Public values assessment as a practice: integration of evidence and research agenda
Open Access
- 2 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Public Management Review
- Vol. 24 (6) , 840-859
Abstract
Policymakers and public managers need to identify, reflect and decide on public values for given policy issues. This process is defined as public values assessment (PVA). We conduct a systematic literature review (n = 114 studies) on PVA, and employ a Strategy-as-Practice lens to analyse how the activity of PVA takes place in practice. Based on our integration of evidence, we propose a theoretical framework called PVA-as-Practice (PVAP). We conclude by recommending a configuration approach to future public values research to identify the most effective configurations of PVA activities, taking into account the policy issues faced by policymakers and public managers.Keywords
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