Resilience and robustness are exciting concepts for policy researchers. Their broad use in other disciplines has motivated social scientists and policy researchers to adopt them in analyses. In the present paper, we review definitions of these concepts and the primary theoretical and empirical challenges presented by resilience and robustness as lenses for improving the understanding of policy process and policy design. The results reveal that the two concepts differ in their potential value for public policy analysis. Despite its diffusion and âcharmeâ, resilience does not appear to be useful and may be misleading, whereas robustness exhibits great potential with respect to both analysis and design.
Capano, G., Woo, J.J. (2017). Resilience and robustness in policy design: a critical appraisal. POLICY SCIENCES, 50(3), 399-426 [10.1007/s11077-016-9273-x].
Resilience and robustness in policy design: a critical appraisal
CAPANO, GILIBERTO;
2017
Abstract
Resilience and robustness are exciting concepts for policy researchers. Their broad use in other disciplines has motivated social scientists and policy researchers to adopt them in analyses. In the present paper, we review definitions of these concepts and the primary theoretical and empirical challenges presented by resilience and robustness as lenses for improving the understanding of policy process and policy design. The results reveal that the two concepts differ in their potential value for public policy analysis. Despite its diffusion and âcharmeâ, resilience does not appear to be useful and may be misleading, whereas robustness exhibits great potential with respect to both analysis and design.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
