Lessons from policy theories for the pursuit of equity in health, education and gender policy
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Lessons from policy theories for the pursuit of equity in health, education and gender policy. / Cairney, Paul; Denny, Emily St; Kippin, Sean; Mitchell, Heather.
I: Policy and Politics, Bind 50, Nr. 3, 2022, s. 362-383.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Lessons from policy theories for the pursuit of equity in health, education and gender policy
AU - Cairney, Paul
AU - Denny, Emily St
AU - Kippin, Sean
AU - Mitchell, Heather
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Policy Press 2022
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - We highlight practical lessons from policy theories on how to promote equity through transformational changes in policymaking. Health, education and gender are at the heart of such equity policy agendas. Their advocates seek transformational changes to: policy, to reject a ‘neoliberal’ paradigm and address the social and economic causes of unfair inequalities, and policymaking, to foster collaboration and holistic government. However, they also report a wide gap between aspirations and outcomes, and many seek insights from policy studies on how to close it. Our aim is to use their common engagement with policy theories to connect their agendas, foster intersectoral dialogue, and ensure that their contributions are greater than the sum of their parts. A common take-home message is to be cautious about any attempt to turn a provocative transformational political project into a technical process containing a ‘toolbox’ or ‘playbook’.
AB - We highlight practical lessons from policy theories on how to promote equity through transformational changes in policymaking. Health, education and gender are at the heart of such equity policy agendas. Their advocates seek transformational changes to: policy, to reject a ‘neoliberal’ paradigm and address the social and economic causes of unfair inequalities, and policymaking, to foster collaboration and holistic government. However, they also report a wide gap between aspirations and outcomes, and many seek insights from policy studies on how to close it. Our aim is to use their common engagement with policy theories to connect their agendas, foster intersectoral dialogue, and ensure that their contributions are greater than the sum of their parts. A common take-home message is to be cautious about any attempt to turn a provocative transformational political project into a technical process containing a ‘toolbox’ or ‘playbook’.
KW - Education
KW - Equality
KW - Equity
KW - Gender
KW - Health
KW - Neoliberal
KW - Policymaking
KW - Social justice
KW - health
KW - education
KW - gender
KW - policymaking
KW - equity
KW - equality
KW - neoliberal
KW - social justice
U2 - 10.1332/030557321X16487239616498
DO - 10.1332/030557321X16487239616498
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85134928689
VL - 50
SP - 362
EP - 383
JO - Policy and Politics
JF - Policy and Politics
SN - 0305-5736
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 346597145