Proceeding in parallel or drifting apart? A systematic review of policy appraisal research and practices

Adelle, Camilla, Jordan, Andy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7678-1024 and Turnpenny, John (2012) Proceeding in parallel or drifting apart? A systematic review of policy appraisal research and practices. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 30 (3). pp. 401-415. ISSN 0263-774X

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Abstract

Policy appraisal has spread rapidly throughout the OECD and beyond, as has the associated academic literature. In this paper we present the findings of a systematic review of this literature. We assess the extent to which developments in academic research and in everyday appraisal practices have informed one other. While there are signs that policy appraisal research is moving away from the ‘technical–rational model’ of appraisal, both research and practice remain heavily informed by it. The review reveals that research and practice are interacting in subtle ways, but these fall well short of what is sought by advocates of more reflexive approaches. We systematically examine the exact pattern of research–practice interaction depicted in the literature and explore how this may change in the future.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Policy & Politics Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Science, Society and Sustainability Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Political, Social and International Studies Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Competition Policy
Depositing User:	Katherine Humphries
Date Deposited:	18 Sep 2012 09:57
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2023 00:44
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/39579
DOI:	10.1068/c11104

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