In this article, we pursue the objective of empirically testing the extent to which changes in
environmental policy outputs can explain changes in environmental impacts. Previously …

This new book presents a clear conceptual framework for understanding the transfer of
policy ideas between EU states, together with an empirical study of regulatory change within …

This chapter reviews the European literature on institutions and policy networks. Institutions
provide actors with opportunities and constraints for negotiation and cooperation and thus …

This collection improves our understanding of the problems associated to accountability in
regulatory governance, focusing on audiences, controls and responsibilities in the politics of …

The creation of a European Union‐level regulatory regime for telecommunications and
electricity was a highly successful political initiative of the European Commission. However …

Qualitative studies suggest that the spread of privatization of public utilities is due to a
change of the economic paradigm and institutional isomorphism pressures. However …

We examine the effect of public policy on the growth of Internet use. Using a decentralized
country—Spain—as an example, we compare the 17 Spanish regions to test different …

Most quantitative analyses of policy convergence treat transnational communication in
international organisations and domestic economic problems as additive factors. By …

This article examines the distributive implications of dismantling strategies applied to public
policies in order to confront the multiple crises that have taken place in Spain since 2008 …

La aproximación de las redes de políticas públicas se presenta como una herramienta
analítica útil para estudiar las condiciones y los mecanismos de relación que se establecen …