My name is Paul Cairney and my title is Professor of Politics and Public Policy in the Division of History, Heritage, and Politics at the University of Stirling. I am also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science.
My blog on public policy is here - https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/ - and twitter is @Cairneypaul or @undpublicpolicy. A longer CV and full list of my academic publications can also be found here: https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/cv/
I am a specialist in British politics and public policy, often focusing on the ways in which policy studies can explain the use of evidence in politics and policy, and how policymakers translate broad long term aims into evidence-informed objectives (for example, The Politics of Evidence-Based Policymaking, 2016).
As part of the ESRC Centre on Constitutional Change (CCC, led by Professors Michael Keating and Nicola McEwen), I was funded from 2013-15 to examine the policy capacity of Scottish institutions in the lead up to the referendum on Scottish independence. The CCC was at the heart of academic-driven discussions to provide relatively impartial evidence to voters in Scotland. You can find details of ongoing work here: https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/prevention/
As part of the Horizon2020 funded IMAJINE centre on spatial justice and territorial inequalities across Europe, I am funded from 2016-21 to examine the ways in which governments can, and should, use evidence to learn from the success and failure of other government strategies. You can find an introductory blog post and report here: http://imajine-project.eu/2019/02/19/how-to-use-evidence-to-identify-learn-from-and-transfer-policy-success/
I am also part of a series of workshops examining the role and success of public health agencies, which you can find on the University of Stirling Public Policy blog: https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2019/07/24/institutionalising-preventive-health-what-are-the-key-issues-for-public-health-england/
My research and teaching interests are in comparative public policy. You can find a full list of publications here: https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/cv/ My research includes:
Comparisons of policy theories (e.g. Understanding Public Policy, 2nd ed 2019) Policymaking complexity (Making Policy in a Complex World, with Tanya Heikkila and Matt Wood) applications of policy theory to live topics (The Politics of Evidence-Based Policy Making, 2016) Policy outcomes in different countries (Global Tobacco Control, 2012 (with Donley Studlar and Hadii Mamudu) Scottish politics and policy (The Scottish Political System Since Devolution, 2011 and Scottish Politics 2nd ed, 2013 with Neil McGarvey) Comparisons of UK and devolved government policymaking (‘Has Devolution Changed the British Policy Style?', British Politics, 3, 3, 350-72) Comparisons of policy outcomes across the UK (‘Policy Convergence, Transfer and Learning in the UK under Devolution', Regional and Federal Studies, 22, 3, 289-307 with Michael Keating and Eve Hepburn).
I was funded (October 2013-15) by the Economic and Social Research Council to research the policymaking process in Scotland, focusing on areas such as preventative spending. Our new book is: Paul Cairney and Emily St Denny (2020) Why Isn't Government Policy More Preventive? (Oxford University Press) I am now funded (2016-21) by EU Horizon2020 (IMAJINE centre on territorial inequalities across Europe) to examine the ways in which governments can, and should, use evidence to learn from the success and failure of other government strategies to reduce territorial inequalities.
Working environments for healthy ageing: An evidence-driven framework
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The Scottish Privy Council, 1692-1708: government from Revolution to Union
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IMAJINE
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ESRC GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT BRIEFING
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Review of Making Life Better Framework
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The impact of multi-level policymaking on the UK energy system
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The Constitutional Future of Scotland and the United Kingdom
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The Impact of Constitutional Change on the Public Sector in Scotland
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Article
Schapper A, Cairney P, Crawford N, Hoffmann C, Park H & Stephan H (2025) New directions in climate justice? A dialogue between critical climate justice and policy studies scholars. Earth System Governance, 26, Art. No.: 100283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2025.100283
Book Chapter
Cairney P, Timonina I & Stephan H (2024) What are the prospects of a just transition towards sustainable climate change policies? The search for practical lessons from policy studies.. In: Pandemic Recovery? Reframing and Rescaling Societal Challenges. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 224-237. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/pandemic-recovery-9781802201109.html
Book Chapter
United Kingdom, Public policy in
Kippin S & Cairney P (2023) United Kingdom, Public policy in. In: van Gerven M, Rothmayr Allison C & Schubert K (eds.) Encyclopedia of Public Policy. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90434-0_48-1
Authored Book
Politics and Policy Making in the UK
Cairney P & Kippin S (2023) Politics and Policy Making in the UK. Bristol: Bristol University Press. https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/politics-and-policymaking-in-the-uk
Article
How can policy and policymaking foster climate justice? A qualitative systematic review
Cairney P, Timonina I & Stephan H (2023) How can policy and policymaking foster climate justice? A qualitative systematic review. Open Research Europe, 3, Art. No.: 51. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.15719.2
