The Incremental Approach to Policy Making The standing on the shoulders of policies past approach values lessons learnt, but how does Incremental Policy Making function in reality? In Charles Lindblom’s seminal work 'The Science of…
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…
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…
Neoliberalism Explained
Neoliberalism Explained 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 said…
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…
Rational Policy-Making Explained
What is Rational Policy-making? Rational policy-making is widespread and well-utilized, but what exactly is it that leads many to consider it "as the commonsense way in which a democracy should function."? Policy making can typically…