Policy transfer routes: an evidence-based conceptual model to explain policy adoption

E. (Ellen) Minkman, M. W. (Arwin) van Buuren and V. J. J. M. (Victor) Bekkers

Policy Studies, 2018, vol. 39, issue 2, 222-250

Abstract: Although studies on policy transfer have expanded, a general and comprehensive understanding of policy transfer is lacking. This study offers an evidence-based explanation of policy transfer processes. We extracted constraining and facilitating factors from 180 empirical studies using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis) and aggregated these factors into a conceptual framework. We synthesize our findings in four “transfer routes”. We conclude that actors could shape a subset of those factors by taking certain decisions regarding transferability, adoptability and process design, albeit within the boundaries of the environment.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2018.1451503

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