Significance and Methodology of Problem Structuring in Public Policy Research and Analysis

“問題建構”在政策分析中的重要性及其方法論之探討

翁興利(Seng-Lee Wong)

《中國行政評論》 1卷3期 (1992/06) Pp. 139-154

https://doi.org/10.6635/cpar.1992.1(3).05

摘要

由於體認到「問題建構」的重要性，研究者與決策者們開始將「問題建構」視為政策制定中極為重要的一環，因為一項政策的成功與否，全擊乎「問題建構」的是否正确。錯誤的問題界定，會直接地或間接地影響到正確政策方案的選擇。本文將從政策問題的特性、「問題建構」的方法論，以及「問題建構」的評估標準等層面，分別作一檢視。

關鍵字

問題建構 ； 問題界定 ； 結構不良特性 ； 思維體系 ； 利害相關者 ； 辨證模式

並列摘要

Recognizing the importance of problem structuring, researchers, analysts, and policy makers have begun to focus on problem structuring as one part of policy making. Most of them also agree that problem structuring is at the heart of treating policy problems. This assumption that problem structuring is central to addressing problems in policy is based on evidence that the effectiveness of policy solutions directly relates to the appropriateness of the problem definition upon which the solution implicitly or explicitly is based. The prupose of this essay is to provide an overview of 1). The nature of policy problems: 2). The methodology of problem structuring; and 3). Criteria for evaluating problem structuring.

並列關鍵字

poblem structuring ； problem definition ； ill-structured nature ； inquiring system ； stakeholders ； modes of argument