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(Ir-)Rationality and the Multiple Streams Framework

Public Policy
Policy Change
Policy-Making
P003
Nicole Herweg
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Reimut Zohlnhöfer
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Nikolaos Zahariadis
Rhodes College
Addressing Rationality and Irrationality in Policy Process Theories

Abstract

Because of ambiguity and policy-makers‘ unclear policy preferences and time constraints, the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) sees rational problem solving as a rare exception. Papers analyzing the (ir-)rationality of policy processes are particularly welcome in this panel as are MSF papers in general.

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