Handbook of Public Policy Implementation

Edited by Fritz Sager, Professor of Political Science, KPM Center for Public Management, University of Bern, Switzerland, Céline Mavrot, Assistant Professor in Health Policy, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland and Lael R. Keiser, Professor, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs, University of Missouri, US

‘'This Handbook offers insights into one of the most productive and innovative research areas in the wider field of public policy: implementation research. The chapters explore foundational topics and concepts and recent innovations in this field. Leading authors guide readers from key theories of implementation research to its role within policy process research; the reader finds cross-nationally comparative chapters and those that deep-dive into the organizational and individual levels of analysis. The editors have curated an excellent Handbook, which will prove to be useful for seasoned scholars, early-career researchers and practitioners alike.'

• ContentsForeword xxiKai WegrichIntroduction: the notion of policy implementation and why it is important 1Fritz Sager, Céline Mavrot and Lael R. KeiserPART I THEORETICAL TENETS1 An intellectual history and state-of-the-art assessment of policyimplementation research and theory 12Harald Sætren2 Implementation in the analysis of governing 33Hal K. Colebatch3 Performance and compliance in public policy implementation 41Eva G. Heidbreder4 Public policy implementation and accountability 53Eva Thomann and Eva Lieberherr5 The ethics of policy implementation 67Daniel Engster6 Adding reputation to the implementation toolbox: shaping social equitywith rules, management, and representation in a “self-made” society 78Jourdan A. Davis7 The contribution of feminist theory to policy implementation analysis 91Samantha June Larson and Mary E. Guy8 A decolonial approach to policy design and implementation 102Leona Vaughn and Alex Balch9 Top-down and bottom-up implementation 116Aron Buzogány and Helga Pülzl10 Conflictual policy implementation 127Nandiyang Zhang and David H. Rosenbloom11 Trust and implementation 138Theofanis Exadaktylos and Nikolaos Zahariadis12 Moving beyond traditional policy implementation: street-levelbureaucrats’ policy entrepreneurship 148Nissim CohenPART II POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN THEORETICALFRAMEWORKS OF THE POLICY PROCESS13 Institutionalism(s) and implementation: sources of implementation failure 157B. Guy Peters14 Multiple streams in policy implementation 170Nicole Herweg and Reimut Zohlnhöfer15 The advocacy coalition framework and policy implementation 180Christopher M. Weible, Manuel Fischer and Karin Ingold16 Narrative policy framework and policy implementation 193Bettina Stauffer, Johanna Kuenzler and Michael D. Jones17 Policy instruments and their implementation 204Philipp Trein18 Implementation in strategic fields of action 216Stephanie Moulton and Jodi Sandfort19 The programmatic action framework and policy implementation 226Johanna Hornung and Patrick Hassenteufel20 The “socio-history” of public policy implementation 239Renaud Payre and Gilles Pollet21 The missing link: turning social problems into policies 252Erik Neveu22 Challenges of policy implementation and the comparative method 264Iris Geva-May and Guillaume FontainePART III POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND THE BRANCHES OFGOVERNMENT23 Policy implementation and legislature 276Tansu Demir and Christopher G. Reddick24 Policy implementation and the judiciary 286Nicholas R. Bednar, Paul J. Gardner and Sharece Thrower25 The core executive and implementation 300Martin Smith, David Richards and Sam Warner26 Politicization and controversies in policy implementation 312Céline Mavrot27 Regulation and implementation 323Jeroen van der HeijdenPART IV POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN DIFFERENT POLITICAL SYSTEMS28 Central state policy implementation in France 334Julie Pollard and Claire Dupuy29 Member state implementation in the European Union 345Eva Thomann and Asya Zhelyazkova30 Member state implementation in the U.S.A. 359Lael R. Keiser and Susan M. Miller31 Member state implementation in Canada 373Charles Conteh32 Member state implementation in Switzerland 387Fritz Sager and Lisa Asticher33 Member state implementation in Germany 398Simon Fink and Eva Ruffing34 International organizations and policy implementation 407Yves Steinebach, Christoph Knill and Christian SeverinPART V ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL LEVELS OFIMPLEMENTATION35 Management and policy implementation 419Adrian Ritz and Srinivas Yerramsetti36 Coordination and policy implementation 429Thurid Hustedt and Ina Radtke37 Collaborative policy implementation 437Susanne Hadorn38 Hybrid co-production of public services 448Anka Kekez, Michael Howlett and M. Ramesh39 Street-level implementation scenery: frontstage, backstage and the prompter 460Anat Gofen, Gabriela Lotta, Oliver Meza and Elizabeth Pérez Chiqués40 A behavioural approach to policy implementation 480Kathrin Loer and Paula Neher41 How people experience policies: the study of policy reception 494Anne RevillardIndex 506