From Policy Paradigm to Policy Statement: A New Way to Grasp the Role of Knowledge in the Policymaking Process

Philippe Zittoun ()
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Philippe Zittoun: LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Thomas Kuhn's (1962) concept of a paradigm, which he used to describe the dynamics of knowledge production in the natural sciences, is particularly important for the social sciences. As is the case for many famous concepts, the notion of a paradigm takes on a different meaning depending on the interpreter, period, and the field to which the concept is applied. After it was used by sociologists to examine the history of natural science, other social scientists adopted it to describe their own scientific field. In sociology, for example, Robert Merton (1968) suggested using this concept to highlight a complete set of sociological postulates, concepts, and proposals to produce a coherent analysis.

Keywords: Policy Statement; Policy Change; Policy Instrument; Policy Process; Policymaking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Published in John Hogan; Michael Howlett. Policy Paradigms in Theory and Practice. Discourses, Ideas and Anomalies in Public Policy Dynamics, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp.117-140, 2015, Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy, ISBN 978-1-137-43403-6 / eISBN 978-1-137-43404-3. ⟨10.1057/9781137434043_7⟩

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137434043_7

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