THE ANALYSIS OF DESIGN OR THE DESIGN OF ANALYSIS? |
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| Authors: | Stephen H. Linder B. Guy Peters |
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| Affiliation: | STEPHEN E. LINDER is Research Associate Professor of Management and Policy Sciences with the School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Iowa and has taught at UCLA and Tulane University. His current research focuses on design issues in policy formulation and management.;B. GUY PETERS is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh. He is author of numerous books and articles in the area of public administration and public policy including Policy Dynamics, The Pathology of Public Policy;(both with Brian W. Hogwood), American Public Policy, and The Politics of Bureaucracy. |
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| Abstract: | The policy sciences have advanced in the past by introspection, and there appears to be a need for a return to such self-conscious examination of the field of inquiry. A design orientation offers a useful framework for such an examination. It requires reconsideration of some of the fundamental premises of policy inquiry. This article explores what impact design might have on the conventional process framework and then proceeds to discuss the development of a design perspective. |
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