Monograph
Public Policy to Reduce Inequalities across Europe: Hope Versus Reality
Cairney P, Keating M, Kippin S & St Denny E (2022) Public Policy to Reduce Inequalities across Europe: Hope Versus Reality. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192898586.001.0001
Article
Lessons from policy theories for the pursuit of equity in health, education and gender policy
Cairney P, St Denny E, Kippin S & Mitchell H (2022) Lessons from policy theories for the pursuit of equity in health, education and gender policy. Policy & Politics, 50 (3), pp. 362-383. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557321x16487239616498
Article
Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy: Perspectives of Scottish Strategic Decision-Makers
Nicholls J, Livingston W, Perkins A, Cairns B, Foster R, Trayner KMA, Sumnall HR, Price T, Cairney P, Dumbrell J & Parkes T (2022) Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy: Perspectives of Scottish Strategic Decision-Makers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (11), Art. No.: 6575. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116575
Article
The COVID-19 exams fiasco across the UK: four nations and two windows of opportunity
Kippin S & Cairney P (2022) The COVID-19 exams fiasco across the UK: four nations and two windows of opportunity. British Politics, 17 (1), pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-021-00162-y
Article
A diamond in the rough: digging up and polishing Harold D. Lasswell's decision functions
Weible CM, Cairney P & Yordy J (2022) A diamond in the rough: digging up and polishing Harold D. Lasswell's decision functions. Policy Sciences, 55 (1), pp. 209-222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-022-09451-9
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Kippin S & Cairney ·P (2022) COVID-19 and the second exams fiasco across the UK: four nations trying to avoid immediate policy failure. British Politics. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-022-00202-1
Commentary
Cairney P (2022) Policy-Making Context Matters, But Can (and Should) It Be Operationalised? Comment on "Stakeholder Perspectives of Attributes and Features of Context Relevant to Knowledge Translation in Health Settings: A Multi-Country Analysis". Commentary on: Squires JE, Hutchinson AM, Coughlin M, et al. Stakeholder perspectives of attributes and features of context relevant to knowledge translation in health settings: a multi-country analysis. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2021. doi:34172/ijhpm.2021.32. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6819
Article
Fitzgerald N & Cairney P (2022) National objectives, local policymaking: public health efforts to translate national legislation into local policy in Scottish alcohol licensing. Evidence and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426421X16397418342227
Article
Cairney P, St Denny E & Kippin S (2021) Policy learning to reduce inequalities: the search for a coherent Scottish gender mainstreaming policy in a multilevel UK. Territory, Politics, Governance, 9 (3), pp. 412-433. https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2020.1837661
Article
COVID-19: effective policymaking depends on trust in experts, politicians, and the public
Cairney P & Wellstead A (2021) COVID-19: effective policymaking depends on trust in experts, politicians, and the public. Policy Design and Practice, 4 (1), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2020.1837466
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Cairney P (2021) The politics of policy design. EURO Journal on Decision Processes, 9, Art. No.: 100002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejdp.2021.100002
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Hopkins A, Oliver K, Boaz A, Guillot-Wright S & Cairney P (2021) Are research-policy engagement activities informed by policy theory and evidence? 7 challenges to the UK impact agenda. Policy Design and Practice, 4 (3), pp. 341-356. https://doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2021.1921373
Article
Cairney P, Kippin S, St Denny E & Mitchell H (2021) Policy design for territorial equity in multi-level and multi-sectoral political systems: Comparing health and education strategies. Regional Science Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12466
Article
Cairney P, St Denny E & Mitchell H (2021) The future of public health policymaking after COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review of lessons from Health in All Policies [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. Open Research Europe, 1, Art. No.: 23. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.13178.2
Article
Shephard DD, Ellersiek A, Meuer J, Rupietta C, Mayne R & Cairney P (2021) Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach in new political contexts: Consolidation, configuration, and new findings. Governance, 34 (2), pp. 523-543. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12521
Website Content
The future of public health policymaking after COVID-19: lessons from Health in All Policies
Cairney P, St Denny E & Mitchell H (2021) The future of public health policymaking after COVID-19: lessons from Health in All Policies. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 26.03.2021. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2021/03/26/the-future-of-public-health-policymaking-after-covid-19-lessons-from-health-in-all-policies/
Article
The UK government's COVID-19 policy: assessing evidence-informed policy analysis in real time
Cairney P (2021) The UK government's COVID-19 policy: assessing evidence-informed policy analysis in real time. British Politics, 16 (1), pp. 90-116. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-020-00150-8
Editorial
New evidence and policy research, well-established themes
Cairney P & Smith KE (2021) New evidence and policy research, well-established themes. Evidence and Policy, 17 (1), pp. 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426421X16100429646451
Authored Book
Why Isn't Government Policy More Preventive?
