Measuring and explaining policy paradigm change: The case of UK energy policy

Policy and Politics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 513-530

  Kern, Florian ^a   Kuzemko, Caroline ^b   Mitchell, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Narratives; New institutionalism; Policy paradigms; UK energy policy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLICY REFORM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84899110920     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: 14708442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557312X655765     Document Type: Article

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