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Most political scientists would agree that values matter in public policy. But it is how they matter that is contentious. If policy is what governments do, explaining these choices has traditionally been done in terms of the operation of interests (usually economically based) within structures (institutions) that represent the outcomes of previous interest struggles. Values are clearly present in the mix, but they are viewed, essentially, ideologically; that is, as constructions in the service of interests. So (according to mainstream political science) values are just a façade — we don’t need them analytically.
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Stewart, J. (2009). Conclusion. In: Public Policy Values. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230240759_11
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