Cairney P & St Denny E (2020) Why Isn't Government Policy More Preventive?. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/why-isn-t-government-policy-more-preventive-9780198793298?lang=en&cc=nl#
Commentary
COVID-19 and the policy sciences: initial reactions and perspectives
Weible CM, Nohrstedt D, Cairney P, Carter DP, Crow DA, Durnová AP, Heikkila T, Ingold K, McConnell A & Stone D (2020) COVID-19 and the policy sciences: initial reactions and perspectives. Policy Sciences, 53 (2), p. 225–241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-020-09381-4
Article
How Should Academics Engage in Policymaking to Achieve Impact?
Cairney P & Oliver K (2020) How Should Academics Engage in Policymaking to Achieve Impact?. Political Studies Review, 18 (2), pp. 228-244. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478929918807714
Website Content
Who can you trust during the coronavirus crisis?
Cairney P (2020) Who can you trust during the coronavirus crisis?. Paul Cairney: Politics & Public Policy blog [Blog Post] 19.03.2020. https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/2020/03/19/who-can-you-trust-during-the-coronavirus-crisis/
Article
A systematic review of energy systems: The role of policymaking in sustainable transitions
Munro FR & Cairney P (2020) A systematic review of energy systems: The role of policymaking in sustainable transitions. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 119, Art. No.: 109598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.109598
Article
The myth of 'evidence-based policymaking' in a decentred state
Cairney P (2020) The myth of 'evidence-based policymaking' in a decentred state. Public Policy and Administration. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076720905016
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The dos and don'ts of influencing policy: a systematic review of advice to academics
Oliver K & Cairney P (2019) The dos and don'ts of influencing policy: a systematic review of advice to academics. Palgrave Communications, 5 (1), Art. No.: 21. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0232-y
Article
A collaboratively derived international research agenda on legislative science advice
Akerlof K, Tyler C, Foxen SE, Heath E, Gual Soler M, Allegra A, Cloyd ET, Hird JA, Nelson SM, Nguyen CT, Gonnella CJ, Berigan LA, Abeledo CR, Al-Yakoub TA & Cairney P (2019) A collaboratively derived international research agenda on legislative science advice. Palgrave Communications, 5 (1), Art. No.: 108. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0318-6
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Laverty AA, Kypridemos C, Seferidi P, Vamos EP, Pearson-Stuttard J, Collins B, Capewell S, Mwatsama M, Cairney P, Fleming K, O'Flaherty M & Millett C (2019) Quantifying the impact of the Public Health Responsibility Deal on salt intake, cardiovascular disease and gastric cancer burdens: Interrupted time series and microsimulation study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 73 (9), pp. 881-887. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2018-211749
Article
Cairney P, McHarg A, McEwen N & Turner K (2019) How to conceptualise energy law and policy for an interdisciplinary audience: The case of post-Brexit UK. Energy Policy, 129, pp. 459-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.02.022
Article
Multilevel governance, public health and the regulation of food: is tobacco control policy a model?
