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Policy Coordination and Integration: A Research Agenda
Author(s) -
Trein Philipp,
Biesbroek Robbert,
Bolognesi Thomas,
Cejudo Guillermo M.,
Duffy Robert,
Hustedt Thurid,
Meyer Iris
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/puar.13180
Subject(s) - conceptual framework , management science , policy analysis , public policy , research policy , political science , knowledge management , sociology , public relations , public administration , computer science , economics , social science , law
Coordinating and integrating different policies and public sector organizations is a major challenge for practitioners and a continuing topic of interest for researchers . This Viewpoint essay argues that research on this topic needs reorientation to provide better insights for practice and theory of policy making , as well as policy implementation . The authors offer four suggestions on how future research could advance: (1) combining existing conceptual and epistemological approaches more systematically ; (2) complementing case studies and surveys with large‐N analyses and novel research tools and methods ; (3) more systematic analysis of the causal mechanisms in policy coordination and integration ; and (4) more thorough study of the real‐world impact of policy coordination and integration .