‘Opening up’ policy to reflexive appraisal: a role for Q Methodology? A case study of fire management in Cape York, Australia

Abstract

Q Methodology, Fire, Cape York, Discourse, Reflexivity, Opening up, Policy appraisal, Aboriginal land management, Australia,

Understanding U.S. public support for domestic climate change policies

“…Additionally, in the context of a mail survey it is unlikely individuals listed all factors they considered but more likely listed only the most salient ones. Alternative methods, such as Q-methodology or latent structure analysis could provide an improved alternative method to identifying the discourses individuals are using in talking about their climate change policy support and rejection (Ockwell, 2008;Webler et al, 2009). Further research and innovative designs must be employed to shed light on the underlying processes of differential public opinion formation.…”

Reforming the power : an institutional analysis of power sector reforms in Pakistan

“…This methodology has been applied in various fields such as political science, environment, sustainability sciences, health economics and energy sector for the study of subjectivity (Dryzek and Berejikian, 1993, Brown, 1980, Barry and Proops, 1999, Addams and Proops, 2000, Baker et al, 2006, Hooker-Clarke, 2005, Ockwell, 2008, Takshe et al, 2009, Cuppen, 2010.…”

Many Minds, Common Sense and Genetically Modified Food: A Role for Q Methodology

“…First, Q methodology finds clusters of people whose similar overall attitudes shed light on what goes with what (and what does not) and why. The emphasis on people's underlying predispositions that give rise to an issue position contrasts with a focus on extant discourses with which people may identify (Dryzek and Niemeyer 2008;Ockwell 2008). Looking first to people's underlying dispositions is useful when new issues emerge in manifestly value-complicated settings, where one may expect discourses to be in dynamic and emergent states.…”