Policy-Making as Designing: The Added Value of Design Thinking for Public Administration and Public Policy

doi:10.46692/9781447365952

First published as a special issue of 'Policy and Politics', this book presents original critical reflections on the value of design approaches and how they relate to the classical idea of public administration as a design science.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of figures and tables
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Notes on contributors
pp vii-viii
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1 - Improving public policy and administration: exploring the potential of design
pp 1-17
- By Arwin van Buuren, Jenny M. Lewis, B. Guy Peters, William Voorberg
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2 - Applying design in public administration: a literature review to explore the state of the art
pp 18-50
- By Margot Hermus, Arwin van Buuren, Victor Bekkers
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3 - Challenges in applying design thinking to public policy: dealing with the varieties of policy formulation and their vicissitudes
pp 51-71
- By Michael Howlett
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4 - Designing environments for experimentation, learning and innovation in public policy and governance
pp 72-97
- By Maurits Waardenburg, Martijn Groenleer, Jorrit De Jong
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5 - Policy Labs: the next frontier of policy design and evaluation?
pp 98-124
- By Karol Olejniczak, Sylwia Borkowska-Waszak, Anna Domaradzka, Yaerin Park
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6 - When design meets power: design thinking, public sector innovation and the politics of policy-making
pp 125-150
- By Jenny M. Lewis, Michael McGann, Emma Blomkamp
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7 - Designing institutions for designing policy
pp 151-170
- By B. Guy Peters
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8 - Applying design science in public policy and administration research
pp 171-190
- By A. Georges L. Romme, Albert Meijer
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9 - Using a design approach to create collaborative governance
pp 191-217
- By John M. Bryson, Barbara Crosby, Danbi Seo
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10 - Policy-making as designing: taking stock and looking forward
pp 218-229
- By Arwin van Buuren, Jenny M. Lewis, B. Guy Peters
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Index
pp 230-235
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The Added Value of Design Thinking for Public Administration and Public Policy

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iv

List of figures and tables
pp v-vi

Notes on contributors
pp vii-viii

1 - Improving public policy and administration: exploring the potential of design
pp 1-17

2 - Applying design in public administration: a literature review to explore the state of the art
pp 18-50

3 - Challenges in applying design thinking to public policy: dealing with the varieties of policy formulation and their vicissitudes
pp 51-71

4 - Designing environments for experimentation, learning and innovation in public policy and governance
pp 72-97

5 - Policy Labs: the next frontier of policy design and evaluation?
pp 98-124

6 - When design meets power: design thinking, public sector innovation and the politics of policy-making
pp 125-150

7 - Designing institutions for designing policy
pp 151-170

8 - Applying design science in public policy and administration research
pp 171-190

9 - Using a design approach to create collaborative governance
pp 191-217

10 - Policy-making as designing: taking stock and looking forward
pp 218-229

Index
pp 230-235

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