Michael Howlett, FRSC

Michael Howlett, FRSC

Simon Fraser University

H-index: 99

North America-Canada

About Michael Howlett, FRSC

Michael Howlett, FRSC, With an exceptional h-index of 99 and a recent h-index of 77 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Simon Fraser University, specializes in the field of public policy, policy design, public administration, political science, comparative public policy.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

The State of Policy Instrument Analysis: Knowns, Unknowns and the Current Research Agenda

Teaching policy design: Themes, topics and techniques

The design roots of policy problems: Unpacking the role of procedural tools in design fitness and resilience

Types of learning and varieties of innovation: how does policy learning enable policy innovation?

Co-production in Public Policy

The role of tool calibrations and policy specifications in policy change: evidence from healthcare reform efforts in Korea 1990-2020

Paradigmatic stability, ideational robustness, and policy persistence: exploring the impact of policy ideas on policy-making

Designing Public Policies: Principles and Instruments

Michael Howlett, FRSC Information

University

Position

Canada Research Chair and Burnaby Mountain Professor Political Science

Citations(all)

43710

Citations(since 2020)

22909

Cited By

28462

hIndex(all)

99

hIndex(since 2020)

77

i10Index(all)

331

i10Index(since 2020)

256

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Michael Howlett, FRSC Skills & Research Interests

public policy

policy design

public administration

political science

comparative public policy

Top articles of Michael Howlett, FRSC

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

The State of Policy Instrument Analysis: Knowns, Unknowns and the Current Research Agenda

Authorea Preprints

Michael Howlett

Giliberto Capano

2024/1/22

Teaching policy design: Themes, topics and techniques

Caner Bakir

Azad Singh Bali

Michael Howlett

Jenny M Lewis

Scott Schmidt

2024/1/12

The design roots of policy problems: Unpacking the role of procedural tools in design fitness and resilience

Public Administration

Altaf Virani

Azad Singh Bali

Benjamin Cashore

Michael Howlett

M Ramesh

2024/3

Types of learning and varieties of innovation: how does policy learning enable policy innovation?

Policy & Politics

Nihit Goyal

Michael Howlett

2024/1/8

Co-production in Public Policy

Michael Howlett

2024/2/28

The role of tool calibrations and policy specifications in policy change: evidence from healthcare reform efforts in Korea 1990-2020

Journal of Asian Public Policy

Michael Howlett

M Ramesh

Giliberto Capano

2024/1/2

Paradigmatic stability, ideational robustness, and policy persistence: exploring the impact of policy ideas on policy-making

Policy and Society

Andrea Migone

Michael Howlett

Alexander Howlett

2024/2/20

Designing Public Policies: Principles and Instruments

Canadian Public Administration

Sara Mitchell

2011/9/1

How useful is the concept of polycrisis? Lessons from the Development of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit during the COVID-19 pandemic

Policy Design and Practice

Shannon Dinan

Daniel Béland

Michael Howlett

2024/2/11

Note from the Editor: Lasswell Prize announcement for Policy Sciences Volume 55 (2022)

Policy Sciences

Michael Howlett

2023/3/1

The Routledge Handbook of Policy Tools: Author: Michael Howlett (Ed.) London and New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023, 620 pp.,£ 164 (hardback);£ 34.39 (ebook …

Karol Olejniczak

2023/5/4

Introduction: Procurement and Politics—The Defence Policy Consensus or Aligning Strategy and Policy Is Necessary But Not Automatic

Andrea Migone

Alexander Howlett

Michael Howlett

2023/6/22

Dealing with the challenges of legitimacy, values, and politics in policy advice

Giliberto Capano

Michael Howlett

Leslie A Pal

M Ramesh

2023/9/1

Regulating the wild west? Management consulting reform in Canadian government

Canadian Public Administration

Sahar Zaman

Michael Howlett

Andrea Migone

2023/12

Procurement and politics: Strategies of defence acquisition in Canada and Australia

Andrea Migone

Alexander Howlett

Michael Howlett

2023

Assessing policy analytical capacity in contemporary governments: New measures and metrics

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Andrea Migone

Michael Howlett

2023/3

The Micro-Dimensions of Policy Design: A Key Challenge for Real-World Policy Practice

Available at SSRN 4410177

Michael P Howlett

M Ramesh

Giliberto Capano

2023/4/5

Procuring Advanced Weapon Systems and Platforms: Four Types of Procurement Considered

Andrea Migone

Alexander Howlett

Michael Howlett

2023/6/22

Hirschman 2.0 or What Makes a Good Policy Advice System? A Theory of Policy Advice System Quality & Capacity

A Theory of Policy Advice System Quality & Capacity (August 29, 2023)

Andrea Migone

Michael P Howlett

2023/8/29

Blame avoidance and credit-claiming dynamics in government policy communications: evidence from leadership tweets in four OECD countries during the 2020–2022 COVID-19 pandemic

Policy and Society

Ching Leong

Michael Howlett

Mehrdad Safaei

2023/12/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 50
Benjamin Cashore

Benjamin Cashore

National University of Singapore

H-index: 46
M Ramesh

M Ramesh

National University of Singapore

H-index: 46
Jale Tosun

Jale Tosun

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

H-index: 35
Jeremy Rayner

Jeremy Rayner

University of Saskatchewan

H-index: 26
Anthony Perl

Anthony Perl

Simon Fraser University

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