Is Morality Policy Different? Testing Sectoral and Institutional Explanations of Policy Change.

We analyze morality policy change from the perspective of punctuated equilibrium theory (PET) to test whether reform dynamics in this policy sector follow a distinct pattern. First, we propose a new measurement scheme capturing changes in the intensity of morality policy output. Second, we demonstra...

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Published in:	Policy Studies Journal Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 688 - 713
Main Authors:	Hurka, Steffen, Adam, Christian, Knill, Christoph
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Nov2017
Subjects:	Europe Ethics Policy analysis Punctuated equilibrium (Social science) Government policy on sex work Government policy History Political change > History Abortion policy Political reform > History European politics & government > 1945-
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