Participatory policy analysis in a social service agency: A case study

In this article, I identify four types of participatory policy analysis (PPA) that have been proposed to address two alleged failures of traditional policy analysis: that it is antidemocratic and that its positivist framework creates a mistaken view of the analytic task. Then I present a case study...

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Published in:Journal of policy analysis and management 1993-04, Vol.12 (2), p.297-322
Main Author: Durning, Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytic Methods
Analytics
Case studies
Case Study
Cognitive models
Democracy
Executive committees
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
Human resources
Modeling
Participatory democracy
Policy analysis
Public administration
Public Policy
SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES
Social services
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Summary:In this article, I identify four types of participatory policy analysis (PPA) that have been proposed to address two alleged failures of traditional policy analysis: that it is antidemocratic and that its positivist framework creates a mistaken view of the analytic task. Then I present a case study of one type of PPA that has received little research attention, organization--stakeholder policy analysis. In the case, I describe how the Georgia Division of Rehabilitation Services used an 11-member policy analysis team, all employees of the organization, to analyze its order of selection policy and present advice to its executive committee. Following the case description, I discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this type of PPA and suggest that it should be viewed as a "method of the second type" that may be well suited for addressing some messy or ill-structured policy issues.
ISSN:0276-8739
1520-6688
DOI:10.2307/3325237