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Policy Diffusion: Seven Lessons for Scholars and Practitioners
Author(s) -
Shipan Charles R.,
Volden Craig
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02610.x
Subject(s) - scholarship , public policy , politics , political science , public administration , diffusion , empirical research , diffusion of innovations , administration (probate law) , sociology , public relations , social science , epistemology , law , philosophy , physics , thermodynamics
The scholarship on policy diffusion in political science and public administration is extensive. This article provides an introduction to that literature for scholars, students, and practitioners. It offers seven lessons derived from that literature, built from numerous empirical studies and applied to contemporary policy debates. Based on these seven lessons, the authors offer guidance to policy makers and present opportunities for future research to students and scholars of policy diffusion .