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Governance co-ordination challenges in the UK's 'mission-led government'
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Mission-led approaches are being implemented in many developed nations, notably in the UK, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan and Australia. They are also evident in international policy programmes, such as the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Mission-led approaches have their roots in the literature on innovation policy. In the translation of these academic theories into a policy programme, the mission-led approach has progressed rapidly from a technical strategy for science and innovation policy to a new paradigm for governing society. However, existing research points to an under-engagement with the wider literature on governance and public policy, as well as a tendency for practitioners to oversimplify mission-led approaches. By exploring the UK's 'mission-led government' agenda, this article considers the extent to which this approach offers solutions to longstanding governance co-ordination challenges. It also draws out key lessons for policy-makers seeking to mobilize missions in the face of such challenges. This article assesses the extent to which 'mission-led government' offers solutions to the UK's governance co-ordination challenges. By setting goals that stimulate multi-actor responses, mission-led government aims to tackle cross-cutting societal challenges, such as public ill-health, environmental degradation, and stalling growth. Through analysis of policy documents, using the government's health mission as a core example, this article considers this agenda against five governance co-ordination challenges: over time, between policy priorities, across government agencies, across different tiers of government, and between state and non-state actors. The impact of mission-led government varies across these challenges: there are examples of progress in co-ordination over time and across government tiers, but significant limitations and ambiguities across the agenda. A core problem is that mission-oriented policy-making is interpreted as a solution to co-ordination challenges, when it is better understood as a framework within which solutions can be developed.
Keywords:
Joined-up government
Labour government
mission-led
mission-oriented innovation policies (MOIPs)
multi-level governance
public-private
short-termism
trade-offs
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