Policy Network and its Application to the Construction Project of Hushan Reservoir

• Main Authors: Guan-Hong-Liu, 劉冠宏
• Other Authors: Tung-Wen-Sun
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87662678963963340362

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 公共行政與政策學系 === 96 === Instead of traditional approaches of pluralism and corporatism, this research applies the concept of policy network to analyze the case of Construction Project of Hushan Reservoir which stresses the importance of complicate interactions between state and society in the policy making process. Literature review has indicated that the reason for the development of the policy network theory is primarily due to the limitations of applying either pluralism or corporatism to explain government decision-making in regulatory policies. The framework of this research refers to Marsh & Smith’s (2000) dialectical model of policy network theory which emphasizes the dialectical relationships between the structure of the network and the agents operating within it; the network and the context within which it operates; and the network and the policy outcome. Through literature review and analyzing data collected from intensive interview, this research attempts to study the development of the Construction Project of Hushan Reservoir by looking at the static and dynamic information together. The purpose of this research is to apply policy network theory in finding out different discourses and strategies made by different stakeholders, and to analyze the interactions among stakeholders within the policy network of Construction Project of Hushan Reservoir. It has been demonstrated that the dialectical model is applicable in explaining the dynamic operations of the policy network. Some policy recommendations have been made to enhancing the governance of the Construction Project of Hushan Reservoir.