Policy Studies Journal articles from May 2004

Policy Studies Journal archives from May 2004

Editor's notes.(Editorial)
May 1, 2004... This issue marks the second issue of Policy Studies Journal since our major facelift this past summer, and we are already seeing positive effects on the quality of the Journal. From the outset the Journal faced the twin challenge of...

Policymaking in the parallelogram of forces: common agency and human service provision.
May 1, 2004... The provision of human services--services that protect, maintain, or enhance the welfare or social functioning of individuals, families, and social groups--presents difficult political and management issues. Human service provision is...

A comparison of a collaborative and top-down approach to the use of science in policy: establishing Marine Protected Areas in California.
May 1, 2004... Several studies have analyzed the use of collaborative institutions for resolving conflicts over natural resources (Leach & Pelkey, 2001; Leach, Pelkey, & Sabatier, 2002; Lubell, forthcoming; Lubell, Schneider, Scholz, & Mete, 2002; McGinnis,...

Teachers' attitudes and the success of school choice.
May 1, 2004... Introduction Over the last decade, criticisms about the poor quality of American public education have led to an explosion in the number of experimental school choice programs such as magnet schools, charter schools, and voucher programs....

Get your tongue out of my mouth 'cause I'm kissin' you goodbye: the politics of ideas.
May 1, 2004... Criminal Justice Policy Perhaps the most noteworthy contribution to public policy has been country music's framing of the death penalty debate after Furman v. Georgia. On the one side is the classic argument for deterrence by Roger Miller...

The "gradient effect" in federal laboratory-industry technology transfer partnerships.
May 1, 2004... 1. Introduction In the United States and throughout most of the world, many public goods and services are delivered by public-private partnership. Public-private partnerships are viewed as institutional arrangements that can "make things...

An empirical assessment of devolution's policy impact.
May 1, 2004... President George W. Bush's initial budget proposals for 2004 advocated the further devolution of some policymaking authority from the national government to the states. Although some of these proposals have been overshadowed by foreign policy...

State political culture and welfare reform.
May 1, 2004... Introduction This article addresses how the general features of state governments shaped their ability to implement welfare reform in the late 1990s. The American states recently conducted the most radical reform of welfare since the...