Applying complexity theory to New Zealand public policy: principles for practice

Authors

  • Elizabeth Eppel
  • Anna Matheson
  • Mat Walton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v7i1.4369

Keywords:

complexity theory, improving policy practice, design, implementation and outcome of policy interventions, promoting healthy nutrition through primary schools, Interacting Systems in Tertiary Education Policy Process, treating communities for health inequalities, implications of complexity theory for policy practice, ‘real time’ evaluation practice, participatory policy practice

Abstract

Interest in the development of complexity theory and its application to policy and social sciences has been accelerating over the last decade.  Drawing on three pieces of recent New Zealand research, this article aims to provide an introduction to complexity theory for policy practitioners and researchers, highlighting principles of complexity theory relevant to improving policy practice and the positive impact of interventions.

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Policy Quarterly volume 7 number 1 2011

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2011-02-01

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2011): Policy Quarterly

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