Studlar D & Cairney P (2019) Multilevel governance, public health and the regulation of food: is tobacco control policy a model?. Journal of Public Health Policy, 40 (2), pp. 147-165. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-019-00165-6
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The politics of institutionalizing preventive health
Boswell J, Cairney P & Denny ES (2019) The politics of institutionalizing preventive health. Social Science and Medicine, 228, pp. 202-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.02.051
Article
The UK government's imaginative use of evidence to make policy
Cairney P (2019) The UK government's imaginative use of evidence to make policy. British Politics, 14 (1), pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-017-0068-2
Article
Using evidence to influence policy: Oxfam's experience
Mayne R, Green D, Guijt I, Walsh M, English R & Cairney P (2018) Using evidence to influence policy: Oxfam's experience. Palgrave Communications, 4 (1), Art. No.: 122. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-018-0176-7
Article
Reducing ambiguity to close the science-policy gap
Wellstead A, Cairney P & Oliver K (2018) Reducing ambiguity to close the science-policy gap. Policy Design and Practice, 1 (2), pp. 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2018.1458397
Article
Cairney P & Yamazaki M (2018) A comparison of tobacco policy in the UK and Japan: if the scientific evidence is identical, why is there a major difference in policy?. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 20 (3), pp. 253-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2017.1323439
Article
Feminising Politics to Close the Evidence-Policy Gap: The Case of Social Policy in Scotland
Cairney P & Rummery K (2018) Feminising Politics to Close the Evidence-Policy Gap: The Case of Social Policy in Scotland. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 77 (4), pp. 542-553. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12266
Article
Knowledge management for policy impact: the case of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre
Topp L, Mair D, Smillie L & Cairney P (2018) Knowledge management for policy impact: the case of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. Palgrave Communications, 4, Art. No.: 87. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-018-0143-3
Article
Three habits of successful policy entrepreneurs
Cairney P (2018) Three habits of successful policy entrepreneurs. Policy and Politics, 46 (2), pp. 199-215. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557318X15230056771696
Article
Practical lessons from policy theories
Weible C & Cairney P (2018) Practical lessons from policy theories. Policy and Politics, 46 (2), pp. 183-197. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557318X15230059147191
Article
Should action take priority over further research on public health?
Capewell S, Cairney P & Clarke A (2018) Should action take priority over further research on public health?. BMJ, 360, Art. No.: k292. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k292
Article
Cairney P, Fischer M & Ingold K (2018) Fracking in the UK and Switzerland: why differences in policymaking systems don’t always produce different outputs and outcomes. Policy and Politics, 46 (1), pp. 125-147. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557316X14793989976783
Article
Cairney P & Geyer R (2017) A critical discussion of complexity theory: how does 'complexity thinking' improve our understanding of politics and policymaking?. Complexity, Governance and Networks, 3 (2), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.20377/cgn-56
Article
Cairney P & Weible C (2017) The new policy sciences: combining the cognitive science of choice, multiple theories of context, and basic and applied analysis. Policy Sciences, 50 (4), pp. 619-627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-017-9304-2
Article
Cairney P & Kwiatkowski R (2017) How to communicate effectively with policymakers: combine insights from psychology and policy studies. Palgrave Communications, 3 (1), Art. No.: 37. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-017-0046-8
Article
Cairney P (2017) Evidence-based best practice is more political than it looks: a case study of the 'Scottish Approach'. Evidence and Policy, 13 (3), pp. 499-515. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426416X14609261565901
Article
Ingold K, Fischer M & Cairney P (2017) Drivers for Policy Agreement in Nascent Subsystems: An Application of the Advocacy Coalition Framework to Fracking Policy in Switzerland and the UK. Policy Studies Journal, 45 (3), pp. 442-463. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12173
Book Review
Economics: Messy genesis of the welfare state
Cairney P (2017) Economics: Messy genesis of the welfare state. Review of: Bread for All: The Origins of the Welfare State, Chris Renwick, London: Allen Lane, 2017, 336 pp. ISBN: 9780241186688. Nature, 548 (7669), pp. 522-522. https://doi.org/10.1038/548522a
Newspaper Article
Scottish voters rewrite a well-worn script
Cairney P (2017) Scottish voters rewrite a well-worn script. The Conversation. 09.06.2017. https://theconversation.com/scottish-voters-rewrite-a-well-worn-script-79201
Article
