Research on Policy Implementation: Assessment and Prospects

O’Toole, Laurence J.

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“…In contrast to several of its EU counterparts, however, Ireland remains at an early stage of HIA implementation. Policies depend on institutional action [41]. Notwithstanding the policy context underpinning statutory commitment to HIA, the actual practice of HIA in the Irish public sector continues to be underdeveloped, and widespread uptake has not occurred [7].…”

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“…A major paradigm change is required in order to facilitate the embedment of HIA within relevant organisational structures at the meso and micro-levels in the ROI. In particular, the organisation theory literature discusses a number of aspects of policy implementation [41,43,44] and institutionalisation [45] relevant to this change process. These include: cause and effect relationships; top-down versus bottom-up models, macro-micro-implementation; single versus multiagency debates; statutory power and authority; organisational culture; and sustainable time and resources.…”

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“…A number of prominent contrasting perspectives dominate the relevant policy literature with respect to the translating the intentions of policy makers into action; top-down and bottom-up approaches [43], macro-versus micro-implementation [50]; and single-versus multiagency perspectives [41,44]. An important question about such institutional arrangements is: What are the forms through which most implementation action develops?…”

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“…An important question about such institutional arrangements is: What are the forms through which most implementation action develops? [41]. In the ROI, many different agencies have been given responsibilities and remits for various aspects of delivering HIA.…”

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Time for a paradigm change? Tracing the institutionalisation of health impact assessment in the Republic of Ireland across health and environmental sectors

Kearns

Pursell

2011

Health Policy

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a b s t r a c tThis paper presents a critical analysis of health impact assessment (HIA) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) in the context of institutional policy and practice. It begins with a brief background to the origins and aims of HIA. Core developments in health and environmental sectors pertaining to HIA in the ROI are then considered. A series of significant developments have taken place in these sectors over the past decade that are positively associated with the promotion of HIA in the ROI. However, it is argued that in spite of various institutional facilitators, the practice of implementing HIAs in the ROI is significantly underdeveloped, and it continues to lag behind several of its European Union counterparts. It is contended that a paradigm change is required in order to address the current policy-action gap. An organisation theory framework is used to assess the implementation problem and a number of suggestions are highlighted as potential facilitators of this process.

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“…The close relation between governance and implementation has been emphasised by Hill and Hupe (2002), who point out that a range of stakeholders are often involved in the implementation process. Consequently, studying implementation requires consideration of inter-connectedness and interdependencies between different actors (Exworthy and Powell, 2004;O'Toole, 2000). Since the seminal work by Pressman andWildavsky (1984, first edition published in 1973), the field of implementation research has grown dramatically.…”

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Implementing recommendations from accident investigations: A case study of inter-organisational challenges

Cedergren

2013

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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In many industries, a national accident investigation board conducts investigations following major accidents. For safety improvements to be achieved, however, it is essential that the recommendations presented in these investigations are followed by necessary actions. In this paper, challenges related to implementation of recommendations from accident investigations are studied. The theoretical framework providing the foundation for the study lies at the intersection between systems safety, risk governance, and implementation research. Empirical data for the case study was collected from the Swedish railway sector. The first part of the paper presents an analysis of the extent of recommendations that have not resulted in implemented actions. The second part consists of an interview study aiming at providing a deeper understanding of the difficulties related to transforming these recommendations into actual changes. Two key factors that give rise to challenges to implementation of recommendations are identified. The first factor is related to the different actors' views on their own and other stakeholders' roles in the implementation process, and can be described as a trade-off between being insider and outsider to the industry. The second factor is related to the scope of the accident investigations and their recommendations, and can be described as a trade-off between micro-level and macro-level factors. The opportunities for implementing recommendations, and achieving safety improvements at the industry level, are affected by the ways in which the different stakeholders manage these trade-offs at the local level. This study thus mainly contributes by highlighting the importance of co-ordinating the various actors involved in the implementation process, and the results show that challenges to implementation to a large extent arise in the interactions between these actors. This document should be referenced: Cedergren, A., 2013. Implementing recommendations from accident investigations: a case study of inter--organisational challenges, Accident Analysis and Prevention 53, 133--141.

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Policy and Administration as Culture

Bromley¹

2016

The Handbook of Global Education Policy

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Research on Policy Implementation: Assessment and Prospects

Abstract: Thanks are due to Peter deLeon, Kenneth J. Meier, Beryl Radin, and especially Ann Chih Lin for helpful comments on the earlier draft. Responsibility, of course, remains with the author.

Cited by 509 publications

References 35 publications

Time for a paradigm change? Tracing the institutionalisation of health impact assessment in the Republic of Ireland across health and environmental sectors

Time for a paradigm change? Tracing the institutionalisation of health impact assessment in the Republic of Ireland across health and environmental sectors

Implementing recommendations from accident investigations: A case study of inter-organisational challenges

Policy and Administration as Culture

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