Bureaucracy and Policy Dynamics: A Comparative Perspective

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

This panel presents a comprehensive examination of bureaucratic dynamics, intergenerational transmission, and collaboration dynamics. First, Liu and Yi delve into the role of organizational learning in city governments, particularly focusing on the enhancement of minority representation in the private sector. Second, Guo et al. explore the nuanced concept of policy feedback across generations. It investigates the influence of historical policy adherence on contemporary policy acceptance, using China's fertility policy as a case study. This paper contributes to the understanding of how familial and generational dynamics shape policy perceptions and decisions. Finally, Cao shifts the focus to the intricacies of inter-local government collaboration in managing natural resources, which offers a unique perspective on environmental governance and collaboration.

Sub Unit

• Division 25: Public Policy

Individual Presentations

• Defending the Status Quo: Regulatory Changes during Rulemaking - Alexander Love, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

• Inter-Local Government Collaboration Networks in Natural Resources Management - Shuai Cao, The Ohio State University

• Navigating the Role of Intergenerational Transmission on Policy Feedback - Yue Guo, School of Government, Beijing Normal University; Zihan Xu, School of Government, Beijing Normal University; Qian Zhang, Beijing Normal University

• Discourses and Beliefs: Politics of Coalition in the US Wind Energy Policymaking - Aerang Nam; Linlang He; Alex Osei-Kojo, University of Tennessee

Chair

• Catherine Chen Hamilton College

Discussant

• Ling Zhu University of Houston