Policy Paradigms in Theory and Practice:

The introduction explains that the book examines the concept of policy paradigms, which are the sets of ideas, beliefs, and assumptions that shape how governments understand public problems and design policy solutions. The editors argue that policy paradigms are central to explaining why governments adopt particular policies, how policy change occurs, and why some ideas become dominant while others do not. The volume brings together contributions from leading scholars to reassess traditional theories of policy paradigms and explore how factors such as ideas, interests, discourse, institutions, coalitions, crises, and anomalies influence public policy development. The book aims to advance the study of policy dynamics by combining theoretical discussions with empirical case studies, offering a more comprehensive understanding of policy making and policy change.