the policy and political sciences is valid and reliable depiction of
policy designs. One emerging approach for dissecting policy designs is the application of …

The social construction of target populations has emerged as an influential framework for
understanding the public policy process. In particular, target populations have been shown …

The study of policy design has been of long-standing interest to policy scholars. Recent
surveys of policy design scholarship acknowledge two main pathways along which it has …

This analysis investigates the presence of rape myths in the policy context, as reflected in
social media, and considers how those myths might manifest in policy related to sexual …

The public‐elite policy feedback mechanism of the Social Construction Framework (SCF)
postulates that the public rewards policymakers for the appropriate distribution of benefits …