Over thirty-years ago Meltsner (1976) observed in the case of the U.S. that analysts undertook a number of roles in the policy-making process, most of which did not involve neutral technical information processing. Contrary to the picture of carefully-recruited analysts trained in policy schools...

In this paper, we seek to clarify further the processes of internationalization on environmental policy convergence by focussing narrowly on transnational communication as a mechanism for policy learning mediated by a country’s policy analytical capacity. We argue that without significant...

Why and how the regulation of emerging technologies occurs is not clear in the literature. In this study, we adapt the multiple streams framework – often used for explaining agenda-setting and policy adoption – to examine the phenomenon. We hypothesize how technological change affects...