Biesbroek, R, Lesnikowski, A, Ford, JD orcid.org/0000-0002-2066-3456 et al. (2 more authors) (2018) Do Administrative Traditions Matter for Climate Change Adaptation Policy? A Comparative Analysis of 32 High-Income Countries. Review of Policy Research, 35 (6). pp. 881-906. ISSN 1541-132X
Abstract
Although governments are developing and implementing policies to adapt to the impacts of climate change, it remains unclear which factors shape how states are developing these policies. This paper aims to assess whether or not administrative traditions matter for the formation of national climate change adaptation policy in 32 high-income countries. We operationalize administrative traditions based on five structural criteria: vertical dispersion of authority, horizontal coordination, interest mediation between state-society, role of public administrator, and how ideas enter bureaucracy. We construct a unique adaptation policy dataset that includes 32 high-income countries to test seven hypotheses. Our results indicate that countries’ adaptation policies align to some extent with their administrative structure, particularly dispersion of authority and horizontal coordination. However, we find limited evidence that other public bureaucracy factors are related to national adaptation policy. We conclude that administrative traditions matter, but that their influence should not be overestimated.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Authors. Review of Policy Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Policy Studies Organization. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | administrative traditions, climate change adaptation, governance, policy innovation, public bureaucracy |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2018 10:21 |
Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2018 10:21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/ropr.12309 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:139728 |
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