The investigation of how policies are executed and enforced, including issues around bureaucratic capacity and regulatory compliance.
Policy Implementation: The process of putting policy into action by designing and carrying out specific programs and activities.
Policy Analysis: Systematic examination of policy options relating to a particular problem or issue.
Policy Design: The process of formulating a policy proposal.
Policy Evaluation: The systematic assessment of the merit or worth of a policy or program.
Stakeholder Analysis: Identification and evaluation of individuals or groups who can affect or are affected by a policy or program.
Resource Allocation: The process of distributing resources according to predetermined rules or criteria.
Implementation Networks: The web of relationships among organizations responsible for implementing policy.
Public Sector Management: The managerial aspects of policy implementation, including planning, organizing, directing, and controlling public sector organizations.
Organizational Behavior: The study of how individuals and groups behave within organizations.
Public Service Delivery: The provision of public services to citizens, including education, healthcare, and social welfare.
Regulation: The use of legal instruments to control or influence behavior in the public or private sectors.
Institutional Design: The process of creating or modifying institutions to promote public policy objectives.
Policy Implementation Failure: The reasons and factors that contribute to the failed implementation of policy.
Policy Transfers: The process of transferring policy ideas, instruments, and institutions between countries or contexts.
Capacity Building: The process of developing and enhancing the skills, knowledge, and abilities of individuals and organizations to implement policy effectively.