How does scale mean? A critical approach to scale in the study of policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12985145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Natalie Papanastasiou (0000-0002-7706-4331, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-56 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Policy Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1946-0171 • E-ISSN: 1946-018X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19460171.2015.1119052 |
| OpenAlex | W2327266550 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article argues that a critical engagement with the categories and concepts of scale has been absent in policy studies. Integrating insights from post-structuralist human geography and policy analysis, the article reveals the multiple meanings actors assign to scales as they make sense of and construct their policy worlds, and also questions the implications of this for the practices and politics of policy. This analytical lens is applied to an empirical example of the policy work involved in implementing England's academy schools policy in a local authority case study. Four scalar practices emerge from the analysis: dissolving boundaries of scale, shifting between scales, constructing boundaries between scales and emphasizing the interconnectedness of scales. Analysis reveals how critically engaging with how actors construct and mobilize scale can develop a new angle on the political logics shaping policy practices and thus enhance understandings of political struggles over meaning in policy-making
Construct (python library · Economics · Epistemology · Meaning (existential · Policy analysis · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Scale (ratio · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |