Innovation and diffusion models in policy research
This chapter reviews the dominant theories of government innovation in the public policy
literature. It shows that these theories borrow heavily from others developed to explain …
literature. It shows that these theories borrow heavily from others developed to explain …
Persistent policy pathways: Inferring diffusion networks in the American states
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 …
in political science, including collective action, cooperation, and development. While these …
Conceptualizing state policy adoption and diffusion
JC Hearn, MK McLendon, KC Linthicum - … (AIR) and the Association for the …, 2017 - Springer
Since the 1980s, the US states have adopted numerous new postsecondary-education
policies, spanning the range from student-directed initiatives in merit scholarships and …
policies, spanning the range from student-directed initiatives in merit scholarships and …
Cooperation and conflict in state and local innovation during COVID-19
DJ Mallinson - The American Review of Public …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This essay discusses how scholarship on state politics and policy, intergovernmental
relations, and federalism provides necessary context for understanding governmental …
relations, and federalism provides necessary context for understanding governmental …
Politics and morality in state abortion policy
RJ Kreitzer - State Politics & Policy Quarterly, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The number and variety of state policies regulating abortion each year is increasing.
Opponents of abortion adopted a strategy of “legal but inaccessible” that has resulted in the …
Opponents of abortion adopted a strategy of “legal but inaccessible” that has resulted in the …
Policy diffusion: The issue‐definition stage
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 …
diffusion. Most studies of policy diffusion—which is the process by which policymaking in …
Interest group influence in policy diffusion networks
KN Garrett, JM Jansa - State Politics & Policy Quarterly, 2015 - cambridge.org
Scholars have suggested that interest groups affect the diffusion of innovations across states
by creating a network of information between the states that aids in the spread of policy …
by creating a network of information between the states that aids in the spread of policy …
Copy and paste lawmaking: Legislative professionalism and policy reinvention in the states
Research on policy reinvention tends to focus on whether policies become more or less
comprehensive over time while neglecting to explain copying policy language verbatim. We …
comprehensive over time while neglecting to explain copying policy language verbatim. We …
The role of policy entrepreneurs in open government data policy innovation diffusion: An analysis of Australian Federal and State Governments
Open government data (OGD) policy differs substantially from the existing Freedom of
Information policies. Consequently OGD can be viewed as a policy innovation. Drawing on …
Information policies. Consequently OGD can be viewed as a policy innovation. Drawing on …
SPID: A new database for inferring public policy innovativeness and diffusion networks
Despite its rich tradition, there are key limitations to researchers' ability to make
generalizable inferences about state policy innovation and diffusion. This paper introduces …
generalizable inferences about state policy innovation and diffusion. This paper introduces …