Integrating collaborative governance theory with the Advocacy Coalition Framework

As collaborative governance processes continue to grow in popularity, practitioners and policy scholars alike can benefit from the development of methods to better analyse and evaluate them. This article develops one such method by demonstrating how collaborative governance theory can be integrated...

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Published in:Journal of public policy 2019-03, Vol.39 (1), p.35-64
Main Author: Koebele, Elizabeth A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Case studies
Collaboration
Decision making
Governance
Intellectuals
Learning
Policy making
Popularity
Reforms
Theory
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Summary:As collaborative governance processes continue to grow in popularity, practitioners and policy scholars alike can benefit from the development of methods to better analyse and evaluate them. This article develops one such method by demonstrating how collaborative governance theory can be integrated with the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) to better explain coalition dynamics, policy-oriented learning and policy change in collaborative contexts. I offer three theoretical propositions that suggest alternate relationships among ACF variables under collaborative governance arrangements and illustrate these propositions using interview data from an original case study of a collaborative governance process in Colorado, USA. The integration of collaborative governance theory with the ACF improves its application in collaborative contexts and provides new theoretical insights into the study and practice of collaborative governance.
ISSN:0143-814X
1469-7815
DOI:10.1017/S0143814X18000041