Analysing policy failure as an argumentative strategy in the policymaking process

A pragmatist perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID6113752
AuthorsPhilippe Zittoun (0000-0001-7488-0571, Department of Political Science, LET-ENTPE, University of Lyon, France, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume30
Issue3-4
Pages243-260
Publication date2015-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Policy and Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0952-0767 • E-ISSN: 1749-4192
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0952076715581634
OpenAlexW2097935474
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited36

The purpose of this article is to focus on policy failure as a concept that stakeholders use. Our article will first address how researchers define failure to explore some different dimensions of the concept. Second, we will highlight the political and subjective dimension relative to how policymakers use the concept of failure as critical judgement. Last, we will show that while failure is a critical judgement, it should not be overlooked by researchers seeking to understand the policy process. In this article, we argue that stakeholders’ production and use of critical judgement play a fundamental role in policymaking

Argumentative · Economics · Epistemology · Judgement · Management science · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Pragmatism · Sociology · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Policy and Administration Research

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