This article re-assesses the literature on policy transfer and diffusion in light of what
constitutes failure or limited success. First, it looks at imperfect, incomplete or uninformed …

There has been a proliferation of administrative practices and processes of policy‐making
and policy delivery beyond but often overlapping with traditional nation state policy …

Global policy making is taking shape in a wide range of public sector activities managed by
transnational policy communities. Public policy scholars have long recognised the impact of …

Public administrations increasingly rely on consultancies to acquire policy knowledge,
assess stakeholder dynamics, and evaluate governance systems. In this symposium, we …

This contribution introduces our symposium by highlighting four distinctive aspects of
transnational governance from a bureaucratic politics perspective: the emergence of …

This article breaks new ground by revisiting the Multiple Streams Framework as central
public policy theory and modifying it to take into account multilevel reinforcing dynamics …

There is an increasing body of scholarship investigating the propagation of diverse types of
transnational governance congruent in a global business context and the expansion of …

Science diplomacy is coming to the fore as a formidable dimension of interstate power
relations. As the challenges of the world increasingly transcend borders, so too have …

The prominent corridor of bilateral policy transfer between Australia and the UK is
underpinned by a long-standing cultural and political proximity. While ad hoc cases of …

Global policy pathologies are transforming the processes, patterns, and outcomes of
domestic public policy (Rhodes, 2007; Rosenau, 1997). Vast shifts in international political …