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How street‐level bureaucrats become policy entrepreneurs: The case of urban renewal
Author(s) -
Lavee Einat,
Cohen Nissim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.46
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1468-0491
pISSN - 0952-1895
DOI - 10.1111/gove.12387
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , context (archaeology) , urban policy , administration (probate law) , public policy , perception , public administration , business , economic growth , urban planning , economics , political science , paleontology , ecology , neuroscience , law , biology
Under what conditions will street‐level bureaucrats act as policy entrepreneurs? Drawing on the case of social workers working with disadvantaged populations in the context of urban renewal in Israel, we suggest a framework for addressing this question. The research contributes to the literature of public administration and policy both by analyzing the strategies these entrepreneurs adopt to increase their influence on policy design and by proposing that the combination of perceptions of an acute crisis situation, lack of effective knowledge in the area, and the demand for innovation and activism leads street‐level bureaucrats to adopt innovative strategies aimed at influencing policy.