Policymaking and Summary

Dorien DeTombe
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Dorien DeTombe: International Research Society on Methodology of Societal Complexity

Chapter Chapter 14 in Handling Societal Complexity, 2015, pp 491-519 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, Policymaking and Summary, special attention will be given to the problem handling phases 1.1–1.3, the phases of becoming aware of the problem, extending the mental idea, and putting the problem on the political agenda. We address the use of the Theory of Methodology of Societal Complexity in relation with the education of policymakers. In the intertwined and global world of today there are many complex societal problems: worldwide man-made complex problems such as the credit crisis and the climate change; local man-made complex societal problems like traffic, energy, and pollution. Policymakers have the task to handle these problems. However, most policymakers are neither well educated for, nor very capable of or familiar with, handling these problems properly. In everyday life most policymakers tend to make only a shallow analysis of the situation they are confronted with and often only react to the effects of the problem without addressing its causes. To improve this situation policymakers should be more aware of the complexity of the problems they are dealing with and learn to handle them accordingly.

Keywords: Political Agenda; Societal Problem; Group Decision Support System; Credit Crisis; Mental Idea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-43917-3_14

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