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 …

Policy feedback refers to the variety of ways in which existing policies can shape key
aspects of politics and policymaking. Originating in historical institutionalism, the study of …

An updated and refreshed edition of the groundbreaking book that shows how people can
be nudged toward decisions that will improve their lives" If you've read Nudge and think you …

Although the idea that existing policies can have major effects on politics and policy
development is hardly new, the last three decades witnessed a major expansion of policy …

Seeking to amend historical institutionalism, this article draws on the political science
literature on ideas and the sociological literature on framing to discuss three ways in which …

Popular perceptions of a state's legitimacy are inextricably bound to its ability to rule. Vast
military and material reserves cannot counter the power of a citizen's belief, and the more …

This book brings together a range of diverse discussions about security in order to sustain a
genuine critique of the subject. It is unique in its examination of the historical and political …

Drawing on examples from the history and politics of Social Security in the United States,
this article assesses early and more recent contributions to the policy feedback literature to …

Public policies are composed of complex arrangements of policy goals and policy means
matched through some decision‐making process. Exactly how this process works and which …

Objectives. In recent years, social scientists such as Kathleen Thelen and Jacob Hacker
have introduced new concepts to assist in the understanding of institutional change …