The Past in the Present—The Role of Analogical Reasoning in Epistemic Learning About How to Tackle Complex Policy Problems.
This article unpacks the role that analogical reasoning plays in epistemic learning, helping actors identify and evaluate what solutions can be used to fix complex, high‐stakes policy problems. Based on recent research in cognitive psychology, we develop a two‐stage analogical reasoning model of lea...
| Published in: | Policy Studies Journal Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 457 - 484 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May2021
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