Commissions Of Inquiry And Policy Change

Author : Gregory J. Inwood,Carolyn M. Johns
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781442615724

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Commissions of Inquiry and Policy Change by Gregory J. Inwood,Carolyn M. Johns Pdf

This collection brings together leading Canadian scholars working in political science, public policy, and law to explore fundamental questions about the relationship between commissions of inquiry and public policy for the first time: What role do commissions play in policy change? Would policy change have happened without them? Why do some commissions result in policy changes while others do not? --

Author : Gregory J. Inwood,Carolyn M. Johns
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781442668874

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Commissions of Inquiry and Policy Change by Gregory J. Inwood,Carolyn M. Johns Pdf

Commissions of inquiry are a vital and ubiquitous part of the Canadian policy landscape. Established to answer the tough questions, they have been charged with examining almost every aspect of public life. This collection brings together leading Canadian scholars working in political science, public policy, and law to explore fundamental questions about the relationship between commissions of inquiry and public policy for the first time: What role do commissions play in policy change? Would policy change have happened without them? Why do some commissions result in policy changes while others do not? In search of answers, Commissions of Inquiry and Policy Change analyses ten landmark inquiries ranging across a variety of political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, and legal issues. Filling a significant gap in the literature, this volume will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of Canadian political science, public policy, law, and history, as well as a broader audience of readers interested in commissions of inquiry and their role in Canadian policymaking.

Author : Christian Henderson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781782258766

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Commissions of Inquiry by Christian Henderson Pdf

A functional typology of commissions of inquiry / Patrick Butchard and Christian Henderson -- Hegemony and counter-hegemony : the politics of establishing United Nations commissions of inquiry / Michelle Farrell and Ben Murphy -- Lessons from two regional missions : fact-finding in Georgia and South Sudan / Rob Grace -- Domestic commissions of inquiry and international law : the importance of normative authority / Stephen Samuel and James A. Green -- Commissions of inquiry and traditional mechanisms of dispute settlement / Alexander Orakhelashvili -- Commissions of inquiry : courting international courts and tribunals / Christine Schwèobel-Patel -- The impact of international commissions of inquiry on the proceedings before the International Criminal Court / Triestino Mariniello -- The interplay between international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the practice of commissions of inquiry / Marco Odello -- Laying the foundations : commissions of inquiry and the development of international law / Shane Darcy -- Quo vadis? Commissions of inquiry and their implications for the coherence of international law / Russell Buchan -- Selectivity and choices in human rights fact-finding : reconciling subjectivity with objectivity? / Thâeo Boutruche -- Commissions of inquiry and procedural fairness / Alison Bisset -- A visible college : the community of fact-finding practice / Corinne Heaven.

Author : Michael J. Trebilcock
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781487556679

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Public Inquiries by Michael J. Trebilcock Pdf

An internationally renowned scholar of law and economics, Michael J. Trebilcock has spent over fifty years teaching and researching at the intersection between ideas, interests, and institutions. In Public Inquiries, Trebilcock reflects on his extensive experiences and sheds light on the role of scholars in engaging with the Canadian public policy-making process. Drawing on a number of case studies, Public Inquiries gives an informed overview of the role of ideas and interests in shaping the policy-making process. Trebilcock takes readers through his personal experiences and what he has learned throughout his career. He puts forward general lessons about the public policy-making process and reform in areas including consumer protection, competition policy, trade policy, electricity reform, and legal aid. By showing that not all experiences have been triumphant, and that disappointments can be as revealing as successes, Trebilcock draws out personal lessons and insights with a view to improving the structure and effectiveness of public inquiries.

Author : British Columbia. Missing Women Commission of Inquiry,Wallace T. Oppal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10
Category : Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)
ISBN : 0991729951

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Forsaken by British Columbia. Missing Women Commission of Inquiry,Wallace T. Oppal Pdf

Author : Kim Stanton
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774866682

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Reconciling Truths by Kim Stanton Pdf

Hundreds of commissions of inquiry have been struck in Canada since before Confederation, but many of their recommendations are never implemented. Reconciling Truths explores the role and implications of public inquiries, particularly their limits and possibilities in an era of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Providing examples and in-depth critical analysis of the leadership and process of various commissions, Kim Stanton offers practical guidance on how to improve their effectiveness. This forthright study affirms the potential of inquiries to create a dialogue about issues of public importance, paving the way for policy change and shifting the dominant Canadian narrative over time.

