The contributors investigate policy paradigms and their ability to explain the policy process actors, ideas, discourses and strategies employed to provide readers with a better understanding of public policy and its dynamics.

Autorentext
Paul Cairney, University of Stirling, UK Martin B. Carstensen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Pierre-Marc Daigneault, Université Laval, Canada Sharon Feeney, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Tanya Heikkila, University of Colorado Denver, USA John Hogan, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Conor Horan, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland and University of Strathclyde, UK Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Canada Florian Kern, University of Sussex, UK Caroline Kuzemko, University of Exeter, UK Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter, UK Brendan K. O'Rourke, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Daniel Nohrstedt, Uppsala University, Sweden Jonathan Pierce, Seattle University, USA Jeremy Rayner, University of Saskatchewan, Canada JoBeth Shafran, University of Texas at Austin, USA Chris Weible, University of Colorado, USA Matt Wilder, University of Toronto, Canada Samuel Workman, University of Oklahoma, USA Philippe Zittoun, University of Lyon, France

Inhalt
PART I

1. Reflections On Our Understanding Of Policy Paradigms And Policy Change; John Hogan & Michael Howlett
2. What Is A Policy Paradigm? Overcoming Epistemological Hurdles In Cross-Disciplinary Conceptual Adaptation; Matt Wilder
3. Can You Recognize A Paradigm When You See One? Defining And Measuring Paradigm Shift; Pierre-Marc Daigneault
4. Is There A Fourth Institutionalism? Ideas, Institutions And The Explanation Of Policy Change; Jeremy Rayner
   PART II
5. Comparing And Contrasting Peter Hall's Paradigms And Ideas With The Advocacy Coalition Framework; Paul Cairney & Christopher M. Weible
6. Paradigm Construction And The Politics Of Policy Anomalies; Matt Wilder & Michael Howlett
7. From Policy Paradigm To Policy Statement: A New Way To Grasp The Role Of Knowledge In The Policy-Making Process; Philippe Zittoun
8. Paradigms And Unintended Consequences: New Public Management Reform And Emergency Planning In Swedish Local Government; Daniel Nohrstedt
9. The Critical Role Of Ideas: Understanding Industrial Policy Changes In Ireland In The 1980s; John Hogan & Brendan K. O'rourke
10. The Bologna Process & The European Qualifications Framework (Eqf): A Routines Approach To Understanding The Emergence Of Educational Policy Harmonisation - From Abstract Ideas To Policy Implementation; Sharon Feeney & Conor Horan
11. The Role Of Ideas In Evaluating And Assessing Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations; Christopher M. Weible, Tanya Heikkila, & Jonathan J. Pierce
12. Communications Frameworks And The Supply Of Information In Policy Subsystems; Samuel Workman And Jobeth S. Shafran
13. How And Why Do Policy Paradigms Change; And Does It Matter? The Case Of Uk Energy Policy; Florian Kern, Caroline Kuzemko & Catherine Mitchell
    Conclusion
14. Bringing Ideational Power Into The Paradigm Approach: Critical Perspectives On Policy Paradigms In Theory And Practice; Martin B. Carstensen<B