Beyond the Horizon - Using International
Comparisons in Policy Making
Case Studies
This area of the Toolkit features case studies that illustrate some
of the principles in the use of international comparisons as an
instrument of modern professional policy making. These principles
are examined in detail in the Workbook.
Use the hyperlinks below to link to the appropriate case study.
Introduction
of a Code of Social Conduct in the Armed Forces |
Describes the introduction by the
Ministry of Defence of a Code of Social Conduct which underpinned
a change of policy on service by homosexual men and women
in the Armed Forces. The example of the Australian Defence
Force, which had successfully adopted a similar non-discriminatory
approach, was closely examined before the Code was formulated.
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A
Restorative Justice System for Young Offenders in Northern
Ireland |
Describes the development of proposals
for a restorative justice system for young offenders in
Northern Ireland drawing specifically on the family group
conferencing model which has been established in New Zealand
for ten years.
|
The
Department of Health's Policy on Sensible Drinking |
Describes an area
of policy work in which differing national attitudes to
the use and misuse of alcohol create powerful obstacles
to the transfer of policy lessons.
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