With rising ambiguity and turbulence in global affairs, the Multiple Streams Framework
(MSF) has become a major tool to analyze the policy process in a wide variety of issue …

While John Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach (MSA) remains a key reference point in
the public policy literature, few have attempted to assess MSA holistically. To assess its …

We conducted a systematic literature review of 340 journal articles (1992–2021) pertaining
to whole‐of‐government (WG) and joined‐up government (JUG)—two terms that denote …

In this updated second edition, internationally renowned scholar B. Guy Peters provides a
succinct introduction to public policy and illustrates the design approach to policy problems …

Use of metaphors is a staple feature of how we understand policy processes–none more so
than the use of 'policy stages'/'cycles' and 'multiple streams'. Yet even allowing for the …

The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process
by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship …

The perceived ineffectiveness of traditional innovation policies in solving societal challenges
such as poverty, ageing, climate change as well as problems of regional economic …

Claims that a particular policy has been a 'success' are commonplace in political life.
However, a few of these claims are justified in any systematic way. This article seeks to …

The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process
by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship …

John Kingdon's multiple‐streams model, developed to explain the policy formulation
process, is often cited in the policy literature, and remains a staple of policy courses. In spite …