Policy Paradigms in Theory and Practice

Paul Cairney, University of Stirling, UK Martin B. Carstensen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Pierre-Marc Daigneault, Université Laval, CanadaSharon 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, CanadaFlorian Kern, University of Sussex, UK Caroline Kuzemko, University of Exeter, UK Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter, UKBrendan K. O'Rourke, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Daniel Nohrstedt, Uppsala University, Sweden Jonathan Pierce, Seattle University, USA Jeremy Rayner, University of Saskatchewan, CanadaJoBeth Shafran, University of Texas at Austin, USAChris Weible, University of Colorado, USAMatt Wilder, University of Toronto, CanadaSamuel Workman, University of Oklahoma, USAPhilippe Zittoun, University of Lyon, France

• PART I1. Reflections On Our Understanding Of Policy Paradigms And Policy Change; John Hogan & Michael Howlett2. What Is A Policy Paradigm? Overcoming Epistemological Hurdles In Cross-Disciplinary Conceptual Adaptation; Matt Wilder3. Can You Recognize A Paradigm When You See One? Defining And Measuring Paradigm Shift; Pierre-Marc Daigneault4. Is There A Fourth Institutionalism? Ideas, Institutions And The Explanation Of Policy Change; Jeremy RaynerPART II5. Comparing And Contrasting Peter Hall's Paradigms And Ideas With The Advocacy Coalition Framework; Paul Cairney & Christopher M. Weible6. Paradigm Construction And The Politics Of Policy Anomalies; Matt Wilder & Michael Howlett7. From Policy Paradigm To Policy Statement: A New Way To Grasp The Role Of Knowledge In The Policy-Making Process; Philippe Zittoun8. Paradigms And Unintended Consequences: New Public Management Reform And Emergency Planning In Swedish Local Government; Daniel Nohrstedt9. The Critical Role Of Ideas: Understanding Industrial Policy Changes In Ireland In The 1980s; John Hogan & Brendan K. O'rourke10. 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 Horan11. The Role Of Ideas In Evaluating And Assessing Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations; Christopher M. Weible, Tanya Heikkila, & Jonathan J. Pierce12. Communications Frameworks And The Supply Of Information In Policy Subsystems; Samuel Workman And Jobeth S. Shafran13. How And Why Do Policy Paradigms Change; And Does It Matter? The Case Of Uk Energy Policy; Florian Kern, Caroline Kuzemko & Catherine MitchellConclusion14. Bringing Ideational Power Into The Paradigm Approach: Critical Perspectives On Policy Paradigms In Theory And Practice; Martin B. Carstensen