TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Advocacy coalitions, power and policy change
JO  - Policy and politics
A1  - Heinmiller, B. Timothy
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This article examines one of the causal concepts in the second advocacy coalition framework (ACF) policy change hypothesis: the notion that major policy change will not occur as long as the advocacy coalition that instated the policy status quo remains 'in power' in a jurisdiction. It examines the role of this causal concept in ACF theory. It then reviews existing scholarship on the causal concept, identifying relevant empirical evidence and critically examining how the concept has been operationalised. A standard operationalisation is proposed, defining status quo advocacy coalitions as 'in power' if they control a veto player in a jurisdiction's policy process. Changes in Canadian firearms policy between 1976 and 2012 are used to illustrate the operationalisation and explore its potential.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-5736
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557321X16569341758199
ID  - ref1
ER  -