Definitions & policies Flashcards
Politics
is the science based on the competition and struggle for resources to deal with societal challenges by balancing causes, effects and measures.
The state
is the legal authority having a monopoly over the territory and controls which societal issues need to be addressed to prevent failures
The market
competes with others rather than having a monopoly based on price mechanisms to satisfy individuals
The community
trust and coordination to improve and understand social capital
What is a Big Society?
focuses on bottom-up ideas to satisfy citizens’ needs
What are policies?
means and instruments to tackle wicked problems in a desired way
(rules and regulations)
What is public policy?
gives directions on how to achieve public goods (through international collective action) with a selection of means and instruments
(government)
what is a Policy program?
(+ 3 premises)
specifies which goals need to be achieved and how
1. it emerges from complex interactions
2. generates different processes
3. government intervention (if any)
What is the policy cycle?
it gives an overview of the policy processes
Policy cycle stages (5)
- Agenda Setting
- Policy Development
- Policy Decisionmaking
- Policy Implementation
- Policy Evaluation
Government vs Governance
government refers to the control and steering of actions within a territory
governance is based on interactions, networks and coordination among multiple actors.
what depends governments’ capacity on?
it depends on the ability to mobilise and combine resources in a strucutred way
4 Types of Policies
- Constitutional: establishes organisational operations (ministry of immigration)
- Regulatory: controls activities through norms (COVID)
- Provisional: creates specific facilities (education)
- Redistributive: resource allocation (taxes)
