The discovery of the Scandinavian ombudsman in English‐speaking countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8041984 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William B Gwyn (Tulane University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 317-338 |
| Publication date | 1980-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402388008424289 |
| OpenAlex | W2030079635 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
An explanation of how and why proposals to establish offices modelled after the Scandinavian ombudsman came initially to be made in Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the United States between 1957 and 1960. The study illuminates the much neglected subject of public policy innovation, the process whereby hitherto unknown public policy proposals are introduced into a political system. The importance of scholars as policy innovators and of the timing of innovation proposals is demonstrated as well as the phenomenon of the multiple independent articulation of the same proposal
Articulation (sociology · Epistemology · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Sociology · Subject (documents · European and International Law Studies · Law · Ombudsman and Human Rights · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
World handbook of political and social indicators
The Use and Abuse of Social Science
Ombudsmen and Others
An Ombudsman for Australia? 1
Perspectives on Public Policy-Making
Law and Orders
The Redress of Grievances
The Ombudsman
The Profession of Government
The Scandinavian Ombudsman
Swedish Administrative Law
Are Inventions Inevitable? A Note on Social Evolution
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Military Affairs in the Federal Republic of Germany
The Labour Party and the Threat of Bureaucracy
Political Science in Sweden
Ombudsmen for American Government
| Highly cited | No |
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