Recently Introduced Policy Instruments and Intervention Theories

Kautto, Petrus; Similä, Jukka

doi:10.1177/1356389005053191

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“…Realistic Evaluation (Pawson & Tilley, 1997;and in America, Chen, 1990;Weiss, 1997) and the Theories of Change (ToC) approach by the Aspen Institute , are such approaches for the evaluation of recently introduced policy instruments (Kautto & Similä, 2005). Effects models (goal-free evaluation), explanatory process models, system models, economic models (including cost-efficiency, cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit and programme theory models can also be classified as third generation methods of evaluation and are largely based on postpositivist and critical theory paradigms (Hansen, 2005).…”

Section: Third Generation Of Evaluation Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, there is a clear case for RIPIs evaluation. Kautto and Similä (2005) show that a retrospective RIPIs evaluation is possible and that it is fruitful to use intervention theories as tools in early evaluations.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Recently Introduced Policy Instruments (Ripis)mentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Policy makers and the public at large are, however, particularly interested in early evaluations (Kautto & Similä, 2005). Evaluation of RIPIs is also required for many other reasons.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Recently Introduced Policy Instruments (Ripis)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Development and implementation of policies for the management of psychosocial risks: Exploring the role of stakeholders and the translation of policy into practice in Europe

Jain¹

2012

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The key aim of this research is to evaluate the impact of policy level interventions for the management of psychosocial risks in Europe. This research is exploratory in nature and seeks to clarify the policy framework in relation to psychosocial risk management, identify key policy stakeholders, examine their perceptions and clarify their role in the policy making process.The research also evaluates the impact of selected policies by analysing their implementation and impact on action at the national and enterprise levels. Overall, the findings of this work recognise many challenges in relation to policy evaluation for psychosocial risk management. However, unless the impact of these policies is evaluated using predefined and appropriate evaluation methodologies and criteria, the basis on which further policies can be developed will not be clear. The research also highlighted that despite the increased awareness of issues relating to psychosocial risks in Europe, there are several differences in perceptions amongst stakeholders and lack of prioritisation of these issues at the policy level that may seriously hinder practice. In this context, the role of researchers and academics is important.Evaluation of policies must therefore ideally be carried out on a tripartite plus basis and should not be within the remit of governmental agencies alone.

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Development and implementation of policies for the management of psychosocial risks: Exploring the role of stakeholders and the translation of policy into practice in Europe

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2012

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“…Several social scientists have commented on evaluations being carried out too early after the implementation of reforms (Kautto & Similä, 2005;Kirst & Jung, 1982;Pressman & Wildawsky, 1984;Putnam, 1993;Sverdrup, 2003). However, very few evaluation studies are in fact designed to allow for the impact of time.…”

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Long-term effects of amalgamating of upper secondary schools. A contribution to evaluation methodology

Saxi

2017

Nordisk tidsskrift for pedagogikk og kritikk

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Amalgamating public organizations is one of the most used strategies for improving welfare production in the Western world. This is also the case for the school sector in Norway. The reformers expect that merging units will facilitate scale advantages, thus leading to reduced overhead costs and increased specialization. However, these expectations are often dashed by evaluation studies. This gap between the great expectations held by reformers and the evidence collected by evaluators can be explained by using evaluation methodology. Implementation of organizational reforms takes time, and too often evaluations are conducted too early after implementation has taken place. This article is based on a longitudinal study of amalgamating three upper-secondary schools in Norway based on three evaluations conducted 2, 6 and 17 years after implementation. The study demonstrates that the perceived effects of the amalgamation of upper-secondary schools can change dramatically during the course of time. One conclusion is that longitudinal studies do have methodological limitations, but they should still be conducted more often in evaluation research.

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“…Owens brings forth other possible "less comfortable" answers to the slow progress in suggesting that EPI necessitates a confrontation between societal goals where tough choices must be made. Still, however, the question of timing in analysis deserves to be raised (Sanderson 2000, Nilsson 2005, Kautto and Similä 2005. Although we know quite a bit about what the inertias have been for implementing EPI at the regional development arena in the early years we know less of how these conditions have evolved over time.…”

Section: Introduction and Aimmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Learning is our Achilles heel”. Conditions for long-term environmental policy integration in Swedish regional development programming

Storbjörk

Isaksson

2013

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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The aim of this paper is to explore how the capacity to integrate environmental sustainability in Swedish regional development programming has evolved over time, with particular focus on what facilitates and restricts change in different stages of implementation. The study builds on focus-group and individual interviews in four Swedish regions carried out in 2005 and 2011. The results suggest temporary and partial rather than enduring and substantial environmental policy integration (EPI). In 2005 the main challenges were to allocate support, focus and priority beyond the national policy rhetoric of regional sustainable development, to identify regional applications beyond singular "pockets of good practice" and to spread ownership and engagement for EPI from specific ambassadors to organizational mainstreaming. In 2011 we find evidence of a more mainstreamed approach of regional sustainable development but with new challenges of policy diffusion and sectorisation as well as a strong sense of projectification. There is a need to develop arenas and processes for intersectoral exchange, interaction and learning to achieve a more systematic change -which is, in essence, what policy integration is all about.

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Recently Introduced Policy Instruments and Intervention Theories

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

Development and implementation of policies for the management of psychosocial risks: Exploring the role of stakeholders and the translation of policy into practice in Europe

Development and implementation of policies for the management of psychosocial risks: Exploring the role of stakeholders and the translation of policy into practice in Europe

Long-term effects of amalgamating of upper secondary schools. A contribution to evaluation methodology

“Learning is our Achilles heel”. Conditions for long-term environmental policy integration in Swedish regional development programming

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