Knowing the Future : Theories of Time in Policy Analysis
Table 1 : Theories of Time
Theories of |
Basic concepts |
Political action |
How do we know the future ? |
time |
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as … |
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Policymaking |
Cycles , |
Rational |
We anticipate it based on evidence |
in time |
sequences , and |
problem solving |
and past knowledge |
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temporal |
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|
structures |
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|
Policymaking |
Ambiguity , |
Temporal |
We don ' t , but we carry on anyway |
by time |
opportunity , |
sorting and |
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and policy |
manipulation |
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streams |
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|
Times of |
Time frames , |
Deliberation and |
We collectively rehearse and re- |
policymaking |
temporal |
discursive |
imagine it |
|
orders , and |
powering |
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timescapes |
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