Policy Coordination and Integration: A Research Agenda. (18th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Trein, Philipp; Biesbroek, Robbert; Bolognesi, Thomas; Cejudo, Guillermo M.; Duffy, Robert; Hustedt, Thurid; Meyer, Iris
• Is Part Of: Public administration review. Volume 81:Number 5(2021)
• Page Start: 973
• Page End: 977
• Publication Date: 2020-03-18
• Subjects: United States -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Periodicals; 350
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.13180
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-3352

Abstract

Abstract: Coordinating and integrating different policies and public sector organizations is a major challenge for practitioners and a continuing topic of interest for researchers . This Viewpoint essay argues that research on this topic needs reorientation to provide better insights for practice and theory of policy making, as well as policy implementation . The authors offer four suggestions on how future research could advance: (1) combining existing conceptual and epistemological approaches more systematically ; (2) complementing case studies and surveys with large‐N analyses and novel research tools and methods ; (3) more systematic analysis of the causal mechanisms in policy coordination and integration ; and (4) more thorough study of the real‐world impact of policy coordination and integration .