2 The multiple streams approach in foreign policy
Abstract
Chapter 2, by Spyros Blavoukos, covers the multiple streams approach (MSA). The core objective of this contribution is to examine how MSA fares in the foreign policy realm and whether it is relevant and appropriate for the study of foreign policy. Kingdon’s seminal work on public policy-making conceptualizes public policy as the intersection of three different streams (problem, policy, politics). Against this background, the theoretical component of this chapter provides an overview of the approach and discusses its transferability. The empirical thrust of the contribution derives from the analysis of two major foreign policy shifts, namely the first ever substantial Israeli–Palestinian agreement in the early 1990s that led to the Oslo Accords and the Greek–Turkish rapprochement in the late 1990s, which resulted in the substantial upgrading of the EU–Turkish relationship.
Abstract
Chapter 2, by Spyros Blavoukos, covers the multiple streams approach (MSA). The core objective of this contribution is to examine how MSA fares in the foreign policy realm and whether it is relevant and appropriate for the study of foreign policy. Kingdon’s seminal work on public policy-making conceptualizes public policy as the intersection of three different streams (problem, policy, politics). Against this background, the theoretical component of this chapter provides an overview of the approach and discusses its transferability. The empirical thrust of the contribution derives from the analysis of two major foreign policy shifts, namely the first ever substantial Israeli–Palestinian agreement in the early 1990s that led to the Oslo Accords and the Greek–Turkish rapprochement in the late 1990s, which resulted in the substantial upgrading of the EU–Turkish relationship.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vii
- List of tables ix
- Notes on contributors x
- List of abbreviations xvi
- 1 Introduction 1
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Part I Actor-centered perspectives
- 2 The multiple streams approach in foreign policy 21
- 3 Punctuated equilibrium theory and foreign policy 41
- 4 Foreign policy applications of the advocacy coalition framework 65
- 5 Veto player approaches in public policy and foreign policy 91
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Part II Structural perspectives
- 6 New institutionalism and foreign policy 117
- 7 The network approach and foreign policy 139
- 8 Policy diffusion and transfer meet foreign policy 171
- 9 Policy learning in public policy studies 194
- 10 Conclusion 218
- Index 232
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vii
- List of tables ix
- Notes on contributors x
- List of abbreviations xvi
- 1 Introduction 1
-
Part I Actor-centered perspectives
- 2 The multiple streams approach in foreign policy 21
- 3 Punctuated equilibrium theory and foreign policy 41
- 4 Foreign policy applications of the advocacy coalition framework 65
- 5 Veto player approaches in public policy and foreign policy 91
-
Part II Structural perspectives
- 6 New institutionalism and foreign policy 117
- 7 The network approach and foreign policy 139
- 8 Policy diffusion and transfer meet foreign policy 171
- 9 Policy learning in public policy studies 194
- 10 Conclusion 218
- Index 232
