Policy Drift

Policy Drift is a theoretical construct in political science that denotes the mismatch between existing policy outcomes and the preferences of the populace that arises not from active legislative change but from the failure of institutions to adapt policies in response to social or economic transformations.

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Institutions

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2017–2026

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Authors

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  1. DB
    Daniel Béland

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    4 publications · 443 citations

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  2. PR
    Philip Rocco

    Marquette University, United States

    3 publications · 176 citations

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  3. AW
    Alex Waddan

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 106 citations

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  4. JL
    Jacques Lawarrée

    University of Washington, United States

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  5. DK
    Doyoung Kim

    Kwangwoon University, South Korea

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  1. Social Policy and Administration

    5 publications · 210 citations

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  2. Perspectives on Politics

    2 publications · 145 citations

    2

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  3. Journal of Aging & Social Policy

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  4. Latin American Politics and Society

    2 publications · 153 citations

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  5. Journal of Theoretical Politics

    JTP · 2 publications · 85 citations

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