Cairney P & Oliver K (2017) Evidence-based policymaking is not like evidence-based medicine, so how far should you go to bridge the divide between evidence and policy?. Health Research Policy and Systems, 15 (1), Art. No.: 35. 201; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-017-0192-x
Article
What Do We Mean When We Talk about the ‘Political Class’
Allen P & Cairney P (2017) What Do We Mean When We Talk about the ‘Political Class’. Political Studies Review, 15 (1), pp. 18-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/1478-9302.12092
Authored Book
The Politics of Evidence-Based Policy Making
Cairney P (2016) The Politics of Evidence-Based Policy Making. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137517807; https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51781-4
Newspaper Article
Don’t be fooled by Sturgeon: we’ll see no indyref2 for Scotland until Brexit is clearer
Cairney P (2016) Don’t be fooled by Sturgeon: we’ll see no indyref2 for Scotland until Brexit is clearer. The Conversation. 14.10.2016. https://theconversation.com/dont-be-fooled-by-sturgeon-well-see-no-indyref2-for-scotland-until-brexit-is-clearer-67026
Newspaper Article
Salmond vs Darling debate: the perceived winner is not what matters
Cairney P (2016) Salmond vs Darling debate: the perceived winner is not what matters. The Conversation. 26.08.2016. https://theconversation.com/salmond-vs-darling-debate-the-perceived-winner-is-not-what-matters-30940
Article
The Scottish Parliament Election 2016: Another Momentous Event but Dull Campaign
Cairney P (2016) The Scottish Parliament Election 2016: Another Momentous Event but Dull Campaign. Scottish Affairs, 25 (3), pp. 277-293. https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2016.0136
Article
Cairney P, Russell S & St Denny E (2016) The ‘Scottish approach’ to policy and policymaking: what issues are territorial and what are universal?. Policy and Politics, 44 (3), pp. 333-350. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557315X14353331264538
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Cairney P, Keating M & Wilson A (2016) Solving the problem of social background in the UK ‘political class’: do parties do things differently in Westminster, devolved, and European elections?. British Politics, 11 (2), pp. 142-163. https://doi.org/10.1057/bp.2015.39
Newspaper Article
Brexit is on: Britain votes to leave the EU – experts respond
Crines AS, Spicer A, Durodie B, Spencer D, Cairney P, Taylor-Gooby P, Murphy R, Scully R, Usherwood S & Dhingra S (2016) Brexit is on: Britain votes to leave the EU – experts respond. The Conversation. 24.06.2016. https://theconversation.com/brexit-is-on-britain-votes-to-leave-the-eu-experts-respond-61576
Article
To Bridge the Divide between Evidence and Policy: Reduce Ambiguity as Much as Uncertainty
Cairney P, Oliver K & Wellstead A (2016) To Bridge the Divide between Evidence and Policy: Reduce Ambiguity as Much as Uncertainty. Public Administration Review, 76 (3), pp. 399-402. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12555
Article
Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Approach: What Is the Empirical Impact of this Universal Theory?
Cairney P & Jones M (2016) Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Approach: What Is the Empirical Impact of this Universal Theory?. Policy Studies Journal, 44 (1), pp. 37-58. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12111
Policy Document
Preventative spend: Public Services and Governance
Cairney P, St Denny E & Matthews P (2016) Preventative spend: Public Services and Governance. Policy Briefing, 1. University of Stirling.
Article
Mamudu H, Cairney P & Studlar DT (2015) Global public policy: Does the new venue for transnational tobacco control challenge the old way of doing things?. Public Administration, 93 (4), pp. 856-873. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12143
Edited Book
Handbook on Complexity and Public Policy
Geyer R & Cairney P (eds.) (2015) Handbook on Complexity and Public Policy. Handbooks of Research on Public Policy series. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/handbook-on-complexity-and-public-policy
Newspaper Article
A tale of two nations: how tuition fees in England and Scotland differ over debt and inequality
Cairney P (2015) A tale of two nations: how tuition fees in England and Scotland differ over debt and inequality. The Conversation. 04.03.2015. https://theconversation.com/a-tale-of-two-nations-how-tuition-fees-in-england-and-scotland-differ-over-debt-and-inequality-38394
Newspaper Article
It’s ugly politics as usual as the big Scottish beasts of Westminster prepare to exit
Cairney P (2015) It’s ugly politics as usual as the big Scottish beasts of Westminster prepare to exit. The Conversation. 11.03.2015. https://theconversation.com/its-ugly-politics-as-usual-as-the-big-scottish-beasts-of-westminster-prepare-to-exit-38670
Newspaper Article
Sorry Ed Miliband, but minority government is unlikely to work in Westminster
Cairney P (2015) Sorry Ed Miliband, but minority government is unlikely to work in Westminster. The Conversation. 23.03.2015. https://theconversation.com/sorry-ed-miliband-but-minority-government-is-unlikely-to-work-in-westminster-39003
Article
Debate: What is complex government and what can we do about it?
