From tools to toolkits in policy design studies: the new design orientation towards policy formulation research

2015/04/01 by Michael Howlett, Ishani Mukherjee, Jun Jie Woo +1 · 19 citations
Social Sciences · Environmental Science · Decision Sciences · #Policy Transfer and Learning #Sustainability and Climate Change Governance #Evaluation and Performance Assessment

paper · doi:10.1332/147084414x13992869118596

Abstract

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 focuses on bundles or portfolios of tools and the interactive effects which occur when multiple tools are used over time in policy packages designed to address multiple goals, and upon more complex multi-policy and multi-level design contexts. This review article examines the differences between the ‘old’ instrument orientation and the ‘new’ design one, setting out the current research agenda in this field and its rationale.

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