Search

Your search keyword '"Exley, Sonia"' showing total 4 results
Start Over Author "Exley, Sonia" Publication Year Range Last 50 years Journal journal of social policy
4 results on '"Exley, Sonia"'

2. Open Policy Making in the UK – to Whom Might Policy Formulation be 'Opening Up'?

Author

EXLEY, SONIA

Subjects
*PATIENT participation, *PRACTICAL politics, *RESEARCH methodology, *PUBLIC administration, *PRIVATE sector, *INTERVIEWING, *QUALITATIVE research, *GOVERNMENT policy, *POLICY sciences, *THEMATIC analysis, *DATA analysis software
Abstract

This article explores recent UK government aspirations towards 'open policy making' (OPM). Against a backdrop of scholarly literatures on power inequalities in policy making, I consider to whom processes of policy formulation under a banner of OPM are expected to be 'opening up'. The article draws on an analysis of government documents from 2012–2018 plus some supplementary data from expert interviews. It notes aspirations towards 'opening up' policy formulation to new experts and a particular preoccupation with encouraging private sector involvement. Ideas which may boost ordinary citizens' input are also part of what 'makes up' UK Government OPM, though citizen involvement appears restricted, sitting uneasily alongside commitments to austerity influencing how 'openness' is understood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

Catalog

Books, media, physical & digital resources
See catalog results