Aiming to explain : theories of policy change and Canadian gun control / B. Timothy Heinmiller and Matthew A. Hennigar.

"Firearms policy has periodically dominated Canadian politics since the late 1960s. Compared to the United States, however, there is little scholarship on firearms policy to the neighbouring north. Using Canadian firearms policy, Aiming to Explain examines five prominent policy process theories empl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heinmiller, B. Timothy, 1975- (Author)
Other Authors: Hennigar, Matthew A. (Matthew Aaron), 1971- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Gun control > Canada > Decision making.
Policy sciences > Canada.
Armes à feu > Contrôle > Canada > Prise de décision.
Sciences de la politique > Canada.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Policy sciences.
Canada.
Physical Description:viii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Issued also in electronic format.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Multi-Theoretical Analysis and Theories of Policy Change
  • The Evolution of Canadian Firearms Policy
  • The Canadian Policy Environment
  • Policy as Strategic Decision-Making: Rational Choice Institutionalism
  • Exploitation and Power: The Social Construction Framework
  • Policy-Making as a Team Sport: The Advocacy Coalition Framework
  • Timing Is Everything: The Multiple Streams Framework
  • Small Steps and Giant Leaps: Punctuated Equilibrium Theory.