The recent ideational turn in political science and public administration implies that ideas
matter. Ideas are an essential explanatory concept for understanding policy changes and …

This Element provides a critical review of existing literature on the role of ideas and
institutions in the politics of public policy with the aim of contributing to the study of the …

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 …

A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second
edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining …

Prominent conceptualizations of policy coherence for sustainable development focus
primarily on the roles of intra‐governmental policy processes and institutional interactions in …

In global health, researchers and decision makers, many of whom have medical,
epidemiology or biostatistics background, are increasingly interested in evaluating the …

The smart city concept has emerged as a key subject pursued by local governments. Yet, it
is not clear how policymakers narrow down the topics to focus on with respect to their smart …

Are we living in an age of permanent austerity? In this insightful book, Bent Greve provides a
comprehensive empirical analysis of welfare states since 2000, exploring the ways by which …

The welfare state is still very much central in people's everyday lives. The welfare state is at
the same time contested and debated, and has often been argued to be in a crisis not only in …

National responses to COVID-19 depend in part on national health care financing
arrangements. Yet the pandemic itself has not only strained system capacity, it has–through …