Three strikes and you're in: A streams and windows model of incremental policy change

Saint-Germain, Michelle A.; Calamia, Robert A.

doi:10.1016/0047-2352(95)00052-6

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“…Apart from these, the model has been applied, although sparingly, in other policy areas like law enforcement (Saint‐Germain and Calamia ), telecommunication (Liu and Jayakar ), arms control policy (Diehl ), and E‐Government (Mele ). Some scholars have found application of the model in unexpected policy areas like Pallagst () who applied the policy window concept of Kingdon's model in European spatial planning.…”

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Kingdon's “Streams” Model at Thirty: Still Relevant in the 21st Century?

Rawat

Morris

2016

Politics & Policy

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John Kingdon's multiple‐streams model, developed to explain the policy formulation process, is often cited in the policy literature, and remains a staple of policy courses. In spite of critiques suggesting Kingdon's work is theoretically shaky and difficult to observe empirically, the work seems to retain a prominent place in the policy literature, garnering hundreds of citations since its publication. This article provides a review of the literature employing Kingdon's work, from 1984 to the present. The results show that the model has been used across all inhabited continents but suggest a decline in the use of the model in the U.S. scholarly literature. Other theories are liberally used in conjunction with Kingdon's model. The study provides an update on recent trends in the model's use and offers guidelines for interested researchers about topics that are considered as a productive endeavor, going forward. Related Articles Related Media John WKingdon. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_W._Kingdon

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Kingdon's “Streams” Model at Thirty: Still Relevant in the 21st Century?

Rawat

Morris

2016

Politics & Policy

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“…The Streams Model consists of three streams, the problem stream, political stream and policy stream that converge to form a policy window [8]. The problem stream draws the attention of the policy makers and the public to a particular problem, defines the problem, and calls for a new policy approach to tackle the problem.…”

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Framework Development for ICT-Health Policy Formulation and Implementation

Baridam

Govender

2020

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Background: Policy formulation and implementation are important aspects of the policy process that have attracted the attention of several researchers. From these studies, it has been determined that a reliable policy system is needed for progress and growth in any sector. Methods: A robust theoretical or conceptual framework is designed in this paper to enable a seamless policy formulation and implementation through the implementation of a variant of the Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Framework. The framework designed in this study employs various building blocks needed to form a reliable policy for any sector in order to facilitate growth and development. The conceptual framework (building blocks) serves as a lens through which the data collected for the study is analysed, based on the constructs upon which the study is conducted. To apply the proposed model, some hospitals in the Niger Delta were visited and served questionnaire. The questionnaire focused on the level of infrastructural development and the introduction of information and communication technology(ICT) e-health solution for healthcare delivery. Results: Statistical results from the questionnaire were obtained and used to address organizational, infrastructural and individual challenges in relation to policy formulation and implementation within the sector. The overall result proves the robustness of the proposed model. Conclusion: The paper presents a detailed and painstaking examination of the various aspects of the Kingdon’s model, and its application in the proposed model for policy formulation and implementation. The proposed framework is adopted in the study of Nigeria’s healthcare sector with a case study on the Niger Delta.

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“…This category provides a spectrum, of sorts, with, at one end, some applications using MSA in a meaningful way that shows knowledge of the theoretical context in which the MSA study is situated, and, at the other, MSA applications making more cursory reference to MSA alongside other theories. We place these studies notionally on a spectrum from in‐depth to cursory mention of MSA and other theories: Birkland () shows an appreciation of the links among MSE, PET, and social construction of target populations (SCTP); Jordan, Wurzel, Zito, and Brückner () refer to ideas‐based, institutional, and MSA accounts of policy transfer; J. M. Lieberman () cites Kingdon as part of a wide‐ranging conceptual discussion on the role of ideas and institutions; Mazzar () discusses MSA alongside a wider appreciation of agenda setting and SCTP; Saint‐Germain and Calamia () briefly discuss incrementalism alongside MSA; Scheberle () combines some aspects of MSA with Stone's () work on causal stories; and Keeler () examines agenda setting but with an often‐cursory reference to Kingdon.…”

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Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach: What Is the Empirical Impact of this Universal Theory?

Cairney¹,

Jones²

2015

Policy Studies Journal

298

228

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Abstract. While John Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach (MSA) remains a key reference point in the public policy literature, few have attempted to assess MSA holistically. To assess its broader impact and trends in usage, we combine in-depth analysis of representative studies, with comprehensive coverage of MSA-inspired articles, to categorize its impact. We find that Kingdon's work makes two separate contributions. First, it has contributed to the development of 'evolutionary' policy theories such as punctuated equilibrium. Second, it has prompted a large, dedicated, and often empirical, literature. However, most MSA empirical applications only engage with broader policy theory superficially. The two contributions are oddly independent of each other. We argue that these trends in application are due largely to its intuitive appeal and low 'barrier to entry'. Drawing on other policy approaches, we offer suggestions to improve the MSA-inspired literature.

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Three strikes and you're in: A streams and windows model of incremental policy change

Cited by 6 publications

References 20 publications

Kingdon's “Streams” Model at Thirty: Still Relevant in the 21st Century?

Kingdon's “Streams” Model at Thirty: Still Relevant in the 21st Century?

Framework Development for ICT-Health Policy Formulation and Implementation

Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach: What Is the Empirical Impact of this Universal Theory?

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