Policy and Society

Policy capacity: A conceptual framework for understanding policy competences and capabilities

Xun Wu, M. Ramesh, Michael Howlett · 2015 · 737 citations

Public Affairs, Public Policy, Capacity Planning +15

Design Principles for Policy Mixes: Cohesion and Coherence in ‘New Governance Arrangements’

Michael Howlett, Jeremy Rayner · 2007 · 660 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Public Governance, Public Policy +14

Mobilizing Policy (In)Capacity to Fight COVID-19: Understanding Variations in State Responses

Giliberto Capano, Michael Howlett, Darryl S. L. Jarvis et al. · 2020 · 576 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Public Policy +15

Reconsidering evidence-based policy: Key issues and challenges

Brian Head · 2010 · 510 citations

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Public Policy +12

Wicked and less wicked problems: a typology and a contingency framework

John Alford, Brian Head · 2017 · 498 citations · Full text

Management, Public Policy, Conflict Analysis +6