Theories of the Policy Process

Praise for Previous Editions: "Theories of the Policy Process simultaneously achieves two important goals: It engages policy process researchers in a discourse about the status and future direction of the field and provides students with a detailed overview of the leading policy process models, theories, and frameworks. It appeals as a research guide and as a course text." -- Saba Siddiki, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis "Theories of the Policy Process is a unique resource that brings clarity to our collective understanding of the policy process. The contributors are first rate, the writing is clear and concise, and there is no other place where all of the major academic approaches to the policymaking process can be found." -- Steven Stehr, Washington State University

Christopher M. Weible is professor at the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. He is co-editor of Policy Debates in Hydraulic Fracking (2016). Paul A. Sabatier was political scientist and professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Davis.

Preface Introduction: The Scope and Focus of Policy Process Research and Theory, Christopher M. Weible Part I: Theoretical Approaches to Policy Process Research Chapter 1: Ambiguity and Multiple Streams, Nicole Herweg, Nikolaos Zahariadis, and Reimut Zohlnhoefer Chapter 2: Punctuated Equilibrium Theory: Explaining Stability and Change in Public Policymaking, Frank R. Baumgartner, Bryan D. Jones, and Peter B. Mortensen Chapter 3: Policy Feedback Theory, Suzanne Mettler and Mallory SoRelle Chapter 4: Advocacy Coalition Framework: An Overview of the Research Program, Hank Jenkins-Smith, Daniel Nohrstedt, Christopher M. Weible, and Karin Ingold Chapter 5: The Narrative Policy Framework, Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Michael D. Jones, Mark K. McBeth, and Claudio Radaelli Chapter 6: The IAD Framework and the SES Framework: An Introduction and Assessment of the Ostrom Workshop Frameworks, Edella Schlager and Michael Cox Chapter 7: Innovations and Diffusion Models in Policy Research, Frances Stokes Berry and William D. Berry Part II: Comparisons and Conclusions Chapter 8: Comparison of Theories of the Policy Process, Tanya Heikkila and Paul Cairney Chapter 9: Struggle and Triumph in Fusing Policy Process and Comparative Research, Jale Tosun and Samuel Workman Chapter 10: Moving Forward and Climbing Upward: Advancing Policy Process Research, Christopher M. Weible About the Contributors Index