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Policy Implementation Analysis

Policy Implementation Analysis is a systematic academic inquiry that evaluates the processes, mechanisms, and outcomes through which formally adopted public policies are operationalized and executed within institutional and societal contexts, distinguishing it from related analytical frameworks by its focused examination of administrative action, implementation gaps, and the interplay between policy design and on-the-ground realization.

361

Publications

29.8K

Citations

798

Authors

387

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

108

Parents

Publications

361

Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Implementation Research: a Critical Analysis and Suggested Synthesis

Paul Sabatier · Journal of Public Policy · 1986 · 1.8K citations

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Synthesizing the Implementation Literature: The Ambiguity-Conflict Model of Policy Implementation

Richard E. Matland · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory · 1995 · 1.5K citations

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Backward Mapping: Implementation Research and Policy Decisions

Richard F. Elmore · Political Science Quarterly · 1979 · 1.2K citations

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How Schools Do Policy. Policy Enactments in Secondary Schools

Stephen J. Ball, Meg Maguire, Annette Braun · 2012 · 1K citations · Full text

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Learning From Experience: Lessons From Policy Implementation

Milbrey Wallin McLaughlin · Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis · 1987 · 1K citations

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Authors

798

  1. LJ
    Laurence J. O’Toole

    University of Georgia, United States

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

    5

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  2. PH
    Peter Hupe

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 185 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. HH
    Henna Hasson

    Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

    3 publications · 96 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. PS
    Paul Sabatier

    University of California, Davis, United States

    3 publications · 3.2K citations

    3

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  5. MH
    Michael Hill

    Newcastle University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 733 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 798

Institutions

387

  1. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    295 citations

  3. Queensland University of Technology

    Brisbane, Australia

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    186 citations

  4. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    162 citations

  5. Umeå University

    Umeå, Sweden

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    161 citations

  6. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    353 citations

  7. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    162 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Administration Review

    PAR · 11 publications · 1.3K citations

    11

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  2. Policy & Politics

    10 publications · 498 citations

    10

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  3. Public Administration

    9 publications · 870 citations

    9

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  4. Public Policy and Administration

    8 publications · 703 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. Administration & Society

    AAS · 7 publications · 181 citations

    7

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