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Why do Policy Frames Change? Actor-Idea Coevolution in Debates over Welfare Reform

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ID3030341
AuthorsB Steensland (0000-0002-6071-4764, Indiana University, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume86
Issue3
Pages1027-1054
Publication date2008-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Forces (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1353/sof.0.0027
OpenAlexW2163593696
LanguageEN
Citations received55
References cited39

Journal Article Why do Policy Frames Change? Actor-Idea Coevolution in Debates over Welfare Reform Get access Brian Steensland Brian Steensland Indiana University Direct correspondence to Brian Steensland, Department of Sociology, 744 Ballantine Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. E-mail: [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 86, Issue 3, March 2008, Pages 1027–1054, https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.0.0027 Published: 01 March 2008

Coevolution · Media studies · Political science · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Welfare reform · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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