Light pollution is a global threat to biodiversity, especially migratory organisms, some of
which traverse hemispheric scales. Research on light pollution has grown significantly over …

Highlights•Policy integration is a continuous process of adjustment through reflexivity and
learning.•There are key processual and structural reasons why governments pursue …

Despite the prominence of exogenous factors in theories of policy change, the precise
mechanisms that link such factors to policy change remain elusive: The effects of exogenous …

The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) remains one of the most established and applied
approaches to studying policy processes. This chapter provides an overview of the ACF …

To tackle the manifold crises of our times, most notably the environmental crises we face,
ambitious policy change is urgently needed to achieve the necessary radical transformation …

This article introduces the special issue 'Transformational change through Public Policy'.
After introducing the idea of transformational societal change, it asks how public policy …

Effectively addressing grand societal challenges like climate change and environmental
degradation requires policy intervention that is not only continuous but also increasing in …

The world faces grand challenges that threaten our socio-economical, ecological, and
political systems. Inequities, insurrections, invasions, and illiberal democracies represent a …

The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) is a widely-applied theoretical framework to
explain the dynamics of the policy process and major policy change. This chapter provides …

Abstract Although the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) emerged in Western democratic
contexts, scholars increasingly apply it in other parts of the world to analyze diverse policy …