What often passes for public participation in a public decision is nothing more than mere tokenism. To be able to distinguish substantial...
Public policy should solve society’s problems. However, this ostensibly plausible depiction can mask serious problems with how societal...
Participatory budgeting is a process that meaningfully engages those who have traditionally been excluded from participation in important political...
The debilitating effects of a pandemic that refuses to go away can make just remaining safe and healthy seem like accomplishment enough. The public...
A civic space that meaningfully engages civil society with policymakers can contribute to improved public policy decisions. This article looks at...
Making appropriate policies to address complex issues is not a simple thing. If inappropriately addressed, according to H L Mencken, the...
To promote appropriate preventive behavior and stem the rise of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important that policymakers better...
Abraham Lincoln’s view that “it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years” captures the essence of what...
Ideally, all major public policies should be based on sound evidence or, still better, on sound scientific evidence. Moving towards this ideal...
