Carol Bacchi
Problematizations in Health Policy
University of Adelaide
article directs attention significance health promotion advocates reflecting problems constituted brought existence particular sorts problems within policies policy proposals end introduces poststructural analytic strategy called whats problem represented wpr approach contrasts perspective ways problems commonly conceptualized health policy analyses eg problem stream wicked problems perspective offers significant rethinking conventional emphasis agenda setting policymaking processes considering meaning success failure health policy initiatives starting point close analysis items successful sense make political agenda see representations problems within selected policies limit talked possible desirable impossible undesirable form analysis thus enables critical reflections substantive content policy initiatives health policy article takes step back policy process theories frameworks models offer reflections level paradigms highlighting potential dangers limitations positivism interpretivism critical realism uses international australian south australian examples health policy explore poststructural policy analysis contributes understanding broad political influences shaping contemporary modes rule