The Multiple and Ambiguous Roles of Professionals in Public Policymaking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11277577 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack H Knott (Michigan State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 131-153 |
| Publication date | 1986-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Knowledge (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0164-0259 • E-ISSN: 2673-9585 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/107554708600800108 |
| OpenAlex | W2027410349 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
The policy literature contains two conflicting views of the role of professionals in public policymaking. One view sees professionals as relatively noninfluential because decision makers ignore professional knowledge and professionals do not tailor their research to practical policy concerns. The other view depicts professionals as dominating the policy process through professional "issue networks" in and out of government that have replaced the old, special-interest pressure groups. The analysis presented here accepts neither of these views as adequately portraying the professional role in policymaking. Rather, professionals play multiple roles in the policy process, making it difficult to delimit a singular pattern of professional influence. To develop a more differentiated concept of professional roles, the article examines the different forms of knowledge employed by professionals, the different kinds of professionals involved in policy, and the political contexts in which professionals make policy decisions Illustrations of these different professional roles are taken from previous studies of economic and budgetary decisions making in the United States and West Germany
Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Professional association · Public policy · Public relations · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Budgeting
Using social research in public policy making
Human problem solving
Knowledge and Policy
Urban Outcomes
The New American Political System
How to Manage in the Public Sector
Theory and Practice
If Dissemination Is the Solution, What Is the Problem
Benefit-Cost and Policy Analysis
A Behavioral Model of Rational Choice
Still Muddling, Not Yet Through
Professionalism and Political Conflict
Iron Triangles, Woolly Corporatism and Elastic Nets
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 1993 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |