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The diffusion of environmental policy innovations: cornerstones of an analytical framework

Kerstin Tews · 2005 · European Environment

Summary. This paper develops a conceptual framework for understanding how environmental policy innovations spread across countries. The author argues that policy diffusion results from interactions between international forces, national factors, and the characteristics of specific policies. The framework bridges comparative policy analysis and international relations by explaining how countries adopt similar policies even without binding agreements, providing guidance for empirical research on policy innovation diffusion.

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Tews, K.. (2005). The diffusion of environmental policy innovations: cornerstones of an analytical framework. European Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.378

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DOI
10.1002/eet.378
Countries
Germany
Regions
Europe
Categories
policy, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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2026-04-28