The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) illuminates the dynamic role of narratives in the
policy process. For more than a decade, NPF scholarship has examined the power of …

The COVID-19 pandemic emerged against the backdrop of the longer-term climate change
crisis and increasing global awareness of the imperative for climate action, disrupting the …

Abstract The United Nations'(UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are
heterogeneous and interdependent, comprising 169 targets and 231 indicators of …

The Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) is one of the most frequently applied approaches to
study the policy process. This chapter aims at providing readers with the means to conduct a …

How do far-right actors and issues structure public debates and become mainstream over
time? Previous research has shown that far-right actors are central actors in political conflicts …

Das Buch bietet für Einsteiger* innen Erklärungen darüber, wie eine geeignete qualitative
oder quantitative inhaltsanalytische Methode abhängig von a) Forschungsinteresse und b) …

The overuse of fertilizers in agriculture and their entry into freshwater has many negative
impacts on biodiversity and poses problems for drinking water resources in Germany. In …

While sociologists have studied social networks for about one hundred years, recent
developments in data, technology, and methods of analysis provide opportunities for social …

The concept of bioeconomy has spread globally as a floating signifier leading to multiple
policies and strategies. As an ambiguous concept, bioeconomy policy agendas at national …

Policy discourses are important platforms for political actors to express their preferences on
certain issues and are usually linked to a specific policy subsystem. From a research …