Wicked Problems in Public Policy : : Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges.

• Author: Head, Brian W.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (180 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- 1 Debates in Public Policy-Problem Framing, Knowledge and Interests -- Introduction to Problem Framing -- Simple and Complex Problems -- Knowledge and Expertise for Policy Improvement -- Concluding Comments -- 2 The Rise of 'Wicked Problems'-Uncertainty, Complexity and Divergence -- Introduction -- Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning -- The Diffusion of the Concept -- Linking Problem Types and Policy Responses -- Arguments for a Sliding Scale-Degrees of Intractability -- 3 Political Governance of Wicked Problems -- Introduction -- Governmental Responses to Wicked Problems-Seven Strategies -- Avoidance, Denial and Minimal Responsibility -- Coercive Controls -- Compartmentalised Micro-Management -- Technocratic Problem-Solving -- Incremental and Pragmatic Adjustment -- Stakeholder Collaboration -- Coping and Prevention Policies -- 4 Complexity, Crises and Coping Strategies -- Introduction -- Complexity Analysis for Public Policy -- Types of Crises Shaping Wicked Problems -- Strategic Risk Management-The Example of COVID-19 -- Prevention, Coping and Adaptive Strategies -- Conclusions: Coping with Complexity -- 5 Managing Environmental and Sustainability Challenges -- Introduction -- Integrated Policy Planning or Pluralist Innovation? -- Science and the Construction of Environmental Policy Issues -- Managing Risks-Precaution, Resilience and Environmental Standards -- Wicked Dimensions of Environmental Policymaking -- Climate Change as a Wicked Policy Arena -- Using Collaborative Approaches for Environment Policy -- 6 Improving Social Well-Being and Social Equity -- Introduction -- Contested Framings of Inequality -- Homelessness as a Wicked Problem -- Drugs Policy as a Wicked Problem -- Concluding Comment: Knowledge for Tackling Wicked Problems -- 7 Policy Innovation in Turbulent Times.

Introduction: Competing Sources of Policy Knowledge -- Innovation, Experimentation and Policy Transitions -- Regulating Innovation-The Digital Economy and Biotechnologies -- Partisanship and Populism in Public Policy -- References -- Index.