In this paper, we introduce the Intervention Map** (IM) taxonomy of behaviour change
methods and its potential to be developed into a coding taxonomy. That is, although IM and …

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 …

This is an open access book. This book offers the first overview of the 'wicked problems'
literature, often seen as complex, open-ended, and intractable, with both the nature of the …

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 …

The study of policy processes brings focus to many questions of both theoretical and
practical significance. Some questions center on the behavior of coalition actors who directly …

A policy process framework that has been developed to simplify the complexity of public
policy is the advocacy coalition framework (ACF). This essay reports on an analysis of 80 …

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 …

The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) has influenced a generation of policy scholars
with its emphasis on causal drivers, testable hypotheses, and falsification. Until recently, the …

This paper provides an overview of our adaptation of N orton L ong's concept of the “ecology
of games” into a theoretical framework for analyzing institutional complexity. I discuss the …

Evidence‐based policy‐making represents a contemporary effort to reform or re‐structure
policy processes in order to prioritize evidentiary or data‐based decision‐making. Like …