Political Limits to the Processing of Policy Problems
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Summary: | This contribution addresses political limits to the processing of policy problems in the United States. Our foci are the forces that limit policymakers' attention to different aspects of problems and how this affects the prospects for problem resolution. We theorize about three sets of forces: interest engagement, linkages among relevant institutions for policymaking, and partisan conflict. We show how the interplay of these forces limits efforts to address complex problems. Based on secondary accounts, we consider these underlying dynamics for ten complex problems. These include the thorny problems of the financial crisis, climate change, and health care; the persistent problems of K-12 education, drug abuse, and food safety; and the looming problems associated with critical infrastructure, the obesity epidemic, ocean health, and terrorism and extreme events. From these accounts we identify different patterns that we label fractured, allied, bureaucratic, and anemic policymaking. |
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Political Limits to the Processing of Policy Problemscomplex problems; policy processes; policymaking; problem attentionThis contribution addresses political limits to the processing of policy problems in the United States. Our foci are the forces that limit policymakers' attention to different aspects of problems and how this affects the prospects for problem resolution. We theorize about three sets of forces: interest engagement, linkages among relevant institutions for policymaking, and partisan conflict. We show how the interplay of these forces limits efforts to address complex problems. Based on secondary accounts, we consider these underlying dynamics for ten complex problems. These include the thorny problems of the financial crisis, climate change, and health care; the persistent problems of K-12 education, drug abuse, and food safety; and the looming problems associated with critical infrastructure, the obesity epidemic, ocean health, and terrorism and extreme events. From these accounts we identify different patterns that we label fractured, allied, bureaucratic, and anemic policymaking.Cogitatio Press2013-07-10info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v1i2.98https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v1i2.98Politics and Governance; Vol 1, No 2 (2013): Multidisciplinary Studies in Politics and Governance; 104-1162183-246310.17645/pag.i13reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/98https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/98/76May, Peter J.Jochim, Ashley E.Pump, Barryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-12-28T15:15:21Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/98Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:19.561898Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Political Limits to the Processing of Policy Problems |
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Political Limits to the Processing of Policy Problems |
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Political Limits to the Processing of Policy Problems May, Peter J. complex problems; policy processes; policymaking; problem attention |
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Political Limits to the Processing of Policy Problems |
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Political Limits to the Processing of Policy Problems |
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Political Limits to the Processing of Policy Problems |
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May, Peter J. |
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May, Peter J. Jochim, Ashley E. Pump, Barry |
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Jochim, Ashley E. Pump, Barry |
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May, Peter J. Jochim, Ashley E. Pump, Barry |
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complex problems; policy processes; policymaking; problem attention |
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This contribution addresses political limits to the processing of policy problems in the United States. Our foci are the forces that limit policymakers' attention to different aspects of problems and how this affects the prospects for problem resolution. We theorize about three sets of forces: interest engagement, linkages among relevant institutions for policymaking, and partisan conflict. We show how the interplay of these forces limits efforts to address complex problems. Based on secondary accounts, we consider these underlying dynamics for ten complex problems. These include the thorny problems of the financial crisis, climate change, and health care; the persistent problems of K-12 education, drug abuse, and food safety; and the looming problems associated with critical infrastructure, the obesity epidemic, ocean health, and terrorism and extreme events. From these accounts we identify different patterns that we label fractured, allied, bureaucratic, and anemic policymaking. |
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