Policy Innovation Adoption Across the Diffusion Life Course

Daniel J. Mallinson · 2020 · Policy Studies Journal

Summary. This study analyzes 566 policies adopted between 1960 and 2016 to understand how states adopt policy innovations across different stages of the diffusion process. The research finds that adoption drivers shift over time: neighboring state adoptions influence early adopters, while ideological learning consistently matters throughout. Less professionalized states adopt later, and wealthier, larger states increasingly drive adoption as policies spread. The findings reveal that predictors of policy adoption vary significantly across the diffusion life course.

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  title   = {Policy Innovation Adoption Across the Diffusion Life Course},
  author  = {Daniel J. Mallinson},
  journal = {Policy Studies Journal},
  year    = {2020},
  doi     = {10.1111/psj.12406},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12406}
}

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DOI

10.1111/psj.12406

Countries

United States

Regions

North America

Categories

policy, innovation-theory, general-innovation

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2026-04-28