Comparative Public Policy Analysis: Shortcomings, Pitfalls, and Avenues for the Future; [Vergleichende Policy-Forschung: Herausforderungen, Fallstricke und Potenziale für die Zukunft]

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作者：
Wenzelburger G. [1 ]
Jensen C. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften, Professur für Policy-Analyse & Politische Ökonomie, TU Kaiserslautern, Postfach 3049, Kaiserslautern
[2] Aarhus University, Aarhus
来源：
Politische Vierteljahresschrift | 2022年 / 63卷 / 2期
关键词：
Comparative; Comparative political economy; Policy process; Public policy; Quantitative methods;
D O I：
10.1007/s11615-022-00390-x
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摘要：
Comparative public policy is a blooming research area. It also suffers from some curious blind spots. In this paper we discuss four of these: (1) the obsession with covariance, which means that important phenomena are ignored; (2) the lack of agency, which leads to underwhelming explanatory models; (3) the unclear universe of cases, which means the inferential value of theories and the empirical results are unclear; and (4) the focus on outputs, even though most theories contain strong assumptions about the political process leading to certain outputs. Following this discussion, we then outline how a closer integration of policy process theories may be fruitful for future research. © 2022, The Author(s).
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页数：18
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