Review Article: Policy Analysis

Hečlo, Hugh

doi:10.1017/s0007123400008449

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“…Now, what if policy documents omit the economic concepts referred to above? As Heclo (1972) has pointed out, policy is not only about what is being said. It is also about what is not being said.…”

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Neo-tribal elements in policies forthe creative industries: A theoretical proposition and some Nordicexamples

Meling¹

2020

NKT

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Neo-tribal elements in policies forthe creative industries: A theoretical proposition and some Nordicexamples

Meling¹

2020

NKT

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“…For instance, applying too strict criteria for an enterprise to be recognized as an SE, emphasizing individual entrepreneurs more than collective initiatives or setting up procurement processes in ways mandating SEs to operate as commercial or voluntary organizations (isomorphic pressure) are all examples of risks of undermining SE through policymaking (Defourny et al , 2021). Furthermore, policymaking can be understood both as “a course of action or inaction rather than specific decisions or actions” (Heclo, 1972, p. 85). Activities to facilitate SEs through policies (action) can be both conducive and detrimental to various SEs’ opportunity structures, and the same is true for maintaining status quo (inaction).…”

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Exploring how institutional trajectories and political controversies influence policymaking for SE: the case of Norway

Sætre

Hauge

2023

SEJ

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Purpose This study aims to analyse how top-level policymakers across the political left-right spectrum in a social-democratic welfare state understand social enterprise (SE), its relation to existing welfare institutions and their intentions of policymaking towards SE. Design/methodology/approach This study conducted in-depth interviews explicitly focused on SE with policymakers at the national level in Norway. The informants collectively represented most political parties in Norway’s Parliament in 2017–2021. Data were analysed using a historical institutional perspective. Findings Centre-right wing policymakers predominantly consider SE as commercial enterprises not requiring specific policies. Left wing policymakers prefer that SEs operate like voluntary organizations and advocate policies preventing extraction of profit and competition with public service providers. Hence, policymakers positioned SE within an overarching political debate on the privatization of welfare services. They expressed little interest in developing policies aimed at strengthening SE opportunity structures. Research limitations/implications Policy inaction impedes recognition of SEs as different from commercial and voluntary organizations, as well as their ability to compete for tenders. Thus, SE will likely remain a rather marginal phenomenon in Norway. Further research is needed to establish whether and how Norway’s universal welfare state inhibits social entrepreneurship on the society-wide level. Originality/value This article details how SE is understood within a social democratic welfare regime and the likely consequences thereof for SEs. It contributes with new knowledge of why policymakers may be reluctant to develop policy dedicated to further SE, across different political party affiliations. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study in Norway to analyse how existing institutions and political controversies influence how policymakers at the national level approach SE.

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International Policy Context of Technologies for Disabilities: An Analytic Framework

Jahiel

2008

The Engineering Handbook of Smart Technology for Aging, Disability, and Independence

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Review Article: Policy Analysis

Cited by 183 publications

References 44 publications

Neo-tribal elements in policies forthe creative industries: A theoretical proposition and some Nordicexamples

Neo-tribal elements in policies forthe creative industries: A theoretical proposition and some Nordicexamples

Exploring how institutional trajectories and political controversies influence policymaking for SE: the case of Norway

International Policy Context of Technologies for Disabilities: An Analytic Framework

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