Wind(ow) of Change: A Systematic Review of Policy Entrepreneurship Characteristics and Strategies

2019/04/15 by Neomi Frisch Aviram, Nissim Cohen, Itai Beeri · 7 citations
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Policy Transfer and Learning #Public Policy and Administration Research #Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

paper · doi:10.1111/psj.12339

openalex publication_date 2019/04/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

Abstract

What lessons can we learn from 40 years of policy entrepreneurship scholarship on policy entrepreneurs’ strategies and defining characteristics? While scholars have offered important insights, many questions remain open. This article systematically reviews 229 articles that were published between 1984 and 2017. Our findings provide (i) an analysis of policy entrepreneurship characteristics by sector, policy domain, individual/group, government layer, and geographical spread, (ii) an empirically based identification and classification of policy entrepreneurship strategies, and (iii) a statistical analysis of the relationship between policy entrepreneurs’ characteristics and strategies. We conclude with an agenda for future studies that will continue to examine new theoretical approaches that advance our understanding of the role that individuals and small groups play in the policy process.

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