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Policy Diffusion and Directionality: Tracing Early Adoption of Offshore Wind Policy

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Policy makers frequently learn from the policy experiences of other governments. Lessons inform decision making, diffusing policy across borders. Using interviews with key policy actors and a comparative analysis of United States and European policy contexts, this study identifies and describes causal mechanisms through which newly emerging offshore wind energy policies diffused across governmental borders. In so doing, this article demonstrates a new approach to understanding policy learning and diffusion to complement the large†N, quantitative analyses that form the bedrock of the literature. The findings support the argument that future studies must account for policy diffusion between subnational and foreign national governments, as well as diffusion between coequal administrative agencies in different policy subsystems—“directions†of diffusion that are invisible to traditional methods, yet likely to become increasingly common in the face of climate change and other wicked problems.æ”¿ç­–æ‰©æ•£å’ŒæŒ‡å ‘æ€§ï¼šå¯¹æ—©æœŸé‡‡çº³æµ·ä¸Šé£Žèƒ½æ”¿ç­–çš„è¿½è¸ª æ”¿ç­–åˆ¶å®šè€…æ—¶å¸¸ä»Žä»–å›½æ”¿åºœä¸­å­¦åˆ°æ”¿ç­–ç» éªŒã€‚è¿™äº›ç» éªŒç©¿è¶Šå›½å®¶è¾¹ç•Œ, è®²è¿°äº†æœ‰å…³å†³ç­–çš„æ‰©æ•£æ”¿ç­–ã€‚é€šè¿‡å¯¹å…³é”®æ”¿ç­–è¡Œä¸ºè€…è¿›è¡Œé ¢è°ˆ, å Œæ—¶å¯¹ç¾Žå›½å’Œæ¬§æ´²æ”¿ç­–èƒŒæ™¯è¿›è¡Œæ¯”è¾ƒåˆ†æž , æœ¬ç ”ç©¶è¯†åˆ«å¹¶æ è¿°äº†ä¸ å Œçš„å› æžœæœºåˆ¶, æµ·ä¸Šé£Žèƒ½å’Œç›¸å…³æ”¿ç­–é€šè¿‡è¿™äº›æœºåˆ¶åœ¨å „å›½æ”¿åºœé—´è¿›è¡Œæ‰©æ•£ã€‚ä¸ºæ­¤, æœ¬æ–‡è¯ æ˜Žäº†ä¸€ç§ æ–°çš„æŽªæ–½, ç”¨ä»¥ç †è§£æ”¿ç­–å­¦ä¹ å’Œæ”¿ç­–æ‰©æ•£, è¿›è€Œå¯¹å¤§æ•°é‡ å®šé‡ åˆ†æž ï¼ˆthe large†N, quantitative analyses)进行补充, å Žè€…æ˜¯æ–‡çŒ®çš„åŸºç¡€ã€‚ç ”ç©¶ç»“æžœè®¤ä¸º, æœªæ ¥ç ”ç©¶å¿…é¡»é˜ è¿°åœ°æ–¹æ”¿åºœå’Œå›½å¤–æ”¿åºœä¹‹é—´çš„æ”¿ç­–æ‰©æ•£, ä»¥å Šä¸ å Œæ”¿ç­–å­ ç³»ç»Ÿä¸‹å¯¹ç­‰è¡Œæ”¿æœºæž„ä¹‹é—´çš„æ”¿ç­–æ‰©æ•£â€”è¿™ç§ æ‰©æ•£çš„â€œæ–¹å ‘â€ æ˜¯ä¼ ç»Ÿæ–¹æ³•æ— æ³•è§‚å¯Ÿåˆ°çš„ã€‚Difusión De Políticas y Direccionalidad: delineando La Adopción Temprana De Políticas De Energía Eólica Marítima Los creadores de políticas aprenden frecuentemente de las experiencias políticas de otros gobiernos. Las lecciones informan la toma de decisiones, lo cual difunde las políticas a otros países. Utilizando entrevistas con actores políticos clave y un análisis comparativo de los contextos de política en Europa y EE. UU., este estudio identifica y describe los mecanismos causales a través de los cuales la energía eólica marítima y las políticas relacionadas se difunden a otros gobiernos. Al hacer esto, este artículo demuestra una nueva aproximación hacia la comprensión del aprendizaje y difusión de políticas para complementar los análisis cuantitativos “Large†N†que le dan forma a la base de la investigación existente. Los hallazgos apoyan el argumento que los estudios futuros tienen que explicar la difusión entre los gobiernos subnacionales y de otras naciones, así como la difusión entre agencias administrativas del mismo nivel en diferentes subsistemas políticos– “direcciones†de difusión que son invisibles para los métodos tradicionales.

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  • Michael J. Motta, 2018. "Policy Diffusion and Directionality: Tracing Early Adoption of Offshore Wind Policy," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 35(3), pages 398-421, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:35:y:2018:i:3:p:398-421
    DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12281
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    1. Michael J. Motta, 2021. "Diffusion and Typology: The Invention and Early Adoption of Medicinal Marijuana and Offshore Wind Policies," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 102(1), pages 567-584, January.
    2. Ikenna Samuel Umezurike & Ibraheem Salisu Adam, 2020. "The Latin American and Nigerian Conditional Cash Transfer Experience: A Comparative Analysis," Journal of Public Administration and Governance, Macrothink Institute, vol. 10(3), pages 2037-2037, December.
    3. Evan M. Mistur & John Wagner Givens & Daniel C. Matisoff, 2023. "Contagious COVID‐19 policies: Policy diffusion during times of crisis," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 40(1), pages 36-62, January.

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