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 …

Policy learning is an attractive proposition, but who learns and for what purposes? Can we
learn the wrong lesson? And why do so many attempts to learn what works often fail? In this …

Policy innovation is considered important for addressing major challenges such as climate
change and the sustainable energy transition. Although policy learning is likely to play a key …

This article reviews how scholars use learning as an analytical concept across the political
science and public policy literature. Three questions guide our discussion:(1) What do …

There is a broad consensus across European states and the EU that social and economic
inequality is a problem that needs to be addressed. Yet inequality policy is notoriously …

This article explores how policy learning can improve comparative policy analysis by
focusing on causality in learning processes. After summarizing the comparative credentials …

Over the years, policy learning has emerged as a theoretical lens to provide an alternative
understanding of powering-based approaches to the policy process and policy outcomes …

Methodological innovation is needed that actively engages a range of policy makers in
policy learning to address the climate and biodiversity crises. We developed Walkable Floor …

In this paper, we argue that, while it is necessary to modify existing policy using the lessons
learned from disaster events (ie, reactive learning), this approach is insufficient on its own for …

Ad hoc bodies such as committees, task forces and working groups are often deployed by
governments on a temporary and short-term basis to respond to conditions of crisis. These …