The second edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible
introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It …

Why do countries respond differently when they face the same pandemic? In this article, we
comparatively investigate the effects of policy styles in sha** responses to the COVID-19 …

Europeanization research often neglects that the implementation of European Union (EU)
policy results in diverse national outcomes, even if member states comply with EU law. Such …

Writing this book has been a lengthy process of nearly six years, most of which consisted of
actually not writing it. It has also been a fascinating intellectual journey which took me from …

This Handbook provides a systematic overview of the study of policy styles provided by
leading experts in the field. The book unites theoretical bases and advancements in …

Claims for evidence-based policy-making are motivated by the assumption that if
practitioners and scholars want to learn about effective policy design, they also can. This …

The modern state protects citizens from many different harms, from industrial accidents to
airline crashes. This Element illuminates a distinctive politics of protection that transcends …

Current comparative policy research gives no clear answer to the question of whether
partisan politics in general or the partisan composition of governments in particular matter …

Behavioural research suggests that the intensity with which policy instruments indicate a
direction of desired behavioural change affects how target populations respond to them …

Can relatively short-term political leadership affect long-term national policy styles, and if so,
how? We examine these questions in order to explain the temporal dynamics in national …