Models tm ch9

Question 1

Alford model of structural interests

Answer 1

• Three arrows pointing to (health reform) issue
• Three structural interests: Professional monopolists, Equal health advocates, Corporate rationalists

Question 2

Easton’s model

Answer 2

• Input, Black box, Output
• In the government there are inputs such as demands, support, resources that are influenced by scarcity and competition –> we cannot see what is happening in the black box –> through policies there come outputs such as goods and services

Question 3

Rational model of Simon

Answer 3

• Policymakers logically move through a series of steps
• Best alternative is chosen by policy maker
• Power can have influence on governmental, institutional and societal level on these decisions

Question 4

Weber’s three origin of power

Answer 4

• Identified who are in the position of exercising power and what their mark of authority is
• Four authorities: traditional, charismatic, rational-legal, technical

Question 5

Power theory of Dahl

Answer 5

• People who succeed in exerting influence over governmental decision-making are people with money, holding official office, managing staff, control over information

Question 6

Punctuated equilibrium model

Answer 6

Sometimes moments where policy is really stable and sometimes radical different ways of doing things are possible
- crisis for radical change
- punctuated bc it is one point in time

Question 7

Engeneering model

Answer 7

Ideally there should be a direct, sequential and relatively rapid relationship between research findings and policy decisions (linear process)

Question 8

Enlightenment model

Answer 8

Acknowledges an indirect application of research insights towards policy solutions (works too late)

Question 9

Elective affinity model

Answer 9

Policymakers accept faster insights of research when they participated

Question 10

Linkage and exchange model

Answer 10

Good practices to setup the bridge between scientific and political/policy approach of societal problems

Question 11

Conceptual model of knowledge transfer process, Ward

Answer 11

Five common components of knowledge transfer process, researchers to policy:
1. Problem identification and communication
2. Knowledge/research development and selection
3. Analysis of context
4. Knowledge transfer activities or interventions
5. Knowledge/research utilization

Question 12

Rational model tells us

Answer 12

What is important will be taken up by the policy makers and politics

Question 13

Hall model

Answer 13

Why issues are not placed high
- Legitimacy
- Feasibility
- Support

Question 14

Kingdon’s streams model

Answer 14

• policy
• problem
• political

Question 15

Shiffman and Smith’s model

Answer 15

What factors necessary to get issue high on the agenda
Big table with Actor power, Ideas, Characteristics, Context