The Academy of Social Science has published this commentary and analysis article featuring insights from professors of various UK universities, including Liverpool, Bristol, Southampton, Stirling, Glasgow, Sheffield, Cardiff, and Manchester. The article discusses how positive public policy can be a tool for government effectiveness in response to chronic stress and complex crises. Collectively, the professors emphasise the need for collaboration between researchers and policymakers. The article highlights the Positive Public Policy (PoPP) approach that aims to improve government effectiveness by learning from past successes and failures and fostering strategic, systemic, and participatory approaches. PoPP advocates for strategic state, systems-thinking, and evidence-informed approaches for government to design and deliver high-performing public policy. The UK government faces an increasingly challenging threat landscape, characterised by chronic problems, complex crises, and emerging challenges, necessitating a transformation in government operations to address these issues effectively.
Further reading
- Great Policy Successes: How Governments Get It Right in a Big Way at Least Some of the Time – Open Access e-book by Mallory Compton and Paul ‘t Hart, published by Oxford University Press
- Rising to Ostrom’s challenge: an invitation to walk on the bright side of public governance and public service. Douglas, S., Schillemans, T., ‘t Hart, P., Ansell, C., Bøgh Andersen, L., Flinders, M., … Torfing, J. (2021). Rising to Ostrom’s challenge: an invitation to walk on the bright side of public governance and public service. Policy Design and Practice, 4(4), 441–451. Open Access Commentary in Journal Publication, published by Taylor & Francis Group