Public Inquiries and Policy Design

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Alastair Stark (University of Queensland) Sophie Yates (Australian National University, Canberra)

Public Inquiries and Policy Design

Alastair Stark (University of Queensland), Sophie Yates (Australian National University, Canberra)

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Cambridge University Press
23 May 2024

Political science & theory; Political structure & processes; Public administration; Central government policies; Pressure groups & lobbying

Series: Elements in Public Policy

Public inquiries regularly produce outcomes of importance to policy design. However, the policy design literature has largely ignored the many important ways that public inquiries can act as policy design tools, meaning the functions that inquiries can offer the policy designer are not properly understood. This Element addresses this gap in two ways. First, it presents a theoretical discussion, underpinned by international empirical illustrations, to explain how inquiries perform policy design roles and can be classified as procedural policy tools. It focuses on four inquiry functions – catalytic, learning, processual, and legitimation. Second, it addresses the challenge of designing inquiries that have the policy-facing capacities required to make them effective. It introduces plurality as a key variable influencing effectiveness, demonstrating its relevance to internal inquiry operations, the external inquiry environment, and policy tool selection. Thus, it combines conceptual and practical insights to speak to academic and practice orientated audiences.

By: Alastair Stark (University of Queensland), Sophie Yates (Australian National University, Canberra)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 116g
ISBN: 9781009286893
ISBN 10: 1009286897
Series: Elements in Public Policy
Pages: 70
Publication Date: 23 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The public inquiry: an idiosyncratic institution; 2. Theorizing inquiries as policy tools; 3. What can inquiries offer the policy designer?; 4. Designing effective inquiries; 5. Conclusion; References.