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Papers by Evert Lindquist

Delivering Policy Reform. Anchoring Significant Reforms in Turbulent Times, Apr 1, 2011

Policy Analysis in Canada

Supplemental Material for Have policy process scholars embraced causal mechanisms? A review of fi... more Supplemental Material for Have policy process scholars embraced causal mechanisms? A review of five popular frameworks by Jeroen van der Heijden, Johanna Kuhlmann, Evert Lindquist and Adam Wellstead in Public Policy and Administration

Recently the basic precept of policy analysis, that one size fits all with respect to analytical ... more Recently the basic precept of policy analysis, that one size fits all with respect to analytical technique and context, has come to be challenged. While sympathetic to the basic postulates and aims of the policy analysis movement, prominent critics argue that (a) different styles of policy analysis can be found in different organizations and jurisdictions and (b) these styles are not random or completely manipulable by policy actors but are linked to larger patterns of political behaviour and are, in a sense, quasipermanent features of the policy analysis landscape. This paper examines this most recent set of concerns raised with policy analysis and explores its paedagogical implications using examples from the Canadian experience. It suggests that one of the most important factors affecting the style of policy analysis found in a jurisdiction is its ‘policy style’. That is, that analytical style and policy style will be congruent and, therefore, that an important element of the edu...

New Accountabilities, New Challenges, 2015

Canadian Forest Policy, 2001

Overview and challenge This volume and the June 2007 conference on which it is based explore how ... more Overview and challenge This volume and the June 2007 conference on which it is based explore how collaboration can be fostered in diverse governance contexts and modes: in different policy sectors, with different types of partners and at different levels of analysis (local, state, national and international). Where collaboration with non-profit organisations was concerned, one conference panel considered intriguing collaborations between governments and local communities (for example, Eggers on the Golden Gate regional district; the Victoria Communities initiative; the Cape York initiative with Westpac, and so on), while others examined special-purpose partnerships with non-profit or charitable organisations. This chapter takes a different tack: it considers higher-order or sector-to-sector efforts to foster collaboration between government and the voluntary sector as a whole.

International Journal of Public Leadership, 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how the competing values framework (CVF) could be ... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how the competing values framework (CVF) could be used by public service leaders to analyze and better understand public sector leadership challenges, thereby improving their ability in leading across borders and generations.Design/methodology/approachThis paper applies the CVF, originally developed for understanding leadership in the private sector and shows how it can be adapted for analyzing and developing skill in addressing different leadership challenges in public sector contexts, including setting out specific learning exercises.FindingsThe paper has four parts. The first provides an overview of the origins, logic, and evolution of the CVF. The second part shows how the CVF is relevant and useful for assessing management and leadership values in the public sector. The third part identifies specific leadership challenges and learning exercises for public sector leaders at different stages of development. The final part concludes b...

Public Policy and Administration, 2019

Over 30 years, several key frameworks and theories of the policy process have emerged which have ... more Over 30 years, several key frameworks and theories of the policy process have emerged which have guided a burgeoning empirical literature. A more recent development has been a growing interest in the application of a ‘causal mechanism’ perspective to policy studies. This article reviews selected theories of the policy process (Multiple Streams Approach, Advocacy Coalition Framework, Punctuated Equilibrium Theory, Narrative Framework Theory, and Institutional Analysis and Development Framework) and reports on an exploratory meta-analysis and synthesis to gauge the take-up of causal-mechanistic approaches. The findings suggest that there has been limited application of causal mechanisms and calls for more theoretical and empirical work on that aspect. Given the overlapping frameworks exploring different aspects of the policy process, further research informed by causal-mechanism approaches points to a new generation of inquiry across these and other policy process theoretical frameworks.

Policy Quarterly, 2009

With the adoption of the State Sector Act in 1988, the New Zealand public sector revolution was i... more With the adoption of the State Sector Act in 1988, the New Zealand public sector revolution was in full motion. The Act was one of many initiatives that provided a new framework for government and managing public services (Boston et al., 1996; Scott, 2001). New Zealand rapidly became the poster child for what became known as the New Public Management, and an archetype scrutinised around the world. The audacity and intellectual coherence of the New Zealand model became a standard against which the progress of other governments was judged. These reforms were part of a larger social and economic transformation which led to dislocation and democratic reform. In the crucible of introducing and implementing these reforms, and in the inevitable re-adjustment phases, New Zealand gained a reputation for continuous reflection on its progress by its political leaders, government officials and a small band of impressive academics.

