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International actors and national policies: the introduction of the national care system in Uruguay

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  • Meika Sternkopf

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This paper aims to understand coalition building between national and international actors in the context of an emerging subsystem. In applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework to the case of Uruguay, where a new field of social policy – the National Care System – was introduced in 2015 after a process involving different national actors from academia, civil society, politics, and administration, but also United Nations agencies, the paper explores the role of these international organizations in coalition building, and examines how a dominant coalition of national and international actors shaped the development of the new system. Using interview data and documents, the findings suggest that the involvement of international organizations in the coalition was based on shared beliefs and personal and institutional relationships. While powerful opposing coalitions were absent due to the nascent nature of the subsystem, the dominant coalition was able to influence the policy’s introduction based on their beliefs regarding gender equality and rights.

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  • Meika Sternkopf, 2024. "International actors and national policies: the introduction of the national care system in Uruguay," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 57(3), pages 639-661, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:policy:v:57:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s11077-024-09543-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09543-8
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