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Policy Diffusion

Policy Diffusion is a process within comparative public policy whereby innovations, practices, or institutional arrangements in one jurisdiction are adopted by others through mechanisms such as learning, imitation, competition, or coercion, thereby reflecting the cross-boundary spread of policy ideas and solutions.

527

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56.2K

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814

Authors

474

Institutions

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2017–2026

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527

Learning from Abroad: The Role of Policy Transfer in Contemporary Policy‐Making

David P. Dolowitz, David Marsh · Governance · 2000 · 3.2K citations

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State Lottery Adoptions as Policy Innovations: An Event History Analysis

Frances Berry, William D. Berry · American Political Science Review · 1990 · 1.7K citations

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The Globalization of Liberalization: Policy Diffusion in the International Political Economy

Beth A. Simmons, Zachary Elkins · American Political Science Review · 2004 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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The Mechanisms of Policy Diffusion

Charles R. Shipan, Craig Volden · American Journal of Political Science · 2008 · 1.3K citations

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Policy Entrepreneurs and the Diffusion of Innovation

Michael Mintrom · American Journal of Political Science · 1997 · 1.3K citations

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Authors

814

  1. CV
    Craig Volden

    University of Virginia, United States

    13 publications · 4.7K citations

    13

    h-index

  2. BA
    Beth A. Simmons

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    8 publications · 5.2K citations

    8

    h-index

  3. FG
    Fabrizio Gilardi

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    8 publications · 2.1K citations

    8

    h-index

  4. SN
    Sean Nicholson‐Crotty

    University of Missouri, United States

    8 publications · 1K citations

    8

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  5. DJ
    Daniel J. Mallinson

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    7 publications · 404 citations

    8

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Institutions

474

  1. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    14 h-index

    18 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    3.8K citations

  3. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    19 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    12 h-index

    19 publications

    4.9K citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    3.6K citations

  6. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    411 citations

  7. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    809 citations

  8. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    741 citations

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Venues

  1. Policy Studies Journal

    PSJ · 25 publications · 1.7K citations

    22

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  2. State Politics & Policy Quarterly

    SPPQ · 15 publications · 1.5K citations

    14

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  3. American Political Science Review

    12 publications · 5.9K citations

    12

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 14 publications · 510 citations

    12

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  5. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 11 publications · 5.2K citations

    11

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