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.