A Stakeholder Analysis of Colorado Climate and Energy Issues Using Policy Analytical Capacity and the Advocacy Coalition Framework

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 114-133

  Elgin, Dallas J ^a   Weible, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy Coalition Framework; Climate change; Energy policy; Policy Analytical Capacity; Public policy; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872222971     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12005     Document Type: Article

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