Policy transfer routes: an evidence-based conceptual model to explain policy adoption |
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Authors: | E Minkman M W van Buuren V J J M Bekkers |
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Institution: | Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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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. |
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Keywords: | Policy transfer policy diffusion policy mobility PRISMA factors evidence-based |
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