POLS1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: International Simultaneous Policy Organization, Westminster System, Presidential System
Lecture 11 - Kingdon’s Policy Streams Model
antidote to linear policy stages view
Kingdon says it is much less clear, less rational, more actors
Metaphors:
Garbage Can - describes the environment in which policy making takes place
policy created through a mess of things crashing into each other
Three Streams - problem, politics, + solution - when these come together, policy is
created
The problem stream is constructed - a mix of objective and subjective elements
objective components are subjectively framed as problems or non-problems
the policy stream is usually a pre-existing idea
the politics stream is about sociological and political norms
Window of Opportunity - when the 3 streams collide, a window of opportunity is
opened
Policymaking is a form of organised anarchy - the garbage can
problems and solutions are distinct - solutions pre-date problems
a moment in time where things become possible
pre-existing solutions are seen as the policy response to new problems and
championed by policy entrepreneurs in a permissive climate
policy entrepreneurs (e.g. policymakers) can pull the streams together by negotiating
conducive political climate for change, etc.
Criticisms:
how does chance explain simultaneous policy adoption around the world?
too cloud-like: what about institutions and power?
Summary
an exploration of Kingdon allows you to explore constructivism, new institutionalism,
and power
It paints on these larger canvasses
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Document Summary
Lecture 11 - kingdon s policy streams model antidote to linear policy stages view. Kingdon says it is much less clear, less rational, more actors. Garbage can - describes the environment in which policy making takes place policy created through a mess of things crashing into each other. Three streams - problem, politics, + solution - when these come together, policy is created. The problem stream is constructed - a mix of objective and subjective elements objective components are subjectively framed as problems or non-problems the policy stream is usually a pre-existing idea the politics stream is about sociological and political norms. Window of opportunity - when the 3 streams collide, a window of opportunity is opened. Summary an exploration of kingdon allows you to explore constructivism, new institutionalism, and power. Policy stream reduces window of opportunity to a small amount of time.
