Toward a Comparative Measure of Climate Policy Output
Toward a Comparative Measure of Climate Policy Output
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DOI：
10.1111/psj.12095
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发表时间：
2015-05
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
A. Schaffrin;Sebastian Sewerin;Sibylle Seubert
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作者：
A. Schaffrin;Sebastian Sewerin;Sibylle Seubert
比较政策研究面临着许多方法论上的挑战，其中比较对象政策产出的概念化是最基本的。在研究政策产出的三种常见方法的基础上，我们重新考虑了这一广泛应用的概念，并提出了一个改进的措施，作为密度（政策工具的数量）和强度（政策工具的内容）的函数。我们从理论上推导出六个政策强度指标（目标、范围、整合、预算、实施和监测），用于在气候政策活动指数上对国家政策工具进行加权。本文介绍了这种测量方法的实证应用。本文以奥地利、德国和英国能源生产部门的国家气候政策工具为重点，研究了1998年至2010年各国政策组合的变化。本文表明，我们的气候政策活动指数提供了一个可靠的和有效的测量国家政策输出，可用于政策输出的比较分析。
Comparative policy studies face a number of methodological challenges where conceptualization of the object of comparison—policy output—is the most fundamental. On the basis of three common approaches of the study of policy output, we reconsider this widely applied concept and propose a refined measure as a function of both density (number of policy instruments) and intensity (content of policy instruments). We theoretically derive six policy-intensity measures (objectives, scope, integration, budget, implementation, and monitoring), which are used for weighting national policy instruments on an Index of Climate Policy Activity. The article presents an empirical application of this measurement approach. Focusing on national climate policy instruments in the energy production sector in Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom, we investigate changes in the countries' policy portfolios from 1998 to 2010. The article demonstrates that our Index of Climate Policy Activity provides a reliable and valid measurement for national policy output that can be applied for comparative analyses of policy output.