Science, Badgers, Politics: Advocacy Coalitions and Policy Change in Bovine Tuberculosis Policy in Britain

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 367-390

  Lodge, Martin ^a   Matus, Kira ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocacy coalitions; Bovine TB; Random control trial; Science

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BOVINAE; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 84905821915     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psj.12065     Document Type: Article

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