The power of institutionalized learning

The Uses and Practices of Commissions to Generate Policy Change

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ID6289101
AuthorsPatrik Marier (0000-0003-4551-6716, Concordia University Wisconsin, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume16
Issue8
Pages1204-1223
Publication date2009-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13501760903332761
OpenAlexW2067801071
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited28

This article analyses the conditions under which commissions succeed in influencing policy change. The paper tackles three questions: What do governments gain by establishing a commission? What are the tools employed by commissions in order to make their recommendations and ensure that their output will have political significance? And how do commissions influence policy outcomes? Five different types of influence are introduced and tested by focusing on the role of pension commissions in France, Sweden, and the UK. Keywords: CommissionFrancepension reformpolicy learningSwedenUnited Kingdom ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author would like to thank Michelle Egan, Anthony Zito, and the anonymous referees for generous comments and Anna-Maria Luponio and Mike Torunian for research assistance. Notes In the same vein, there are no significant hurdles for this type of political executive to adopt the recommendation of a commission (regardless of who established it

Commission · Economics · Order (exchange · Pension · Policy learning · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public economics · Computer Science · Finance · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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