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 …

It's been just over a decade since Unconventional Oil and Gas development began in
earnest in the Marcellus Shale, a dense shale formation that, along with the deeper and …

Energy discourse research profoundly influences energy policy, public opinion, and
sustainable development. Despite its complexity, this study, using CiteSpace, analyzes the …

In this paper we develop a framework for understanding how justice-related claims play a
role in the dynamics of controversy in energy projects. We do so by distinguishing two …

Narratives are highly consequential in policy processes because they shape public
perception of policy issues. The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) seeks to predict the …

Few people disagree on the need for sustainable development, but ideas about what it
exactly means and how to pursue it diverge considerably. Although such normative conflicts …

Abstract Since Rein and Schön developed their approach to policy framing analysis in
the1990s, a range of approaches to policy framing have emerged to inform our …

Hydraulic fracturing for shale gas is a controversial issue in most countries. In these
controversies, actors use discursive boundary work to convince various audiences of their …

Signed directed networks with positive or negative links convey rich information such as like
or dislike, trust or distrust. Existing work of sign prediction mainly focuses on triangles (triadic …

Well‐resourced and well‐connected individuals, or “policy entrepreneurs,” often play an
important role in advocating and securing the adoption of policies. There is a striking lack of …