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The chapter examines how the ACF’s proponents, especially Paul Sabatier, have influenced the discussion of public policy as a discipline and a branch of science. After providing a summary of the ACF and its ideas, the discussion turns to its expansion and revision and how it has shaped thinking and research on public policy.
Sabatier. Professor. University of California, Davis. Research Interests: Analysis of factors affecting change in public policy over a period of several decades; the role of scientific information in that process; policy implementation; belief systems of policy elites; land use and air pollution policy in the U.S. and western Europe; water ...
Paul was famous for two major reasons during his career. First, he was unwavering in his insistence for the highest level of scientific rigor in the application of social science theory to public policy and environmental policy. His favorite saying was “clarity begets clarity, mush begets mush.”
Jul 7, 2016 · This chapter focuses on the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF), a highly influential approach to public policy that has been adopted in the United States and many other developed countries.
Sep 20, 2017 · Unlike Weible et al. (2009), this article explores associations between primary pathways and policy domains, the frequency of associations between primary pathways and secondary components, policy change and stasis, and identifies threats to internal validity of key ACF concepts.
- Jonathan J. Pierce, Holly L. Peterson, Katherine C. Hicks
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Jan 30, 2018 · Theories of the Policy Process provides a forum for the experts in the most established and widely used theoretical frameworks in policy process research to present the basic propositions, empirical evidence, latest updates, and the promising future research opportunities of each framework.
Jun 17, 2019 · Fostering the Development of Policy Theory. By Paul A. Sabatier. Abstract. Theories of the Policy Process provides a forum for the proponents of several of the most promising and widely used theoretical frameworks to present the basic.
