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Policy transfer routes: an evidence-based conceptual model to explain policy adoption

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  • E. (Ellen) Minkman
  • M. W. (Arwin) van Buuren
  • V. J. J. M. (Victor) Bekkers

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Although studies on policy transfer have expanded, a general and comprehensive understanding of policy transfer is lacking. This study offers an evidence-based explanation of policy transfer processes. We extracted constraining and facilitating factors from 180 empirical studies using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis) and aggregated these factors into a conceptual framework. We synthesize our findings in four “transfer routes”. We conclude that actors could shape a subset of those factors by taking certain decisions regarding transferability, adoptability and process design, albeit within the boundaries of the environment.

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  • E. (Ellen) Minkman & M. W. (Arwin) van Buuren & V. J. J. M. (Victor) Bekkers, 2018. "Policy transfer routes: an evidence-based conceptual model to explain policy adoption," Policy Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(2), pages 222-250, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cposxx:v:39:y:2018:i:2:p:222-250
    DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2018.1451503
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    1. Ellen Minkman, 2023. "Resolving impasses in policy translation: Shall we adjust the idea or the process?," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 41(2), pages 333-350, March.
    2. Herscovici Arie & Akirav Osnat, 2024. "Regional development policy in Galilee periphery in Israel," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(2), June.

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