The Merits of the Synthesis between Theories: An Explanation of Policy Change in European Regulation on Pesticides through the Multiple Stream Framework and the Stage Model
Abstract
This article combines Multiple Stream Framework and stage model to analyse developments in the European Union regulation of pesticides. In so doing the purpose of this article is threefold: first, it contributes to the theoretical literature by providing an argument in support of the merits of integration of approaches. Second, it provides a refinement of the Multiple Stream Approach by extending it from the original agenda setting stage to the entire policy process. Third, it explains policy changes in a crucial but under-researched area of EU regulation.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- The Demobilization of Class Politics in Denmark: The Social Democratic Party’s Group-Based Appeals 1961–2004
- Theoretical Expectations and Actual Outcomes of Electoral Systems: How to Measure the Size of the Deviation?
- The Merits of the Synthesis between Theories: An Explanation of Policy Change in European Regulation on Pesticides through the Multiple Stream Framework and the Stage Model
- The Typological Framework of Myths as a Tool for Studying Political Thought
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- The Demobilization of Class Politics in Denmark: The Social Democratic Party’s Group-Based Appeals 1961–2004
- Theoretical Expectations and Actual Outcomes of Electoral Systems: How to Measure the Size of the Deviation?
- The Merits of the Synthesis between Theories: An Explanation of Policy Change in European Regulation on Pesticides through the Multiple Stream Framework and the Stage Model
- The Typological Framework of Myths as a Tool for Studying Political Thought