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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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Abstract

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
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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