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There's More to Policy Than Alignment

出版	Canadian Policy Research Networks, 2009
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZU3DoAEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋At the same time, the availability of policy analysis and research has never been greater, with online access to academic and professional journals, reports from other jurisdictions, and to the work of think tanks, universities, and small and large consulting firms alike. [...] This state of affairs is intriguing when juxtaposed against the promise of the Government of Canada's Policy Research Initiative of the late 1990s: to build and renew capacity inside the federal public service and to cultivate external linkages with interested stakeholders such as universities, think tanks, and the provinces. [...] To have productive discussions about the state of the linkages between policy analysis and research and decision-making, and to develop workable strategies to improve them, participants must have a better sense of how policy research and analysis as "information" typically relates to policy and decision-making processes in organizations, and of the conditions under which innovative work flourishes [...] To this end, I highlight the following concepts and observations: • The linkages between policy research and analysis and policy decision-making are inherently loosely coupled and serendipitous, notwithstanding efforts to "align" the provision of policy advice. [...] CANADIAN POLICY RESEARCH NETWORKS 13 3. Perspectives to Frame and Animate Strategic Dialogue Even when sophisticated producers and consumers of policy analysis and research discuss its availability, quality, and relevance, they often rely on concepts and metaphors that limit definition of the problem and the search for workable solutions.