Policy Sciences

Dilemmas in a general theory of planning

Horst W. J. Rittel, Melvin M. Webber · 1973 · 15.3K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Urban Planning, Decision Theory +10

An advocacy coalition framework of policy change and the role of policy-oriented learning therein

Paul Sabatier · 1988 · 3.5K citations

Public Affairs, Education Policy, Public Policy +15

How safe is safe enough? A psychometric study of attitudes towards technological risks and benefits

Baruch Fischhoff, Paul Slovic, Sarah Lichtenstein et al. · 1978 · 2.8K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Risk Management +14

Overcoming the tragedy of super wicked problems: constraining our future selves to ameliorate global climate change

Kelly Levin, Benjamin Cashore, Steven Bernstein et al. · 2012 · 1.8K citations

Social Sciences, Environmental Policy, Climate Change Adaptation +9

The lessons of learning: Reconciling theories of policy learning and policy change

Colin J. Bennett, Michael Howlett · 1992 · 1.3K citations

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Public Policy +15