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

Dolowitz, David P., Marsh, David·2000·Governance

DOI 10.1111/0952-1895.00121

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In recent years there has been a growing body of literature within political science and international studies that directly and indirectly uses, discusses and analyzes the processes involved in lesson‐drawing, policy convergence, policy diffusion and policy transfer. While the terminology and focus often vary, all of these studies are concerned with a similar process in which knowledge about policies, administrative arrangements, institutions and ideas in one political setting (past or present) is used in the development of policies, administrative arrangements, institutions and ideas in another political setting. Given that this is a growing phenomenon, it is something that anyone studying public policy needs to consider. As such, this article is divided into four major sections. The first section briefly considers the extent of, and reasons for, the growth of policy transfer. The second section then outlines a framework for the analysis of transfer. From here a third section presents a continuum for distinguishing between different types of policy transfer. Finally, the last section addresses the relationship between policy transfer and policy “failure.”

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Authors: Dolowitz, D. P., & Marsh, D.
Affiliations: University of Liverpool (GB)
University of Birmingham (GB)
ORCID: Dolowitz, David P.
Marsh, David
Venue: Governance
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2000-01
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Pages: 5-23
ISSN: 0952-1895 (ISSN-L)
1468-0491
DOI: 10.1111/0952-1895.00121
OpenAlex: W2131213453
Semantic Scholar: 5a6a4556fc8be4d8d481d76da9ab9e4f1d19ff07
Cited by: 3,314
References: 26
Citations by year: 2026: 171 · 2025: 119 · 2024: 130 · 2023: 183 · 2022: 175 · 2021: 216 · 2020: 193 · 2019: 275 · 2018: 291 · 2017: 153 · 2016: 152 · 2015: 130 · 2014: 147 · 2013: 123 · 2012: 154
FWCI: 125.78
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 1081 d)
Locations: Governance (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policy Transfer and Learning
Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Global Educational Policies and Reforms
Keywords: policy transfer, policy diffusion, policy convergence, lesson-drawing, international policy transfer, policy making, policy failure

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