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 …

The role of experts and expert knowledge in policymaking has attracted growing public and
academic attention. Scholarship on the topic has, however, remained deeply fragmented. It …

The rise of populist governance throughout the world offers a novel opportunity to study the
way in which populist leaders and parties rule. This article conceptualises populist policy …

A better ideational approach comes from showing when ideas influence outcomes, and
when they do not (Campbell 2004; Daigneault 2014; Hattam 1993; Lieberman 2002; …

Schmidt, V.(2010)'Taking ideas and discourse seriously: explaining change through
discursive institutionalism as the fourth “new institutionalism”', European Political Science …

The concept of policy paradigm, which was developed by Peter Hall in 1993, has given rise
to an abundance of literature on ideas and policy dynamics. Despite its theoretical value …

ABSTRACT The European Union has been confronted with crises across a range of policy
areas. Crises have typically been viewed as providing impetus for further integration but are …

The article explores energy policy tradeoffs faced by states that expand renewable electricity
production and are part of cross-border electricity systems. We develop the concept of an …

Contemporarily, the word “woke” has moved into the popular lexicon, largely to mean aware
of and ideally doing something about systemic racism. After the George Floyd murder, and …

Abstract In 1845, Friedrich Engels identified how the living and working conditions
experienced by English workers sent them prematurely to the grave, arguing that those …