Do policy makers tell good stories? Towards a multi-layered framework for mapping and analysing policy narratives embracing futures
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DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2018.05.003
Abstract: Abstract Faced with major global problems, public policies increasingly embrace narratives of systemic transition towards desired future. This article introduces a conceptual and analytical framework designed to reconstruct and analyse historical and prospective policy discourses… read more here.
Keywords: policy; policy narratives; framework; futures policy ... See more keywords
The Shadow Effect of Courts: Judicial Review and the Politics of Preemptive Reform
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DOI: 10.1017/s0003055421000873
Abstract: We challenge the prevalent claim that courts can only influence policy by adjudicating disputes. Instead, we theorize the shadow effect of courts: policy makers preemptively altering policies in anticipation of possible judicial review. While American… read more here.
Keywords: review; judicial review; effect courts; policy makers ... See more keywords
The practical legacy of the educational administration field: probing into authors’ implications for policy-makers, leaders and trainers
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DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2018.1543806
Abstract: ABSTRACT The purpose of the current paper was to trace the practical contribution of empirical papers appeared in the field’s major journals. More specifically, the review posed two questions: (1) what kinds of practical messages… read more here.
Keywords: field; educational administration; policy makers; practical legacy ... See more keywords
Farmers and policy-makers’ perceptions of climate change in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2017.1291408
Abstract: Climate change is one of the most urgent and complex challenges for societies and economies. Left unaddressed it contains the potential to compromise the well-being of the current and future generations. Smallholder farmers who depend… read more here.
Keywords: policy; farmers policy; climate change; makers perceptions ... See more keywords
Marketing of alcoholic beverages: what can be done to protect the adults of the future?
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.073
Abstract: Marketing of alcoholic beverages can influence attitudes and intentions to drink including alcohol initiation in adolescents. Globally, alcohol is the leading cause of death among young people (15-49 years). Comprehensive restrictions or bans on alcohol… read more here.
Keywords: marketing alcoholic; code; alcohol related; marketing ... See more keywords
Engaging policy makers: how to make the message pass?
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.1296
Abstract: Vaccination remains a serious matter of concern from a relevant part of the population, therefore a quite delicate issue for policy-makers. The paradox between vaccination success and vaccination hesitancy is a current issue: the more… read more here.
Keywords: engaging policy; policy; health; vaccination ... See more keywords
Bahrain's transnational Arab Spring: repression, oil and human rights activism
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DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiab088
Abstract: Studies of the Middle East following the Arab Spring have concluded that ‘repression works’, especially in the oil- and gas-rich countries of the Gulf. Drawing on primary materials collected during fieldwork trips to Bahrain, the… read more here.
Keywords: policy makers; arab spring; opposition; repression ... See more keywords
The utilization of research evidence in Health Workforce Policies: the perspectives of Portuguese and Brazilian National Policy-Makers
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DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx148
Abstract: Background The production of knowledge on Human Resources for Health (HRH) issues has increased exponentially since 2000 but integration of the research in the policy-making process is often lagging. We looked at how research on… read more here.
Keywords: research; policy; health workforce; evidence ... See more keywords
Relationship marketing strategy.
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DOI: 10.1108/ijhcqa-05-2017-0086
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how strategies are put in place to formulate policies regarding the introduction and implementation of relationship marketing (RM) in the health sector, and how RM strategies… read more here.
Keywords: health; policy makers; study; relationship marketing ... See more keywords
How should policy makers regulate the tetrahydrocannabinol content of cannabis products in a legal market?
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DOI: 10.1111/add.16135
Abstract: An increased use of high potency cannabis products since cannabis legalisation in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere may increase cannabis-related harm. Policy makers have good reasons for regulating more potent cannabis in ways that… read more here.
Keywords: policy makers; cannabis; makers regulate; content ... See more keywords
Expanding narratives of governance constraints to improve coral reef conservation
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DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13933
Abstract: To understand and address the failures of reef governance, it is critical to understand the perceptions of diverse policy makers and practitioners about the challenges they face in achieving their goals. Examining the discourse of… read more here.
Keywords: policy makers; expanding narratives; conservation; governance constraints ... See more keywords