Cairney P (2015) Debate: What is complex government and what can we do about it?. Public Money and Management, 35 (1), pp. 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2015.986858
Newspaper Article
Shale fail: David Cameron has not gone 'all out' for fracking
Cairney P (2015) Shale fail: David Cameron has not gone 'all out' for fracking. The Conversation. 28.01.2015. https://theconversation.com/shale-fail-david-cameron-has-not-gone-all-out-for-fracking-36810
Newspaper Article
Five reasons why some countries are so lax at regulating smoking
Cairney P (2014) Five reasons why some countries are so lax at regulating smoking. The Conversation. 23.12.2014. https://theconversation.com/five-reasons-why-some-countries-are-so-lax-at-regulating-smoking-35782
Article
The global tobacco control 'endgame': Change the policy environment to implement the FCTC
Cairney P & Mamudu H (2014) The global tobacco control 'endgame': Change the policy environment to implement the FCTC. Journal of Public Health Policy, 35 (4), pp. 506-517. https://doi.org/10.1057/jphp.2014.18
Article
Public health policy in the United Kingdom: After the war on tobacco, is a war on alcohol brewing?
Cairney P & Studlar DT (2014) Public health policy in the United Kingdom: After the war on tobacco, is a war on alcohol brewing?. World Medical and Health Policy, 6 (3), pp. 308-323. https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.106
Newspaper Article
Scots should forget devo max – it’s not possible and wasn’t offered
Cairney P (2014) Scots should forget devo max – it’s not possible and wasn’t offered. The Conversation. 24.09.2014. https://theconversation.com/scots-should-forget-devo-max-its-not-possible-and-wasnt-offered-32119
Newspaper Article
David Cameron wants you to phone a friend in Scotland, but there's a divorce hotline as well
Cairney P (2014) David Cameron wants you to phone a friend in Scotland, but there's a divorce hotline as well. The Conversation. 07.02.2014. https://theconversation.com/david-cameron-wants-you-to-phone-a-friend-in-scotland-but-theres-a-divorce-hotline-as-well-22968
Article
Jordan G & Cairney P (2013) What is the 'dominant model' of British policymaking? Comparing majoritarian and policy community ideas. British Politics, 8 (3), pp. 233-259. https://doi.org/10.1057/bp.2013.5
Newspaper Article
An independent Scotland may turn to Sweden for inspiration
Cairney P (2013) An independent Scotland may turn to Sweden for inspiration. The Conversation. 26.09.2013. https://theconversation.com/an-independent-scotland-may-turn-to-sweden-for-inspiration-17864
Authored Book
Cairney P & McGarvey N (2013) Scottish Politics. 2nd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=569083
Book Chapter
Pressure Politics and the ‘Scottish Policy Style’
Cairney P & McGarvey N (2013) Pressure Politics and the ‘Scottish Policy Style’. In: Cairney P & McGarvey N (eds.) Scottish Politics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 154-170. http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=569083
Article
Nilsen P, Stahl C, Roback K & Cairney P (2013) Never the twain shall meet? - a comparison of implementation science and policy implementation research. Implementation Science, 8 (1), Art. No.: 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-8-63
Article
How Can the Scottish Parliament Be Improved as a Legislature?
Cairney P (2013) How Can the Scottish Parliament Be Improved as a Legislature?. Scottish Parliamentary Review, 1 (1). http://www.scottishparliamentaryreview.org/
Article
What is Evolutionary Theory and How Does it Inform Policy Studies?
