The 'Scottish approach' to policy and policymaking: what issues are territorial and what are universal?

IF 4.3 2区 管理学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE
P. Cairney, Siabhainn Russell, E. Denny
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Abstract

The ‘Scottish approach’ refers to its distinctive way to make and implement policy. Its reputation suggests that it is relatively comfortable with local discretion and variations in policy outcomes. Yet, policymakers are subject to ‘universal’ processes – limited knowledge, attention and coordinative capacity, and high levels of ambiguity, discretion and complexity in policy processes – which already undermine central control and produce variation. If policy is a mix of deliberate and unintended outcomes, a focus on policy styles may exaggerate a government’s ability to do things differently. We demonstrate these issues in two ‘cross cutting’ policies: ‘prevention’ and ‘transition’.
政策和决策的“苏格兰方法”:哪些问题是地区性的,哪些是普遍性的?
“苏格兰方式”是指其制定和实施政策的独特方式。它的声誉表明,它对当地的自由裁量权和政策结果的变化相对放心。然而,政策制定者受制于“普遍”过程——有限的知识、注意力和协调能力,以及政策过程中的高度模糊性、自由裁量权和复杂性——这已经破坏了中央控制并产生了变化。如果政策是有意和无意结果的混合,那么对政策风格的关注可能会夸大政府以不同方式做事的能力。我们在“预防”和“过渡”这两个“跨领域”政策中展示了这些问题。
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