Unpacking the multidimensional relationship between crisis and policy change

A systematic review

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12651979
AutoresGiliberto Capano (0000-0003-3533-7407, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna , Bologna, autor correspondente), Laura Mastroianni (0000-0001-7651-0435, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna , Bologna), Stefania Profeti (0000-0002-9418-2743, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna , Bologna)
Ano2025
Volume45
Fascículo1
Páginas14-32
Data de publicação2025-10-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPolicy and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1449-4035 • E-ISSN: 1839-3373
EditoraElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/polsoc/puaf041
OpenAlexW7127453306
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas51

This article presents a systematic review of how the relationship between crisis and policy change is conceptualized, operationalized, and analyzed in public policy literature. We analyze five dimensions: crisis definitions, the causal mechanisms linking crises to change, the types and intensities of change, the political and ideological effects, and the modes of governing crises. The review reveals persistent conceptual ambiguity, limited attention to political dynamics, and a dominant focus on ideational mechanisms. Furthermore, by adopting a typology of the politics of governing crises as an analytical tool, the study also identifies recurring patterns across mechanisms, political strategies, and outputs. This theory-informed review offers a foundation for systematic, comparative research on crisis-driven policy change

Focus (optics · Foundation (evidence · Ideology · Politics · Public policy · Typology · Unpacking · Disaster Management and Resilience · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Policy and Administration Research