政策网络的研究边界探析

An Analysis of Policy Network

政策网络的提出,揭示利益联盟及信仰联盟在政策过程中的作用,认为公共政策是包括政府和社会的各类行动者互动的结果。这种研究思路承继政策过程“互动”和“不可预知性”的思想,强调政策过程中的政治性。政策网络内在的稳定与动态、互倚与自主、排它和包容等双重属性,决定了政策网络是需要管理的。政策网络的管理是组织间关系的管理,旨在达成互利互惠和良性合作。

Policy network uncovers the role of profit alliance and belief alliance in policy process, holding that public policies are the results of interaction of all participants including government and society. This succeeds the ideas of 'interaction' and 'unpredictability' and emphasizes the characteristic of politicalizing the policy process. The policy network is born with dual attributes of steady and dynamic, interdependent and automatic, exclusive and inclusive, which means policy network needs managing. Managing policy network is the management of inter-organization, aiming at realizing mutual benefit and cooperation.