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 …

Writing about ideas, John Maynard Keynes noted that they are" more powerful than is
commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else." One would expect, therefore …

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 …

The aim of this text is to provide a review of the literature and current policies of early
childhood education and care in the economically most advanced countries of the world …

This special issue commemorates the 50th anniversary of Social Policy & Administration.
Much has been written over the last two decades about the role of ideas in social policy …

Many argue that international norms influence government behavior, and that policies
diffuse from country to country, because of idea exchanges within elite networks. However …

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is changing across Europe, reflecting multiple-
policy intentions and assumptions about education in early years, and the role of the state in …

An increasing number of social scientists have argued that ideational processes can have
major consequences on politics and policy. Focusing on social policy, the present article …

In the United States, preschool education is characterized by the dominance of a variegated
private sector and patchy, uncoordinated oversight of the public sector. Tracing the history of …

The notion that 'older'mothers experience elevated risks during pregnancy and childbirth
has proliferated since the mid-twentieth century. In this article, we take the contemporary …