Semantics and Genealogy of Public Policy Leadership

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 University of Tehran (Farabi Campus), Qom, Iran

2 Public Administration, Management & Accounting, University of Tehran (Farabi Campus), Qom, Iran

3 Faculty of Islamic Thoughts, Imam Sadeq University, Tehran, Iran

4 Business Administration, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

5 Finance, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Public Policy Leadership is a concept in the literature of public policy sciences. It is as old as other concepts in public policy, but researches in this field, which have mostly been empirical studies and reports, used divergent and different disciplines, concepts and topics. Subsequently, it has made different approaches that have led to some divergent and different meanings. In this research, using the method of thematic analysis and for the purpose of semantics and genealogy of this concept, during a certain process, the most relevant studies of this field were selected and analyzed. The results of the thematic analysis of the texts cut and arranged together show that there are three main themes that included the meaning of public policy leadership: 1) directing the public policy process, 2) playing the main role among various actors and 3) creating convergence in public policy. Finally, it has also been attempted to examine the meaning of public policy leadership with respect to these three themes and the conditions that make each one credible. Also, it has attempted to analyze the possible combinations of these three themes in a two-in-one fashion, as well as their three-in-one mix.

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