Policy Experiments

Policy Experiments, the first volume in the Elements In Public Policy series, offers a fresh conceptualization of how policy experiments function within modern governance. Rather than viewing these processes solely as randomized trials, Sebastián Ureta examines them as speculative instances used to test innovative instruments for addressing public concerns. This academic work draws on Science and Technology Studies to outline four interrelated processes, including the encounter with charismatic instruments and the assembly of experimental mesocosms.

Through detailed case studies from Chile, a global leader in policy experimentation, this book explores how local issues are problematized and tested empirically. As a significant contribution to politics and government studies, Policy Experiments, Volume 1, addresses the ongoing challenges of public governance. The text argues for more tentative, ethical, and inclusive modes of experimentation to navigate the complexities of contemporary economic conditions and social sciences.