The Organisation of Wicked Policy Problems

Abstract

Scholarship and practitioners increasingly argue that public administrations are confronted with unprecedentedly uncertain, complex, and ambiguous policy issues. They echo a longstanding debate that discusses them as distinct challenges and label them as »wicked policy problems«. The aims of this panel are twofold: First, it seeks to advance the theorization of »wicked problems« in order to understand their distinct nature. Second, this panel explores the chances and limits of different theoretical perspectives on the organization and management of »wicked problems«. Theoretical and empirical contributions are put forward.

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