Cultural Penetration and Punctuated Policy Change
Explaining the Evolution of U.S. Energy Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12782000 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Loretta Fowler (0000-0001-6104-315X, Boise State University, corresponding author), Tonya T Neaves (George Mason University), Jessica Terman (0000-0001-9364-024X, George Mason University), Arthur G Cosby (0000-0003-0527-1056, Mississippi State University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 559-577 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ropr.12240 |
| OpenAlex | W2607332194 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 30 |
Punctuated equilibrium theory (PET) suggests that the policy process is characterized by long periods of incremental change and short periods of punctuated change. The impetus for the latter is usually a focusing event that breaks open policy monopolies, allowing for major changes in legislative decision making. While a burgeoning body of literature, a shortcoming in the PET literature is that it has yet to explain why focusing events and subsequent breakdowns in policy monopolies sometimes fail to result in punctuated policy. We integrate theories on cultural change with punctuated equilibrium to explain why focusing events do not always result in the dramatic policy changes that we might expect. Specifically, we use the context of national energy policy and the lexical database, Google Ngram Viewer, to trace punctuating energy‐related events and the occurrence or lack thereof subsequent policy change from 1952 to 2000
Biology · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Evolutionary biology · Political science · Punctuated equilibrium · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |