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Influences on Reinvention During the Diffusion of Innovations

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ID19004012
AuthorsScott P Hays (Southern Illinois University, corresponding author)
Year1996
Volume49
Issue3
Pages631-650
Publication date1996-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Research Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/106591299604900310
OpenAlexW2058473134
LanguageEN
Citations received51
References cited21

This study considers how states change policy innovations as they diffuse. This process, known as reinvention, has been the subject of recent innova tion diffusion research (Mooney and Lee 1995; Glick and Hays 1991). This paper examines the role of controversy in structuring the nature of reinvention, creating a more fully specified model of the causes of reinven tion. This research is a comparative analysis of the evolution of provisions of three policy innovations: child abuse reporting laws, crime victim com pensation law, and public campaign funding laws. The data show that vary ing levels of controversy affect the nature of policy reinvention and that reinvention results from a combination of social learning, political charac teristics, and contextual factors

Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Structuring · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Policy and Administration Research

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Unique citing works51
Citations per year1,7
Citation span1996 - 2026 (31)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 50

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