3 Punctuated equilibrium theory and foreign policy
Abstract
Chapter 3, by Jeroen Joly and Friederike Richter, discusses punctuated equilibrium theory (PET). This theory, which was first proposed by Baumgartner and Jones, explains how the same institutional set-up, usually preventing new policy issues from gaining political attention, is also responsible for the occasional outbursts of attention that cause disproportionately large policy shifts. PET has been successfully applied to a wide range of public policies and has increasingly generated cross-sectional and cross-national analyses, which aim at understanding and comparing the causes of stability and change in different political systems. However, the focus of these studies has mostly been on domestic policies, with only very little attention for PET in FPA. The aim of this chapter is to show that PET is not only relevant in the realm of domestic politics, but also useful for studying and understanding foreign policy-making. To illustrate this claim, this chapter looks at yearly changes in attention to foreign policy issues and examining the relationship between changes in foreign aid allocations and the size of aid administrations.
Abstract
Chapter 3, by Jeroen Joly and Friederike Richter, discusses punctuated equilibrium theory (PET). This theory, which was first proposed by Baumgartner and Jones, explains how the same institutional set-up, usually preventing new policy issues from gaining political attention, is also responsible for the occasional outbursts of attention that cause disproportionately large policy shifts. PET has been successfully applied to a wide range of public policies and has increasingly generated cross-sectional and cross-national analyses, which aim at understanding and comparing the causes of stability and change in different political systems. However, the focus of these studies has mostly been on domestic policies, with only very little attention for PET in FPA. The aim of this chapter is to show that PET is not only relevant in the realm of domestic politics, but also useful for studying and understanding foreign policy-making. To illustrate this claim, this chapter looks at yearly changes in attention to foreign policy issues and examining the relationship between changes in foreign aid allocations and the size of aid administrations.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
