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2022
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Canada
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Political Science D-index 78 Citations 27,466 369 World Ranking 12 National Ranking 1

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Political Science in Canada Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Canada Leader Award

2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • China

Policy studies, Policy analysis, Public policy, Corporate governance and Public administration are his primary areas of study. His Policy studies research integrates issues from Positive economics, Public economics, Politics and Empirical research. His Policy analysis research includes elements of Management science and Process.

His studies in Public policy integrate themes in fields like Empirical evidence, Political economy, Operationalization and Scope. His research in Corporate governance intersects with topics in Risk analysis and Welfare economics. Michael Howlett focuses mostly in the field of Public administration, narrowing it down to topics relating to Government and, in certain cases, Transition management, Regime change and Public relations.

His most cited work include:

  • Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems (1437 citations)
  • The lessons of learning: Reconciling theories of policy learning and policy change (783 citations)
  • Governance modes, policy regimes and operational plans: A multi-level nested model of policy instrument choice and policy design (303 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Michael Howlett spends much of his time researching Policy analysis, Public policy, Policy studies, Public administration and Corporate governance. Michael Howlett combines subjects such as Government, Public economics, Management science and Process with his study of Policy analysis. The concepts of his Public policy study are interwoven with issues in Empirical evidence and Impact assessment.

Many of his studies on Policy studies apply to Public relations as well. He studied Public administration and Politics that intersect with Political economy. His studies deal with areas such as Order, Resource, Economic system and Environmental resource management as well as Corporate governance.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Policy analysis (42.47%)
  • Public policy (36.02%)
  • Policy studies (33.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Policy design (8.60%)
  • Public policy (36.02%)
  • Public relations (17.74%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Policy design, Public policy, Public relations, Work and Public administration. Michael Howlett interconnects Conceptual framework and Operationalization in the investigation of issues within Public policy. His Public administration study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as National Policy and Corporate governance.

His Management science study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Policy analysis and Causality. Michael Howlett integrates Policy analysis and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in his studies. The study incorporates disciplines such as Economic system and Knowledge management in addition to Policy studies.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Mobilizing Policy (In)Capacity to Fight COVID-19: Understanding Variations in State Responses (71 citations)
  • Understanding co-production as a new public governance tool (31 citations)
  • Policy Capacity and Governance (25 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • China

Public policy, Policy design, Policy studies, Management science and Corporate governance are his primary areas of study. His Public policy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Conceptual framework, Operationalization and Process management. His Policy studies research includes themes of Consolidation and Knowledge management.

His study in Corporate governance is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Economic policy, Production, Economic system and Social innovation. Work and Policy analysis are two areas of study in which he engages in interdisciplinary research. His work in Policy analysis covers topics such as Social media which are related to areas like Politics.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems

Michael Howlett;M. Ramesh.
(1996)

5660 Citations

The lessons of learning: Reconciling theories of policy learning and policy change

Colin J. Bennett;Michael Howlett.
(1992)

1767 Citations

Designing Public Policies: Principles and Instruments

Michael Howlett.
(2010)

1055 Citations

Governance modes, policy regimes and operational plans: A multi-level nested model of policy instrument choice and policy design

Michael Howlett.
(2009)

700 Citations

Policy analytical capacity and evidence-based policy-making: Lessons from Canada

Michael Howlett.
(2009)

584 Citations

Design Principles for Policy Mixes: Cohesion and Coherence in ‘New Governance Arrangements’

Michael Howlett;Jeremy Rayner.
(2007)

579 Citations

The Dependent Variable Problem in the Study of Policy Change: Understanding Policy Change as a Methodological Problem

Michael Howlett;Benjamin Cashore.
(2009)

508 Citations

Managing the “hollow state”: procedural policy instruments and modern governance

Michael Howlett.
(2000)

500 Citations

Implementing transition management as policy reforms: a case study of the Dutch energy sector

Florian Kern;Michael Howlett;Michael Howlett.
(2009)

457 Citations

Policy capacity: A conceptual framework for understanding policy competences and capabilities

Xun Wu;M. Ramesh;Michael Howlett.
(2015)

418 Citations

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