Policy learning and policy change: exploring possibilities on the Advocacy Coalition Framework

Abstract This article aims to advance the discussion about the influence of knowledge and policy learning on policy change, taking the Advocacy Coalition Framework as reference. We propose unlinking the comprehension of learning through change in two perspectives. First, we suggest apprehending the relation between knowledge and policy learning, through the use of knowledge, assuming that different forms of learning are possible, depending on the context of decision-making. Then, relying on the contributions of the theory of gradual institutional change, we suggest using the notion of institutional dynamics, in order to capture the explanatory power of knowledge and policy learning both in stasis and change situations. We aim to contribute to diminish the skepticism presented in the literature about the influence of knowledge and policy learning in the policy process.

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Main Authors: Ma,Janaina, Vieira,Diego Mota
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getulio Vargas 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-76122020000601672
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