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Revisiting Richard Simeon's “Studying Public Policy”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2017

Grace Skogstad  and
Linda A. White
Grace Skogstad
Affiliation:
University of Toronto Scarborough
Linda A. White
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Abstract

The articles in this symposium reflect on Richard Simeon's article, “Studying Public Policy,” published forty years ago in this journal. In this introduction, we review these articles’ contribution to three themes in “Studying Public Policy”: first, the goal of the study of public policy should be policy analysis and explanation, not policy prescription; second, the analysis of public policy outcomes requires a holistic and contextually situated analytical framework; and third, building theory requires methods of comparative analysis, not single case studies. We also propose items for a future policy studies agenda.

Résumé

Les articles présentés dans le cadre de ce colloque font référence à l'article de Richard Simeon « L’étude des politiques publiques » publié il y a quarante ans dans cette même Revue. Dans la présente introduction, nous examinons la contribution de ces articles à trois thèmes abordés dans « L’étude des politiques publiques », à savoir : premièrement, une telle étude devrait avoir pour objet l'analyse et l'explication des politiques et non la prescription des politiques; deuxièmement, l'analyse des résultats des politiques publiques exige un cadre analytique holistique et situé dans son contexte; et, troisièmement, l’élaboration d'une théorie doit s'appuyer sur des méthodes d'analyse comparative et non sur des études de cas. Nous proposons également des éléments en vue de l’élaboration d'un plan de travail pour l’étude des politiques.

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Simeon's “Studying Public Policy” 40 years on – A Symposium
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Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique , Volume 49 , Issue 4 , December 2016 , pp. 665 - 679
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Copyright © Canadian Political Science Association (l'Association canadienne de science politique) and/et la Société québécoise de science politique 2017 

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