The advocacy coalition framework: Progress and emerging areas

D Nohrstedt, K Ingold, CM Weible… - Theories of the policy …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) remains one of the most established and applied
approaches to studying policy processes. This chapter provides an overview of the ACF …

The politics of China's policy processes: A comparative review of the Advocacy Coalition Framework's applications to mainland China

W Li, JJ Pierce, F Chen, F Wang - Politics & Policy, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Drawing on a review of 112 Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) applications to China
published during 2006–2022, this article finds that, consistent with ACF assumptions, policy …

Policy process theories in autocracies: Key observations, explanatory power, and research priorities

A van den Dool, C Schlaufer - Review of Policy Research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The policy process frameworks and theories that are currently considered mainstream were
originally developed in the United States, before traveling to other countries. Despite their …

The advocacy coalition framework: lessons from applications in African countries

A Osei-Kojo, K Ingold, CM Weible - Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Although the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) emerged in Western democratic
contexts, scholars increasingly apply it in other parts of the world to analyze diverse policy …

How are emotions and beliefs expressed in legislative testimonies? An advocacy coalition approach

KM Gabehart, AH Fullerton… - Review of Policy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
While emotions are an inherent component of the human experience that influence
behavior, values, and beliefs, they have largely been left out of policy process studies …

Tales of creation: Advocacy coalitions, beliefs and paths to policy change on the 'energy efficiency first'principle in EU

F von Malmborg - Energy Efficiency, 2023 - Springer
The co-legislators of the EU adopted in July 2023 a revised version of the Energy Efficiency
Directive, implying that the 'energy efficiency first'(EE1) principle is made legally binding for …

Explaining differences in policy learning in the EU" Fit for 55” climate policy package

F von Malmborg - European Policy Analysis, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Through learning, policy actors can maintain, reinforce, or revise their beliefs and positions
about the design and outcomes of policies. This paper critically analyzes factors influencing …

The political polarization over abortion: An analysis of advocacy coalition belief systems

AM Crawford, CM Weible - Policy Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Although abortion policy is often discussed as a black-and-white conflict characterized by
polarization and a lack of compromise, this study explores the validity of such a …

Emotional expressions and advocacy coalitions

AH Fullerton, KM Gabehart… - International Review of …, 2024 - journals.openedition.org
While many policy process theories mention emotions, they have remained mostly
unexplored theoretically and empirically, even as broader social science literature …

The design of policy process research

S Workman, CM Weible - Methods of the policy process, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Growth and advancement in policy process studies depend not merely on develo** better
theories but also on develo** better methods. Distinctions between deductive and …