The second edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible
introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It …

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 …

As a new concept in policy analysis, instrument constituencies shed light on the 'supply
side'of policy-making and thereby fill a gap in our understanding of national and …

The study compares the selective adoption of the global school-autonomy-with-
accountability (SAWA) reform in two cantons of Switzerland (Zurich and St. Gallen) over the …

The purpose of this paper is to improve knowledge of the transnational diffusion of public
policies. It argues that existing studies on the subject do not provide an adequate …

Renewable energy auctions have been lauded for bringing about price reductions.
However, the methods applied in investigating such impacts have so far been inadequate …

Puzzled by the question why evidence-based policy (EBP) thrives despite evidence against
it, we reconstruct the development and spread of EBP in inter-and transnational contexts …

The selection and design of renewable electricity support instruments is an important part of
European Union (EU) energy policy and central to the governance of the Energy Union. In …

ABSTRACT Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a novel form of cross-sector collaborations and
an alternative way of financing innovative social services. Based on an in-depth longitudinal …

Several of the most respected policy scholars, including H. Simon, JW Kingdon, G. Peters
and M. Howlett, have observed a long time ago that decision makers often form their views …