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Theorizing the behavioral state: Resolving the theory-practice paradox of policy sciences
Public Policy and Administration ( IF 2.909 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 , DOI: 10.1177/0952076720977588
Ching Leong 1, 2 , Michael Howlett 2
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Traditionally, the policy sciences exhibited a paradoxical relationship to public behavior: arguing in theory that it was rational in a utilitarian sense and could be modelled as such while at the same time recognizing its irrational nature in practice without attempting to reconcile this contradiction. A recent behavioral turn among policy scholars has broken the discursive hegemony of traditional hedonic compliance-deterrence models, however, placing informal institutions such as norms, irrationalities and collective action at the center of the policy research agenda. To date there has been little theorizing of the implications of this turn for the policy-making nature of the state, as well as its extent and nature. Addressing these gaps we conduct a bibliometric review, which finds that the number of behaviorally-oriented articles on policy instruments have been increasing in number and relevance. This provides evidence of a behavioral turn in policy studies as well as documenting the emergence of a behavioral state, that is one which is more inclined to reconcile policy-making theory and practice by embracing the irrationalities of policy actors, through the creation of nudge and behavioral units across a wide range of domains, a shift in emphasis from the supply of policy to the demands of policy targets. However, the study shows the impact of this turn is geographically and sectorally uneven and will become more generalized in the future only if more states embrace this ‘turn’.



中文翻译:

行为状态理论化:解决政策科学的理论-实践悖论

传统上,政策科学与公共行为表现出一种自相矛盾的关系:从理论上讲,它在功利主义意义上是合理的,可以照此进行建模,同时在实践中认识到它的非理性本质,而不必试图调和这一矛盾。政策学者最近的行为转变打破了传统享乐主义-威慑模型的话语霸权,但是,将规范,非理性和集体行动等非正式机构置于政策研究议程的中心。迄今为止,几乎没有理论化这种转变对国家决策性质及其范围和性质的影响。为了弥补这些差距,我们进行了文献计量审查,研究发现,针对行为的政策工具文章的数量和相关性一直在增加。这提供了政策研究中行为转向的证据,并记录了一种行为状态的出现,这是一种更倾向于通过拥抱决策者的非理性,通过创造微调和调节来调和决策理论和实践的行为。行为单位涉及广泛的领域,重点从政策的提供转向政策目标的要求。但是,研究表明,这一转变的影响在地理和部门上是不均衡的,并且只有在更多的州接受这一“转变”的情况下,这种转变才会在未来变得更加普遍。这提供了政策研究中行为转向的证据,并记录了一种行为状态的出现,这是一种更倾向于通过拥抱决策者的非理性,通过创造微调和调节来调和决策理论和实践的行为。行为单位涉及广泛的领域,重点从政策的提供转向政策目标的要求。但是,研究表明,这一转变的影响在地理和部门上是不均衡的,并且只有在更多的州接受这一“转变”的情况下,这种转变才会在未来变得更加普遍。这提供了政策研究中行为转向的证据,并记录了一种行为状态的出现,这是一种更倾向于通过拥抱决策者的非理性,通过创造微调和调节来调和决策理论和实践的行为。行为单位跨越广泛的领域,重点从政策的提供转向政策目标的需求。但是,研究表明,这一转变的影响在地理和部门上是不均衡的,并且只有在更多的州接受这一“转变”的情况下,这种转变才会在未来变得更加普遍。重点从政策的提供转向政策目标的要求。但是,研究表明,这一转变的影响在地理和部门上是不均衡的,并且只有在更多的州接受这一“转变”的情况下,这种转变才会在未来变得更加普遍。重点从政策的提供转向政策目标的要求。但是,研究表明,这一转变的影响在地理和部门上是不均衡的,并且只有在更多的州接受这一“转变”的情况下,这种转变才会在未来变得更加普遍。

更新日期:2021-01-08
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