Policy Transfer and the Internationalisation of Social Policy

This article analyses the theoretical utility of policy transfer in developing perspectives on international and comparative social policy. It argues that existing work on policy transfer provides us with a theoretical tool to connect perspectives on international policy change, by focussing on the...

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Published inSocial policy and society : a journal of the Social Policy Association Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 417 - 425
Main Author Hulme, Rob
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2005
Subjects
Education policy
Globalization
International
Knowledge
Social policy
Themed Section on Transnational Social Policy
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Summary:This article analyses the theoretical utility of policy transfer in developing perspectives on international and comparative social policy. It argues that existing work on policy transfer provides us with a theoretical tool to connect perspectives on international policy change, by focussing on the knowledge base of policy and the motivations of actors throughout the policy process from the global level to the context of practice. In doing so, it explores the role of epistemic communities in policy-oriented learning, particularly in education. The article concludes by suggesting four areas for future work on transfer which would serve to advance international policy analysis.
ISSN:1474-7464
1475-3073
DOI:10.1017/S1474746405002605