The policy science of democracy: The issues of methodology and citizen participation

被引:84
作者
Wagle, U [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts, Publ Policy Dept, Boston, MA 02125 USA
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D O I
10.1023/A:1026500906034
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号
12 [管理学]; 1201 [管理科学与工程]; 1202 [工商管理学]; 120202 [企业管理]; 1204 [公共管理学]; 120401 [行政管理];
摘要
There are continuing debates on methodological issues of policy science. On the one hand, the unprecedented advancement in research methods and technology has made it possible to formulate more precise, empirically driven models of scientific inquiries and thus has added credibility on positivist approach of policy science. On the other hand, social systems and subjective values have increasingly been emphasized in policy analyses and have served as impetus to postpositivist approach of policy science. In this essay, I discuss the role of democratization and citizen participation in policy science. While citizen participation is important to ensure democratization of the process of policymaking and to improve the quality of information provided to make appropriate policy decisions, how such citizen participation can be acquired has become another pressing issue. I explore community participation in light of assessing its effectiveness in policymaking and its coherence with the role of policy experts.
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