Implementation has failed, implementation studies have failed even more: Racism and the future of systemic change

dc.contributor.authorTormos-Aponte, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorWright II, James E.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Heath
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-24T17:48:55Z
dc.date.available2021-08-24T17:48:55Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-10
dc.description.abstractObjective This article identifies the role of structural racism in policy implementation and argues that a starting point to evaluate the potential outcomes of calls for systemic change is to better situate racism in the study of policy implementation. Method This article reviews existing policy implementation literature to assess the extent to which they account for structural racism in their analyses of policy implementation success and failure. Result Policy failures have been attributed to multiple factors, including hierarchies and communication problems, but rarely to racism. Conclusion If racism is to be taken seriously by public administration scholars, then a new conceptual understanding is called for along with better efforts to operationalize the crippling impact racism has on public organizations.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ssqu.13009en_US
dc.format.extent19 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.genrepreprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2mifd-tm3k
dc.identifier.citationTormos-Aponte, Fernando; Wright II, James E.; Brown, Heath; Implementation has failed, implementation studies have failed even more: Racism and the future of systemic change; Social Science Quarterly, 10 August, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13009en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/22644
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWiley Online Libraryen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC School of Public Policy Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.rightsThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.en_US
dc.rightsThis is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Tormos-Aponte, Fernando; Wright II, James E.; Brown, Heath; Implementation has failed, implementation studies have failed even more: Racism and the future of systemic change; Social Science Quarterly, 10 August, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13009, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ssqu.13009. This article may be used for noncommercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
dc.titleImplementation has failed, implementation studies have failed even more: Racism and the future of systemic changeen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-1016en_US

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