Policy analytical capacity and "Eastern" styles of policy analysis: evidence from West Java Province, Indonesia

Joshua Newman (), Emi Patmisari and Ida Widianingsih
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Joshua Newman: Monash University
Emi Patmisari: Flinders University
Ida Widianingsih: Universitas Padjadjaran

Policy Sciences, 2022, vol. 55, issue 3, No 5, 469-485

Abstract: Abstract An emerging body of scholarship suggests that "Western" notions of policy analysis may not be relevant in "Eastern" jurisdictions, and that non-Western countries, particularly in Asia, may have their own local policy analytical style or tradition. However, in many Asian countries, little is known about the work that public sector policy analysts do. Using data from a survey and focus groups, this article investigates policy analysis and analytical capacity in the provincial government of West Java, Indonesia. We find ample signs of policy analytical activity as it would be understood by Western scholars, with little evidence of any specific Asian style.

Keywords: Policy analysis; Policy capacity; Evidence-based policy; West Java; Indonesia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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