Policy Coherence and Policy Domains

Policy scholars generally agree that greater coherence of policies is desirable, but the concept is under‐theorized and has received little empirical examination. This research examines the policy coherence of 18 policy domains and considers institutional factors that affect variation among them. Th...

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Published in:Policy studies journal 2006-08, Vol.34 (3), p.381-403
Main Authors: May, Peter J., Sapotichne, Joshua, Workman, Samuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural policy
Analysis
Congressional committees
Domestic policy
Environmental impact
Environmental policy
Government Agencies
Government programs
Interest groups
Organizational Structure
policy coherence
policy domain
Policy making
Policy sciences
policy subsystem
Public Policy
Studies
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Summary:Policy scholars generally agree that greater coherence of policies is desirable, but the concept is under‐theorized and has received little empirical examination. This research examines the policy coherence of 18 policy domains and considers institutional factors that affect variation among them. There is considerable variation in coherence among substantive, regional, and identity‐based policy domains. Greater degrees of policy coherence exist for policy domains that have dominant congressional committees or have more involvement of lead federal agencies. These findings extend what policy scholars know about policy subsystems in American policymaking to consideration of the coherence of policy domains.
ISSN:0190-292X
1541-0072
DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0072.2006.00178.x