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Comparative Measurement of Citizens’ Perceptions of Local Policies: A 3MC (Multinational, Multicultural, Multiregional) Approach

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Comparative social policy research continues to face considerable methodological challenges. Scholars particularly struggle to capture sub-national policy variation in comparatively reliable ways, including subjective perceptions of local policies. Local-level variation increases the need for conceptual and methodological attention to comparability across differing national, cultural, and linguistic settings. The article outlines a conceptually grounded approach relying on the 3MC (multinational, multicultural, multiregional) method to measure and compare individual perceptions of local policies cross-nationally. Often applied in cross-national survey research, a 3MC approach can help address methodological challenges inherent in comparative policy research and improve cross-national studies of local policy differences.

Source: Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice

DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2024.2362712

Authors: Mara A. Yerkes, Katharina Meitinger, Karen van Hedel

Institution: Utrecht University

Language: English

Topic: Public Policy and Administration Research

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: European Commission, H2020 European Research Council

Awards: Enhancing Capabilities? Rethinking Work-life Policies and their Impact from a New Perspective, G434337789