Explaining Change in Policy Subsystems: Analysis of Coalition Stability and Defection over Time

Understanding and influencing the policy process

“…A casual observer of political history suggests that political conflict can last decades or more. In the ACF literature, empirical studies have found that coalitions can persist for decades with many short-term losses and victories (Jenkins-Smith et al 1991;Zafonte and Sabatier 2004). Most importantly, we know the political battle does not end at policy adoption but continue in implementation and agenda setting activities.…”

The Advocacy Coalition Framework in natural resource policy studies — Recent experiences and further prospects

“…In other case studies, the actor networks include "agriculture", "farmer" or "alternative use" coalitions fighting with "clean water" or environmental coalitions (Lowry, 1998;Lopez-Gunn, 2002;King et al, 2006). A few other applications distinguish between coalitions like "governmental, prodam economic oriented" and "non-governmental, anti-dam nature protection oriented" (Nicholson-Crotty, 2005), "greater Yellowstone" and "blue ribbon" (McBeth et al, 2005), "pro-leasing" and "antileasing" (Heintz, 1988;Jenkins-Smith et al, 1991) or even "consumer" and "producer" (Weyant, 1988). One last application distinguishes between the "coalitions of interest" of either "pro-development" or "urban-based recreation and conservation" groups (Swaffield, 1998).…”

“…In contrast, four studies describe change in coalitions' membership and shift of actors across coalitions (e.g. Jenkins-Smith et al, 1991;Swaffield, 1998;Elliott, 2000). Ten case studies even show no stability in policy core beliefs within an advocacy coalition (e.g.…”

Exploring institutional reform of Korean civil service pension: advocacy coalition framework, policy knowledge and social innovation

“…Relevant stakeholders and political coalitions are involved in the reform process to induce political consensus with common beliefs and agreement. The ACF model describes a useful conceptual framework that explains the stability and change of public policies involving various institutional reforms (Jenkins-Smith et al, 1991;Jenkins-Smith & Sabatier, 1994;Weible, 2007;Weible et al, 2009). It mainly focuses on the coalitions that share normative beliefs and sometimes behave harmoniously.…”

“…Rather, policy subsystem actors from various places such like both public and private association who are actively worried about policy problems or current matters are more useful unit to understand the policy change. Third, Sabatier claimed that at least for domestic policy, intergovernmental dimension must be contained inside the subsystems (Jenkins- Smith et al, 1991;Weible, 2007;Weible et al, 2009). This is that policy subsystems, most of the time, include actors from all levels of government.…”