Yehezkel Dror (1928–2026) was a prominent thinker in modern public policy, strategic planning, governance theory, and policy sciences. His interdisciplinary approach brought together political science, systems thinking, psychology, strategic philosophy, and public administration to address a central question: how can governments make wiser decisions in a dangerous, rapidly changing, and increasingly complex world?
This article explores Dror’s intellectual journey, his expansion of policy sciences, challenge to incrementalism, Normative Optimum Model, concept of meta-policy, theories of “crazy states,” concerns about governance capacity and democratic flaws, strategic contributions to Israel, and later work on humanity’s survival and the avant-garde leader. It also examines the major criticisms of his ideas and his lasting legacy in public policy, strategic studies, futures research, and institutional design.
Author: Darshita Neeraj
Senior Researcher,
Mudita Learning and Knowledge Private Limited
Email: info@muditabooks.com
Date of post: 15.08.2026
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