Author : Marleen Brans,Iris Geva-May,Michael Howlett
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317337461

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Routledge Handbook of Comparative Policy Analysis by Marleen Brans,Iris Geva-May,Michael Howlett Pdf

This Handbook presents the first comprehensive study of policy analytical practices in comparative perspective. It explores emerging developments and innovations in the field and advances knowledge of the nature and quality of policy analysis across different countries and at different levels of government by all relevant actors, both inside and outside government, who contribute to the diagnosis of problems and the search for policy solutions. Handbook chapters examine all aspects of the science, art and craft of policy analysis. They do so both at the often-studied national level, and also at the less well-known level of sub-national and local governments. In addition to studying governments, the Handbook also examines for the first time the practices and policy work of a range of non-governmental actors, including think tanks, interest groups, business actors, labour groups, media, political parties and non-profits. Bringing together a rich collection of cases and a renowned group of scholars, the Handbook constitutes a landmark study in the field.

Author : Dobuzinskis, Laurent,Howlett, Michael
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447346043

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Policy analysis in Canada by Dobuzinskis, Laurent,Howlett, Michael Pdf

Policy analysis in Canada brings together original contributions from many of the field’s leading scholars. Contributors chronicle the evolution of policy analysis in Canada over the past 50 years and reflect on its application in both governmental and non-governmental settings. As part of the International Library of Policy Analysis series, the book enables cross-national comparison of public policy analysis concepts and practice within national and sub-national governments, media, NGOs and other institutional settings. Informed by the latest scholarship on policy analysis, the volume is a valuable resource for academics and students of policy studies, public management, political science and comparative policy studies.

Author : Alastair Stark,Sophie Yates
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009286909

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Public Inquiries and Policy Design by Alastair Stark,Sophie Yates Pdf

This Element addresses the gap in policy design literature that has largely ignored the important ways that public inquiries can act as policy design tools, meaning the functions that inquiries can offer the policy designer are not properly understood.

Author : Scott Prasser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Governmental investigations
ISBN : 0409322547

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Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries in Australia by Scott Prasser Pdf

While there have been many different studies on public inquiries, Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries in Australia provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of public inquiries in Australia. It is based on rigorous and in-depth analysis spanning several decades, and has required patient and painstaking work in defining and identifying different federal public inquiries and monitoring their performance over the last 100 years. ROYAL COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES IN AUSTRALIA will be of interest to all who seek to better understand the particular role of public inquiries and what their continued appointment tells us about trends in Australian government generally.' From the Foreword by Professor John Wanna, The Sir John Bunting Professor of Public Administration, Australian National University. ROYAL COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES IN AUSTRALIA provides the first comprehensive overview of the extent, use and impact of Commonwealth public inquiries appointed since 1901. Specifically, this new book:* defines 'public inquiries,' and delineates them from other advisory bodies;* details trends in public inquiry numbers since Federation and compares these to overseas jurisdictions;* classifies the different types and forms of public inquiries;* explains public inquiry procedures, powers and associated legislation;* analyses why public inquiries are appointed and their roles in the political system;* assesses their impact on public policy; and,* explores the continuing and future roles of public inquiries. Covering public inquiries appointed by the Commonwealth government since Federation, particular attention is given to those public inquiries appointed during the last thirty years, when inquiry numbers increased markedly. References to numerous inquiries throughout the book are supplemented by detailed case studies of key public inquiries, including royal commissions and appointed by different governments. This authoritative book has been written by an expert in the field. Lecturer Dr Scott Prasser has worked in federal and state governments in senior policy and research advisory positions. ROYAL COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES IN AUSTRALIA will be a valuable reference for those interested in a widely used, but often neglected, advisory instrument of modern government that continues to influence many areas of public policy.

