Abstract The Paris Agreement and Katowice Climate Package articulate a clear mandate for
all parties to undertake and document adaptation progress. Yet persistent challenges have …

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

Meta-reviews of the implementation literature have constantly bemoaned a lack of theory in
this area. This is partially a function of the policy sciences having inherited a tradition of …

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 …

Pourquoi les projets de développement, les interventions des ONG ou les politiques
publiques nationales sont-ils tous soumis à d'importants écarts entre ce qui était prévu et ce …

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 …

Evaluation—whether called by this name, quality assurance, audit, accreditation, or others—
is an important social activity. Any organization that" lives in public" must now evaluate its …

Local governments do not stand alone— they find themselves in new relationships not only
with state and federal government, but often with a widening spectrum of other public and …

Policy tools are a critical part of policy-making, providing the 'means' by which policy 'ends'
are achieved. Knowledge of their different origin, nature and capabilities is vital for …