Exam 11: Science and Theory in the Study of Public Policy Need to Add Some NPF

When a window of opportunity opens for a particular policy area, this increases the chances that a window will open for a related policy area, this is an example of:

In the institutional analysis and development (IAD) approach, rules exist at independent levels, isolated from others.

The advocacy coalition framework states that the balance of political power between groups of interests remains relatively stable over long periods of time, punctuated by relatively sudden shifts in public understanding of problems and in the balance of power between the groups.

Paul Sabatier argues that policy scholars should seek to test and refine existing theories, rather than create entirely new theories of the policy process.

The way we investigate social and natural phenomena owes a great deal to what major historical movement?

Which of the following is an accurate characterization of the type of approach institutional analysis and development (IAD) take?

Explain why anecdotal evidence is so often used-and is so often useful-in policy debates.

In the punctuated equilibrium model, a policy monopoly nearly never loses control over policy ideas.

Explain why day to day discussions about politics are often more about stories and symbols than about "scientifically" gathered data.

Explain how the IAD arose out of the study of common pool resources.

Within the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), all of the following are elements of narrative form except

Scientific evidence almost always reflects "common sense" notions of how real policy making works. .

A model developed by Paul Sabatier that states that interest groups are organized in policy communities within a policy domain is called the

The political stream is independent of the problems and policy streams. .

According to Dye (1992), a good model should suggest hypotheses about both the causes and consequences of public policy.

Harold Laswell's call for the creation of a policy science was based on a desire to

Explain the difference between anecdotes and evidence.

Which of the following policy scholars was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for their work?

Explain what the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) is, and how it contributes to approaches of studying the policy process.

Kingdon's "streams metaphor" describes policy making and change in terms of