This chapter reviews Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET), and discusses new empirical
studies in the United States and elsewhere. It deals with an assessment of the strengths and …

This article reviews and evaluates recent comparative social science scholarship on
healthcare systems. We focus on four of the strongest themes in current research:(a) the …

The Comparative Agendas Project (CAP) brings together data on government activities in
over twenty countries, and provides a consistent categorizing system to understand when a …

Punctuated-equilibrium theory seeks to explain a simple observation: political processes are
generally characterized by stability and incrementalism, but occasionally they produce large …

Objectives: As an important element of national security, public health not only functions to
provide adequate and timely medical care but also track, monitor, and control disease …

This new in paperback edition provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of current
research in the field of New Public Management (NPM) reform. Aimed primarily at a student …

Studying agenda-setting and policy dynamics is a well-established research tradition dating
back to the work of Bachrach and Baratz and Schattschneider. The research tradition …

For the past decade, I have spent more time discussing fishing than I would have ever
expected when I started my career in political science. Amazingly this is not because of an …

Scholars and lay persons alike routinely express concern about the capacity of democratic
publics to respond rationally to emotionally charged issues such as crime, particularly when …

This book is the outcome of a research project which began when I became a postdoctoral
researcher at the School of Governance, Utrecht University, in November 2002. Completing …