TY - JOUR
T1 - What a Political Scientist Can Tell a Policymaker about the Likelihood of Success or Failure
AU - Sharkansky, Ira
PY - 1992/9
Y1 - 1992/9
N2 - A political scientist can introduce a focus on politics into policy analysis. However, the pervasity of politics in policymaking defines one of the outer boundaries of policy analysis. Politicians tend to think about specific needs and how they may be furthered by concrete projects more than they tend to think about principles or empirical findings. The position of policy analysis in policymaking and program implementation is to be won in a competitive setting amid individuals with training in other professional specialties and politicians who may have to professional training. Where politics is pervasive, policy analysts must have a tolerance for ambiguity, obfuscation and frustration.
AB - A political scientist can introduce a focus on politics into policy analysis. However, the pervasity of politics in policymaking defines one of the outer boundaries of policy analysis. Politicians tend to think about specific needs and how they may be furthered by concrete projects more than they tend to think about principles or empirical findings. The position of policy analysis in policymaking and program implementation is to be won in a competitive setting amid individuals with training in other professional specialties and politicians who may have to professional training. Where politics is pervasive, policy analysts must have a tolerance for ambiguity, obfuscation and frustration.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34248261647&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1992.tb00481.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1992.tb00481.x
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AN - SCOPUS:34248261647
SN - 1541-132X
VL - 11
SP - 406
EP - 422
JO - Review of Policy Research
JF - Review of Policy Research
IS - 3-4
ER -