Concepedia

Policy Making

Policy Making is a political process through which governmental institutions identify, formulate, and adopt courses of action to address public problems, distinguished by its systematic progression from agenda-setting to implementation and evaluation within the domains of American, environmental, local, and state politics.

3.5K

Publications

315.7K

Citations

4.7K

Authors

1.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

673

Variants

PolicymakingState Public Policy

Parents

Publications

3.5K

Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies

James L. Perry, John W. Kingdon · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management · 1985 · 11.3K citations

, , +10

Policy Paradigms, Social Learning, and the State: The Case of Economic Policymaking in Britain

Peter A. Hall · Comparative Politics · 1993 · 7.2K citations

, , +9

Agendas and instability in American politics

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 6.1K citations

, , +17

Policy Change and Learning: An Advocacy Coalition Approach

Alasdair Roberts, Paul Sabatier, Hank Jenkins‐Smith · Canadian Public Policy · 1994 · 3.7K citations

, , +14

An advocacy coalition framework of policy change and the role of policy-oriented learning therein

Paul Sabatier · Policy Sciences · 1988 · 3.5K citations

, , +15

1–5 of 3.5K

Authors

4.7K

  1. MH
    Michael Howlett

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    71 publications · 9.2K citations

    48

    h-index

  2. PC
    Paul Cairney

    University of Stirling, United Kingdom

    28 publications · 3K citations

    25

    h-index

  3. BG
    B. Guy Peters

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    16 publications · 2.8K citations

    15

    h-index

  4. PS
    Paul Sabatier

    University of California, Davis, United States

    14 publications · 13K citations

    14

    h-index

  5. GC
    Giliberto Capano

    University of Bologna, Italy

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

    13

    h-index

1–5 of 4.7K

Institutions

1.5K

  1. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    47 h-index

    80 publications

    10.3K citations

  2. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    31 h-index

    56 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    45 publications

    6.1K citations

  4. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    25 h-index

    37 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    23 h-index

    45 publications

    3.7K citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    23 h-index

    37 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. University of Stirling

    Stirling, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    30 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    22 h-index

    26 publications

    4.2K citations

1–8 of 1.5K

Venues

  1. Policy Studies Journal

    PSJ · 125 publications · 13.9K citations

    56

    h-index

  2. Policy Sciences

    111 publications · 14.7K citations

    51

    h-index

  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 89 publications · 24.7K citations

    45

    h-index

  4. Policy & Politics

    74 publications · 4.3K citations

    36

    h-index

  5. Public Administration

    56 publications · 5.7K citations

    35

    h-index

1–5