This chapter provides an overview of one framework that can help answer the questions: the
Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF). It begins with a summary of the intellectual …

To better understand how the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) is applied, this article
catalogues and analyzes 161 applications of the ACF from 2007 to 2014. Building on a …

The concept of “advocacy coalitions” is the bedrock of the Advocacy Coalition Framework
(ACF), one of the most established and successful approaches for understanding policy …

To communicate effectively in policymaking systems, actors need to understand how
policymakers process evidence and the environment in which they operate. Therefore, we …

There has been a great deal of research in recent years concerning the use of substantive
policy analysis in public policy-making. This paper seeks to integrate those findings-eg, the …

Environmental policy and decision-making are characterized by complex interactions
between different actors and sectors. As a rule, a stakeholder analysis is performed to …

About two decades ago, Paul Sabatier (1991) urged scholars to develop better theories and
empirics for understanding policy processes. Sabatier's proposition, in collaboration with …

Technological transformations are currently resha** the structure and strategies of public
administrations and are expected to foster efficiency and policy integration. However, the …

The purpose of this study is to develop a destination-branding model based on stakeholders'
interests. It is subsequently applied to a tourist destination, namely Castilla-La Mancha …

The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process
by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship …