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So you want to be a policy entrepreneur?

Mandy Live

Policy entrepreneurs transform policy ideas into policy innovations, disrupting the status quo of existing settings. What makes for effective policy entrepreneurship and what attributes, skills and strategies do you need? At a glance In paper for Policy Design and Practice, Michael Mintrom (Monash University) synthesises the research on policy entrepreneurship, providing insights for those who […]

What is the ‘policy problem’ and what’s to be done about it? Building an infrastructure for great policy

By Sally Washington

Career Advice

What is the ‘policy problem’ and what’s to be done about it? Find out, and how to make changes stick, at the Mandarin Live session on policy infrastructure, facilitated by Sally Washington and Michael Mintrom on 19 November.

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What to do when your minister’s policy range is less than what’s demanded of the role. Engage with them at every opportunity to build trust and create an echo chamber

By Shannon Jenkins

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How can a public servant have a role in policy leadership while not overstepping the line? The nuance required couldn’t be found in the guideposts defined by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Instead, some point to the stewardship function, in which public servants find themselves navigating determined politicians and a public in need of sustainable policy.

New Zealand’s wellbeing budget is a major policy innovation

By Michael Mintrom

Career Advice

New Zealand’s first ‘wellbeing budget’ was delivered last week by Minister of Finance Grant Robertson. As the second budget from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour-led

Six ingredients of successful public policy

By The Conversation

Case studies

Without doubt, the current times present major challenges for all governments. And new challenges will surely arise in the years ahead. Here are six recurrent patterns that seem to promote successful policy outcomes.

Michael Mintrom

So you want to be a policy entrepreneur?

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What is the ‘policy problem’ and what’s to be done about it? Building an infrastructure for great policy

What to do when your minister’s policy range is less than what’s demanded of the role. Engage with them at every opportunity to build trust and create an echo chamber

New Zealand’s wellbeing budget is a major policy innovation

Six ingredients of successful public policy