Policy Problems and Policy Theory - The Foundation of a Policy: Policy Theory and Argumentation
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What is the stock of knowledge of a policy maker?
- Structured, scientifically backed knowledge
- Less structured, more intuitive knowledge
What are means-end assumptions?
What is the means-end theory?
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What are normative propositions?
- Evaluating goals
- Acceptability of means
What is the definition of a norm?
Why is a good policy theory of importance?
- Analysis: expectation of effectiveness
- Evaluation: why did it succeed or fail?
- Systematic creation of new policies
What are the 3 criteria for a good policy theory?
- Scientific theoretical criteria (arguments specific, informative, consisten, proofed?)
- Implementation criteria (concrete for implementation?)
- Strategic criteria (feasible?, how much time for operationalization?)
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