TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing Public Policy Research in Taiwan
T2 - An Analysis of Journal Publications, 1996-2007
AU - Hung, Ling Chun
AU - Yu, Chilik
AU - Lin, Min Wei
AU - Su, Yu Chang
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was made possible by a grant from Taiwan’s National Science Council (NSC 94-2414-H-128-003). A previous version of this paper was presented at the Sixth International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum-Workshop, Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan, June 5–6, 2009. The authors thank the workshop discussants and participants for their helpful comments and suggestions. Also, the authors would like to thank the three anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions to improve this paper. Opinions expressed in the paper are the authors’ and do not reflect the views of the funding agency.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - This study examines the contributors, subject contents, and methodologies of public policy scholarship in Taiwan. Through an analysis of 192 articles published in five journals between 1996 and 2007, it suggests that a professional journal solely devoted to public policy analysis is necessary to connect academic researchers and practitioners, and that policy studies in Taiwan must continuously raise the level of methodological rigor. The study's results help public policy communities in other countries to have a better understanding of Taiwan's public policy research; furthermore, by drawing attention to the problems and weaknesses in the development of Taiwanese public policy scholarship, the study is meant to advance the current discussion on ways to strengthen the quality of policy research around the world.
AB - This study examines the contributors, subject contents, and methodologies of public policy scholarship in Taiwan. Through an analysis of 192 articles published in five journals between 1996 and 2007, it suggests that a professional journal solely devoted to public policy analysis is necessary to connect academic researchers and practitioners, and that policy studies in Taiwan must continuously raise the level of methodological rigor. The study's results help public policy communities in other countries to have a better understanding of Taiwan's public policy research; furthermore, by drawing attention to the problems and weaknesses in the development of Taiwanese public policy scholarship, the study is meant to advance the current discussion on ways to strengthen the quality of policy research around the world.
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U2 - 10.1080/13876988.2012.724967
DO - 10.1080/13876988.2012.724967
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84870943119
SN - 1387-6988
VL - 14
SP - 431
EP - 448
JO - Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
JF - Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
IS - 5
ER -