Hidden agendas: shining a light on the dark side of public policy
本文提出一种新方法，系统分析公共政策中的隐藏议程现象，包括谁在隐藏、隐藏什么、隐藏手段及后果，并给出判断隐藏议程存在的四个标准，适用于案例研究。
Allegations of hidden policy agendas are a perennial feature of public policy-making, but there are no works in existence dealing directly and systematically with this crucial phenomenon. This article seeks to address this gap with a novel heuristic allowing analysts to approach the topic of hidden agendas. It addresses issues of methodology: Who hides? What is hidden? Who do they hide it from? Tools/techniques used to hide. Consequences of hidden agendas that remain hidden. What happens once hidden agendas are exposed? It also examines normative dimensions, including the possibility that hidden agendas may actually serve the business of governing. The article also puts forward four criteria for ascertaining with a degree of plausibility the existence of a hidden agenda. It applies these criteria to a specific case study and argues that there is considerable potential for applying it to other cases.