Policy Entrepreneurs, Crises, and Policy Change

Cambridge University Press

Policy Entrepreneurs, Crises, and Policy ChangeAuthor(s): Evangelia Petridou, Jrgen Sparf, Nikolaos Zahariadis, Thomas Birkland\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009314671, 978-1009314671\nSynopsis\nIncreasingly, policymaking takes place while extraordinary events threaten fundamental societal values. During turbulent times, policy entrepreneurs emerge as pivotal figures. They are energetic actors who pursue dynamic change in public policy and, whereas we know much about how they promote innovation and change in normal policymaking, we know less about how they behave in crises, and even less about how different crises influence policy entrepreneurial action. This Element focuses on interaction between policy entrepreneurs and crises. It analyzes policy entrepreneurial action in six case studies three fast-burning and three creeping crises to ascertain policy entrepreneurs' strategies and effe.