Author : Alastair Stark,Sophie Yates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009286862

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Public Inquiries and Policy Design by Alastair Stark,Sophie Yates Pdf

Public inquiries regularly produce outcomes of importance to policy design. However, the policy design literature has largely ignored the many important ways that public inquiries can act as policy design tools, meaning the functions that inquiries can offer the policy designer are not properly understood. This Element addresses this gap in two ways. First, it presents a theoretical discussion, underpinned by international empirical illustrations, to explain how inquiries perform policy design roles and can be classified as procedural policy tools. It focuses on four inquiry functions - catalytic, learning, processual, and legitimation. Second, it addresses the challenge of designing inquiries that have the policy-facing capacities required to make them effective. It introduces plurality as a key variable influencing effectiveness, demonstrating its relevance to internal inquiry operations, the external inquiry environment, and policy tool selection. Thus, it combines conceptual and practical insights to speak to academic and practice orientated audiences.

Author : Michael Howlett
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 827 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000622898

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The Routledge Handbook of Policy Tools by Michael Howlett Pdf

This handbook provides a unique, systematic and comprehensive overview from leading experts in the field of the policy-making tools deployed at all the phases of the policy process. It covers the fundamentals of both new and established policy tools – from regulation and public enterprises to subsidies and information campaigns, as well as new tools, such as social impact investing, nudges, crowdsourcing, co-production and new digital governance and data analysis techniques. The book consists of nine sections with five corresponding to the major research emphases of studies on policy tools across the stages of the policy cycle (agenda-setting, formulation, decision-making, implementation and evaluation). These are accompanied by overviews of key research and concepts, a discussion of how different kinds of tools can be usefully combined in simple or complex policy portfolios or mixes, and a concluding section on future research directions. Consolidating the state of knowledge and uniting classic foundational material with recent advancements in theory and practice in one location, the handbook is a defining volume in this field. The Routledge Handbook of Policy Tools is essential reading and an authoritative reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners of public policy, public administration, and public management, as well as those interested in comparative politics and government, public organizations and the use of policy tools and instruments in individual policy areas from climate change to public health.

Author : Heather MacIvor,Arthur Milnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0433493615

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Canada at 150 by Heather MacIvor,Arthur Milnes Pdf

"The book is a collection of essays and contributions from prominent Canadians on the 150th anniversary of Confederation, and the 35th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Contributors include former prime ministers, politicians, judges, lawyers and wrongfully convicted. The perspectives are broad, thoughtful and inspiring."--

Author : Amanda Wakaruk,Sam-chin Li
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781772124446

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Government Information in Canada by Amanda Wakaruk,Sam-chin Li Pdf

Public access to government information forms the foundation of a healthy liberal democracy. Because this information can be precarious, it needs stewardship. Government Information in Canada provides analysis about the state of Canadian government information publishing. Experts from across the country draw on decades of experience to offer a broad, well-founded survey of history, procedures, and emerging issues—particularly the challenges faced by practitioners during the transition of government information from print to digital access. This is an indispensable book for librarians, archivists, researchers, journalists, and everyone who uses government information and wants to know more about its publication, circulation, and retention. Contributors: Graeme Campbell, Talia Chung, Sandra Craig, Peter Ellinger, Darlene Fichter, Michelle Lake, Sam-chin Li, Steve Marks, Maureen Martyn, Catherine McGoveran, Martha Murphy, Dani J. Pahulje, Susan Paterson , Carol Perry, Caron Rollins, Gregory Salmers, Tom J. Smyth, Brian Tobin, Amanda Wakaruk, Nicholas Worby

Author : Robert Wardhaugh,Barry Ferguson
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774865043

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The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalism by Robert Wardhaugh,Barry Ferguson Pdf

The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalism investigates the groundbreaking inquiry launched to reconstruct Canada’s federal system. In 1937, the Canadian confederation was broken. As the Depression ground on, provinces faced increasing obligations but limited funds, while the dominion had fewer responsibilities but lucrative revenue sources. The commission’s report proposed a bold new form of federalism based on the national collection and unconditional transfers of major tax revenues to the provinces. While the proposal was not immediately adopted, this incisive study demonstrates that the commission’s innovative findings went on to shape policy and thinking about federalism for decades.