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Aiming to Explain : Theories of Policy Change and Canadian Gun Control / B. Timothy Heinmiller and Matthew A. Hennigar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heinmiller, B. Timothy, 1975- author.
- Hennigar, Matthew A. (Matthew Aaron), 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gun control.
- Policy sciences--Canada.
- Policy sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (214 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- Aiming to Explain uses firearms policy to test and compare several theories of policy change in order to gauge their explanatory potential in the Canadian context.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Multi-Theoretical Analysis and Theories of Policy Change
- 2 The Evolution of Canadian Firearms Policy
- 3 The Canadian Policy Environment
- 4 Policy as Strategic Decision-Making: Rational Choice Institutionalism
- 5 Exploitation and Power: The Social Construction Framework
- 6 Policy-Making as a Team Sport: The Advocacy Coalition Framework
- 7 Timing Is Everything: The Multiple Streams Framework
- 8 Small Steps and Giant Leaps: Punctuated Equilibrium Theory
- 9 Conclusion
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Heinmiller, B. Timothy Aiming to Explain
- ISBN:
- 1-4875-4234-8
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