In, Frank Baumgartner and Beth Leech characterized a series of problems in the interest
group research published between 1950 and 1995. In this article, we assess whether recent …

This paper surveys the extensive literature that seeks to estimate the effect of the initiative
and referendum on public policy. The evidence on the referendum uniformly finds that …

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 …

Local policy adoptions provide an excellent opportunity to test among potential mechanisms
of policy diffusion. By examining three types of antismoking policy choices by the 675 largest …

Over the past fifty years, top political science journals have published hundreds of articles
about policy diffusion. This article reports on network analyses of how the ideas and …

Studies of policy diffusion often focus on the horizontal spread of enactments from one state
to another, paying little or no attention to the effects of local laws on state‐level adoptions …

Scholars have offered two primary explanations for the influence that neighboring states
have on policy diffusion: state officials learn by observing the outcomes of policies and …

The transmission of ideas, information, and resources forms the core of many issues studied
in political science, including collective action, cooperation, and development. While these …

How do the American states vary in their propensity for innovativeness, or their willingness
to adopt new policies sooner or later relative to other states? Most studies today use event …

Building upon existing literature, we offer a particular model of network policy diffusion—
which we call sustained organizational influence. Sustained organizational influence …