This article undertakes a systematic comparative review of research on policy integration
and coordination. Specifically, it compares studies focusing on “policy integration” with those …

Adapting to some level of climate change has become unavoidable. However, there is
surprisingly limited systematic knowledge about whether and how adaptation policies have …

A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second
edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining …

This article discusses the recent literature on policy diffusion and puts forward a new
articulation of its political dimensions. Policy diffusion means that policies in one unit …

Researchers in public policy and public administration agree that policy integration is a
process. Nevertheless, scholars have given limited attention to political aspects that facilitate …

This article puts forward four strategies to improve policy diffusion research in political
science:(1) use existing concepts consistently and improve their measurement,(2) clarify …

In recent decades, we have witnessed the diffusion of policy diffusion studies across many
sub-disciplines of political science. Four mechanisms of policy diffusion—learning …

Cities increasingly recognize the importance of furthering social equity in their climate
adaptation planning. Such efforts are often in response to grassroots mobilizations, yet it is …

We put forward a new approach to studying issue definition within the context of policy
diffusion. Most studies of policy diffusion—which is the process by which policymaking in …

Over the last decades, a growing number of countries around the world adopted policies
towards climate change. However, apart from the remarkable increase in legislative activity …