Sharpening Advocacy CoalitionsShow others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Policy Studies Journal, ISSN 0190-292X, E-ISSN 1541-0072, Vol. 48, no 4, p. 1054-1081Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The concept of “advocacy coalitions” is the bedrock of the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF), one of the most established and successful approaches for understanding policy processes across the globe. This article revisits and sharpens the conceptual definition of advocacy coalitions. We summarize the lessons from its theoretical emphases under the ACF and specify its five attributes (policy actors, shared beliefs, coordination, resources, and stability). Through this specification, we identify the ideal coalition type and several coalition subtypes. We then clarify and make a distinction between how we think about coalitions as a concept and how we approach coalitions empirically. This article sharpens the lens for describing and explaining coalitions toward better observations, theorizing, and measurements. It ends with next steps for further deepening and broadening knowledge about advocacy coalitions.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley , 2020. Vol. 48, no 4, p. 1054-1081
Keywords [en]
Advocacy Coalition Framework, ACF, policy process, policy networks
National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Research subject
Political Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-388505DOI: 10.1111/psj.12360ISI: 000593998700008OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-388505DiVA, id: diva2:1333478
2019-07-012019-07-012021-09-02Bibliographically approved