Advancing Future-Orientation in Policymaking - Institutions, Individuals and Risks

This book argues that, under certain societal and institutional conditions, party-, interest group- and bureaucracy-based elites can interact positively to extend political timeframes beyond short electoral terms and foster reasoned long-term planning for democratic decision making.

Sommario

1. Introduction: Seeking legitimate remedies for democratic myopia 2. Analytical framework: Curbing democratic myopia with elite cooperation 3. Society and institutions: Forging capacities for future-regarding governance 4. Making future-regarding policies: Institutional capacities and operational conditions 5. The personal time orientations of policymakers 6. Main findings, conclusions and discussion

Info autore

Vesa Koskimaa is Senior Research Fellow at the Politics Unit of the Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, Finland.
Lauri Rapeli is Professor at The Social Science Research Institute, Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

Riassunto

This book argues that, under certain societal and institutional conditions, party-, interest group- and bureaucracy-based elites can interact positively to extend political timeframes beyond short electoral terms and foster reasoned long-term planning for democratic decision making.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Vesa Koskimaa, Vesa (Tampere University Koskimaa, Lauri Rapeli, Rapeli Lauri
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032055480
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3205548-0
• Pagine: 168
• Serie: Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Public Administration, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls