Oscar Berglund is Senior Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy at the University of Bristol. Claire A. Dunlop is Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the University of Exeter. Elizabeth A. Koebele is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno. Christopher M. Weibel is Professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs.

• 1.Introduction - Oscar Berglund, Claire A. Dunlop, Elizabeth A. Koebele, Christopher M. Weible2.The impact of direct democracy on policy change: insights from European citizens’ initiatives - Jale Tosun, Daniel Béland, Yannis Papadopoulos3.The democratic transformation of public policy through community activism in Brazil - Rosana de Freitas Boullosa, Janaína Lopes Pereira Peres 4.Lessons from policy theories for the pursuit of equity in health, education and gender policy - Paul Cairney, Emily St Denny, Sean Kippin, Heather Mitchell, 5.A future research agenda for transformational urban policy studies - Meghan Joy, Ronald K. Vogel6.Transforming public policy with engaged scholarship: better together - Leah Levac, Alana Cattapan, Tobin LeBlanc Haley, Laura Pin, Ethel Tungohan, Sarah Marie Wiebe7.When do disasters spark transformative policy change and why? - Daniel Nohrstedt8.New pathways to paradigm change in public policy: combining insights from policy design, mix and feedback - Sebastian Sewerin, Benjamin Cashore, Michael Howlett,

Oscar Berglund is Senior Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy at the University of Bristol. Claire A. Dunlop is Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the University of Exeter. Elizabeth A. Koebele is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno. Christopher M. Weibel is Professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs.

• 1.Introduction - Oscar Berglund, Claire A. Dunlop, Elizabeth A. Koebele, Christopher M. Weible2.The impact of direct democracy on policy change: insights from European citizens’ initiatives - Jale Tosun, Daniel Béland, Yannis Papadopoulos3.The democratic transformation of public policy through community activism in Brazil - Rosana de Freitas Boullosa, Janaína Lopes Pereira Peres 4.Lessons from policy theories for the pursuit of equity in health, education and gender policy - Paul Cairney, Emily St Denny, Sean Kippin, Heather Mitchell, 5.A future research agenda for transformational urban policy studies - Meghan Joy, Ronald K. Vogel6.Transforming public policy with engaged scholarship: better together - Leah Levac, Alana Cattapan, Tobin LeBlanc Haley, Laura Pin, Ethel Tungohan, Sarah Marie Wiebe7.When do disasters spark transformative policy change and why? - Daniel Nohrstedt8.New pathways to paradigm change in public policy: combining insights from policy design, mix and feedback - Sebastian Sewerin, Benjamin Cashore, Michael Howlett,

Oscar Berglund is Senior Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy at the University of Bristol. Claire A. Dunlop is Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the University of Exeter. Elizabeth A. Koebele is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno. Christopher M. Weibel is Professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs.

• 1.Introduction - Oscar Berglund, Claire A. Dunlop, Elizabeth A. Koebele, Christopher M. Weible2.The impact of direct democracy on policy change: insights from European citizens’ initiatives - Jale Tosun, Daniel Béland, Yannis Papadopoulos3.The democratic transformation of public policy through community activism in Brazil - Rosana de Freitas Boullosa, Janaína Lopes Pereira Peres 4.Lessons from policy theories for the pursuit of equity in health, education and gender policy - Paul Cairney, Emily St Denny, Sean Kippin, Heather Mitchell, 5.A future research agenda for transformational urban policy studies - Meghan Joy, Ronald K. Vogel6.Transforming public policy with engaged scholarship: better together - Leah Levac, Alana Cattapan, Tobin LeBlanc Haley, Laura Pin, Ethel Tungohan, Sarah Marie Wiebe7.When do disasters spark transformative policy change and why? - Daniel Nohrstedt8.New pathways to paradigm change in public policy: combining insights from policy design, mix and feedback - Sebastian Sewerin, Benjamin Cashore, Michael Howlett,