University of Tehran Iranian Journal of Public Policy 2538-5577 10 1 2024 05 21 Narrative Literature Review of Policy Design in the Public Policy؛ A Theoretical Perspective Narrative Literature Review of Policy Design in the Public Policy؛ A Theoretical Perspective 58 76 97821 10.22059/jppolicy.2024.97821 FA Hannaneh Akbari Nouri PhD Student of Public Policy, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 0009-0006-8714-3128 Hamid Reza Malek Mohammadi Full Professor of Public Policy, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-1510-1328 Journal Article 2024 07 12 Policy design is one of the latest theoretical frameworks for understanding the formation process of policy alternatives which has been formed as a separate field of study in public policy in recent years. Despite little attention to this field of study, various theories and frameworks have been presented in the heart of this policy field to understand the policy-making process, and each of these theories and theoretical frameworks will bring useful insights for policy researchers and policy analysts. In this article, through literature review method, the main approaches, concepts and theoretical assumptions of policy design have been presented. Our study suggests that instrumentation and policy design and social constructs are two dominant approaches. We can mention other approaches such as the relation between design and governance model, Wicked problems, behavioral insights in design, policy advisory systems, Digital transformations and agile design in our findings. Policy design is one of the latest theoretical frameworks for understanding the formation process of policy alternatives which has been formed as a separate field of study in public policy in recent years. Despite little attention to this field of study, various theories and frameworks have been presented in the heart of this policy field to understand the policy-making process, and each of these theories and theoretical frameworks will bring useful insights for policy researchers and policy analysts. In this article, through literature review method, the main approaches, concepts and theoretical assumptions of policy design have been presented. Our study suggests that instrumentation and policy design and social constructs are two dominant approaches. We can mention other approaches such as the relation between design and governance model, Wicked problems, behavioral insights in design, policy advisory systems, Digital transformations and agile design in our findings. https://jppolicy.ut.ac.ir/article_97821_4af8a95f1684606343b8e62adea15fdd.pdf