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dc.contributor.authorCairney, Paulen_UK
dc.contributor.authorGeyer, Roberten_UK
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-10T00:47:36Z-
dc.date.available2017-08-10T00:47:36Z-
dc.date.issued2017en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/24149-
dc.description.abstractIn this brief article, we present a critical discussion of complexity theory, asking: what does it really offer policy studies? We suggest that its stated advantages - interdisciplinarity, theoretical novelty, and empirical advance - are generally exaggerated and based more on hope than experience. In that context, we identify a cautiously positive role for complexity theory, primarily as a way to bridge academic and policymaker discussions and prompt important discussions of pragmatism in policymakingen_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherUniversity of Bamberg Pressen_UK
dc.relationCairney P & Geyer R (2017) A critical discussion of complexity theory: how does 'complexity thinking' improve our understanding of politics and policymaking?. Complexity, Governance and Networks, 3 (2), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.20377/cgn-56en_UK
dc.rightsPublished in Complexity, Governance & Networks by University of Bamberg Press to be published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license The original publication will be available at: https://doi.org/10.20377/cgn-56en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectcomplexity theoryen_UK
dc.subjectcomplex systemsen_UK
dc.subjectpoliticsen_UK
dc.subjectpolicymakingen_UK
dc.subjectinterdisciplinarityen_UK
dc.subjectpolicy studiesen_UK
dc.subjectDemocratic accountabilityen_UK
dc.subjectPragmatismen_UK
dc.titleA critical discussion of complexity theory: how does 'complexity thinking' improve our understanding of politics and policymaking?en_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.20377/cgn-56en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleComplexity, Governance and Networksen_UK
dc.citation.issn2214-2991en_UK
dc.citation.volume3en_UK
dc.citation.issue2en_UK
dc.citation.spage1en_UK
dc.citation.epage11en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailp.a.cairney@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPoliticsen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationLancaster Universityen_UK
dc.identifier.wtid551890en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-9956-832Xen_UK
dc.date.accepted2016-08-18en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2016-08-18en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2016-08-24en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorCairney, Paul|0000-0002-9956-832Xen_UK
local.rioxx.authorGeyer, Robert|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2017-12-31en_UK
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local.rioxx.filename56-165-1-PB.pdfen_UK
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