Global policy diffusion as a socially constructed process: Insights from UNESCO Creative Cities Network's shift towards the Global South.
This study examines the diffusion of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, focusing on the dynamics of four core diffusion mechanisms and reinterpreting them within a multi-agent framework. This approach enhances understanding of policy diffusion as a socially constructed process, emphasizing the hete...
| Publicado en: | International Political Science Review Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 454 - 474 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jun2025
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