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2018

Background: Implementing research findings into healthcare policy is an enduring challenge made e... more Background: Implementing research findings into healthcare policy is an enduring challenge made even more difficult when policies must be developed and implemented with the help and support of multiple ideas, agendas and actors taking part in determinants of health. Only looking at mechanisms to feed policy-makers with evidence or to interest researchers in the policy process will simply bring partial clues; implementing evidence-based policy also requires organisations to lead and to partner in the production and intake of scientific evidence from academics and practical evidence from one another. Main body: This Commentary argues for the need to better understand the capacities required by organisations to foster evidence-based policy in a dispersed environment. It proposes a framework of 11 brokering capacities for organisations involved in evidence-based policy. Eight of these capacities are informed by streams of research related to the roles of knowledge broker, innovation broker and policy broker. Three complementary brokering capacities are informed by our experience studying real-life evidence-based policies; these are capturing boundary knowledge, trending know-how on scientific and practical evidence-based policy, and conveying evidence outward. Conclusions: Previous guidelines on brokering capacities focused on the individual level more than on the organisational level. Beyond the individual capacities of managers, designers and implementers of new policies, there is a need to identify and assess the brokering capacities of organisations involved in evidence-based policy. The three specific organisational brokering capacities for evidence-based policy that we present offer a means for policy-makers and policy designers to reflect upon favourable environments for evidence-based policy. These capacities could also help administrators and implementation scholars to think about and develop measurements to assess the quality and readiness of organisations involved in evidence-based policy design.

Studies in Political Economy, 1992

Implementation Science, 2017

Background: Health systems worldwide struggle to identify, adopt, and implement in a timely and s... more Background: Health systems worldwide struggle to identify, adopt, and implement in a timely and system-wide manner the best-evidence-informed-policy-level practices. Yet, there is still only limited evidence about individual and institutional best practices for fostering the use of scientific evidence in policy-making processes The present project is the first national-level attempt to (1) map and structurally analyze-quantitatively-health-relevant policymaking networks that connect evidence production, synthesis, interpretation, and use; (2) qualitatively investigate the interaction patterns of a subsample of actors with high centrality metrics within these networks to develop an in-depth understanding of evidence circulation processes; and (3) combine these findings in order to assess a policy network's "absorptive capacity" regarding scientific evidence and integrate them into a conceptually sound and empirically grounded framework. Methods: The project is divided into two research components. The first component is based on quantitative analysis of ties (relationships) that link nodes (participants) in a network. Network data will be collected through a multi-step snowball sampling strategy. Data will be analyzed structurally using social network mapping and analysis methods. The second component is based on qualitative interviews with a subsample of the Web survey participants having central, bridging, or atypical positions in the network. Interviews will focus on the process through which evidence circulates and enters practice. Results from both components will then be integrated through an assessment of the network's and subnetwork's effectiveness in identifying, capturing, interpreting, sharing, reframing, and recodifying scientific evidence in policy-making processes. Discussion: Knowledge developed from this project has the potential both to strengthen the scientific understanding of how policy-level knowledge transfer and exchange functions and to provide significantly improved advice on how to ensure evidence plays a more prominent role in public policies.

the years, but also conducts research independently and through ANZSOG. His research interests in... more the years, but also conducts research independently and through ANZSOG. His research interests include Australian and comparative politics, public expenditure and budgeting, and government-business relations. His political commentary has appeared in the Australian, Courier-Mail and Canberra Times and on Sky News as well as ABC radio and TV. The ANZSOG ANU E Press series, which he edits, is now approaching 40 titles. See <http://epress.anu.edu.au/titles/australia-and-newzealand-school-of-government-anzsog-2> xi Foreword Allan Fels This volume of essays brings together leading academics and practitioners from Australia, New Zealand and beyond to express current developments and explore future directions in citizen-focused government. Drawing on their varied research and experience on the ground, experts in the field-often with international backgrounds-use their contributions to explore actual experiences and applications. Foreword xiii central players, agency deliverers, multiple jurisdictions, third sector providers, and the community of volunteers and public-spirited providers of community assistance. ANZSOG is thrilled to be offering another challenging volume of essays; we trust you will come away with an abundance of valuable insights with immediate real-world applications. I would like to thank ANU E Press for its continued support over the ANZSOG publication series, and Justin Pritchard for assistance with the preparation of the final manuscript.

The Global Financial Crisis and its Budget Impacts in OECD Nations, 2015

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 2004

ABSTRACT The policy analysis movement revolves around the idea that a generic analytic toolkit ca... more ABSTRACT The policy analysis movement revolves around the idea that a generic analytic toolkit can be productively applied to substantive policy problems, but different patterns of policy analysis can be observed across organizations, sectors, and jurisdictions. This article identifies how policy analysis and governance contexts can each be differentiated at a theoretical level, and how the latter might affect the former. It is argued that successful modes of policy analysis are attributable both to the skills of policy analysts/managers, and congruence with broader institutional contexts. The case of Canada is used to probe the ability of investigators to identify distinctive policy styles over time and to encourage more systematic, finer-grained, comparative study. The article considers the implications for teaching policy analysis and for managers balancing the need to match policy analysis styles with institutional context and to challenge the perceptions of decision makers.