This article examines the utilities of and challenges of policy design theory as a policy process theory. While there has been increasing attention to the democracy in policy process throughout the world, the discussion of policy design theory will en...
This article examines the utilities of and challenges of policy design theory as a policy process theory. While there has been increasing attention to the democracy in policy process throughout the world, the discussion of policy design theory will encourage the theoretical debate and yield an insight for a practical direction of policy design. While there is mounting evidence of the use of social construction in the social welfare field, it remains to be seen if it will really enhance citizenship thereby making democracy work better.