This chapter reviews Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET), and discusses new empirical
studies in the United States and elsewhere. It deals with an assessment of the strengths and …

In this introduction to the Policy Study Journal's special issue on punctuated equilibrium, we
provide an overview of the approach, how it evolved, some of the major critiques directed at …

The Comparative Agendas Project (CAP) brings together data on government activities in
over twenty countries, and provides a consistent categorizing system to understand when a …

Punctuated-equilibrium theory seeks to explain a simple observation: political processes are
generally characterized by stability and incrementalism, but occasionally they produce large …

The congressional agenda, Frances Lee contends, includes many issues about which
liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these matters, though, Democratic …

In The Semisovereign People, EE Schattschneider asserts,“the defi nition of the alternatives
is the supreme instrument of power”(Schattschneider 1960/1975, 66). The defi nition of …

Inspired by the agenda‐setting literature, this article outlines a model of issue competition
focusing on the interaction between government and opposition parties through the party …

Policy scholars generally agree that greater coherence of policies is desirable, but the
concept is under‐theorized and has received little empirical examination. This research …

Hooghe and Marks recently introduced a new research agenda for the study of European
integration focusing on politicisation, that is, the inclusion of mass public attitudes in the …

Major new understandings of policy change are emerging from a program to measure
attention to policies across nations using the same instrument. Participants in this special …