Cairney P (2013) What is Evolutionary Theory and How Does it Inform Policy Studies?. Policy and Politics, 41 (2), pp. 279-298. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557312X655486
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Territorial Policy Communities and the Scottish Policy Style: the Case of Compulsory Education
Cairney P (2013) Territorial Policy Communities and the Scottish Policy Style: the Case of Compulsory Education. Scottish Affairs, (82), pp. 73-97. http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/scot.2013.0004; https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2013.0004
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Cairney P (2013) Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: How Do We Combine the Insights of Multiple Theories in Public Policy Studies?. Policy Studies Journal, 41 (1), pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12000
Authored Book
Global Tobacco Control: Power, Policy, Governance and Transfer
Cairney P, Studlar DT & Mamudu H (2012) Global Tobacco Control: Power, Policy, Governance and Transfer. Basingstoke: Palgrave. http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=283937
Authored Book
Understanding Public Policy: Theories and Issues
Cairney P (2012) Understanding Public Policy: Theories and Issues. Basingstoke: Palgrave. http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=360100
Article
Complexity Theory in Political Science and Public Policy
Cairney P (2012) Complexity Theory in Political Science and Public Policy. Political Studies Review, 10 (3), pp. 346-358. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9302.2012.00270.x
Article
Policy Convergence, Transfer and Learning in the UK under Devolution
Keating M, Cairney P & Hepburn E (2012) Policy Convergence, Transfer and Learning in the UK under Devolution. Regional and Federal Studies, 22 (3), pp. 289-307. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2012.688272
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Introduction: Policymaking, Learning and Devolution
Keating M & Cairney P (2012) Introduction: Policymaking, Learning and Devolution. Regional and Federal Studies, 22 (3), pp. 239-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2012.688269
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'Public administration in an age of austerity': Positive lessons from policy studies
Cairney P (2012) 'Public administration in an age of austerity': Positive lessons from policy studies. Public Policy and Administration, 27 (3), pp. 230-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076712442212
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Intergovernmental Relations in Scotland: what was the SNP effect?
Cairney P (2012) Intergovernmental Relations in Scotland: what was the SNP effect?. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 14 (2), pp. 231-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00493.x
Authored Book
The Scottish Political System Since Devolution: From New Politics to the New Scottish Government
Cairney P (2011) The Scottish Political System Since Devolution: From New Politics to the New Scottish Government. Exeter: Imprint Academic.
Book Chapter
The Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government: Does Minority Government Make a Difference?
Cairney P (2011) The Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government: Does Minority Government Make a Difference?. In: Cairney P (ed.) The Scottish Political System Since Devolution: From New Politics to the New Scottish Government. Charlottesville, VA, USA: Imprint Academic, pp. 39-58.
Book Chapter
Cairney P, Studlar DT & Mamudu H (2011) The UK: A Case Study. In: Cairney P, Studlar DT & Mamudu HM (eds.) Global Tobacco Control: Power, Policy, Governance and Transfer. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 99-120. http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=283937
Book Chapter
Cairney P (2011) Punctuated Equilibrium. In: Cairney P (ed.) Understanding Public Policy: Theories and Issues. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 175-199. http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=360100
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The New British Policy Style: From a British to a Scottish Political Tradition?
Cairney P (2011) The New British Policy Style: From a British to a Scottish Political Tradition?. Political Studies Review, 9 (2), pp. 208-220. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9302.2011.00233.x
Article
Coalition and Minority Government in Scotland: Lessons for the United Kingdom?
Cairney P (2011) Coalition and Minority Government in Scotland: Lessons for the United Kingdom?. Political Quarterly, 82 (2), pp. 261-269. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2011.02184.x
Article
Kettell S & Cairney P (2010) Taking the Power of Ideas Seriously - The Case of the United Kingdom's 2008 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. Policy Studies, 31 (3), pp. 301-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442871003615943
Book Chapter
New Scottish Parliament, Same Old Interest Group Politics?
Cairney P (2009) New Scottish Parliament, Same Old Interest Group Politics?. In: Jeffrey C & Mitchell J (eds.) The Scottish Parliament 1999-2009: The First Decade. Edinburgh: Luath, pp. 105-112. http://www.luath.co.uk/the-scottish-parliament-1999-2009-the-first-decade.html
For each module, I provide a webpage and list of blog posts and podcasts. See for example the MPP and Understanding Public Policy, in which I developed a series of '1000 Words' blog posts https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/1000-words/ and '500 Words' posts with a 'take home message for students' https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/500-words/ I also produced a 'how to' guide for writing policy papers and blog posts https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/writing-a-policy-paper-and-blog-post-polu9uk/ and for writing essays on policy https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/2016/11/23/writing-an-essay-on-politics-policymaking-and-policy-change/
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For each module I provide a webpage and list of blog posts and podcasts.
See for example Policy and Policymaking in the UK here https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/policymaking-in-the-uk/
For the MPP and Understanding Public Policy, I developed a series of '1000 Words' blog posts https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/1000-words/ and am producing some '500 Words' posts with a 'take hom message for students' https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/500-words/
I also produced a 'how to' guide for writing policy papers and blog posts https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/writing-a-policy-paper-and-blog-post-polu9uk/ and for writing essays on policy https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/2016/11/23/writing-an-essay-on-politics-policymaking-and-policy-change/
