Energiewende and German Energy Policy
Energiewende and German Energy Policy When exploring the policy framework surrounding the development of German energy policy in recent years, it is incredibly difficult to miss the development of the German ‘‘Energiewende’ or ‘energy transition’…
Silicon Europe – Innovation Policies in Europe
Silicon Europe - Innovation Policies in Europe Whilst there has been a great deal of attention of national innovation policies focused on the role of corporatism in developing national innovation policies, it is also vitally…
Bompenger explained
What is Bompenger? You can rarely read much Norwegian media without encountering the overwhelming dominance of Bompenger in coverage of the upcoming elections. It seems that several issues in Norway involve in some way the…
Rational & Incremental policy-making
Rational and Incremental policy-making An analysis of rational and incremental policy approaches Policy making can be understood as the process whereby government commit to taking action. Through this lens we must further examine the approaches…
Housing and the Home in Ireland & Norway
Housing and the Home, a comparative policy analysis of home ownership policy supports in Ireland and Norway Abstract Ireland and Norway are two small countries on the periphery of Europe, with comparable populations, but…
What Is Neoliberalism?
What Is Neoliberalism? It's not uncommon to hear much talk in recent years of neoliberalism, specifically the responsibility for a variety of social ills being laid at the feet of this all-encompassing ideology which is…
International Organisations & Public Administration in Kenya
In this piece, I explore the role international organisations have had upon the development of Kenyan Public Administration from its origins to more modern examples. Context: Kenya is a former British colony and protectorate, a…
Innovation Policy in Europe
Innovation policy in Europe What policies are driving Innovation policy within Ireland, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland? I explore in my latest piece. Comparative public policy is an area of study which frequently requires…