This Thematic Special Issue on Policy Change and Policy Dynamics has as its main objective to present and discuss agenda setting, one of the most important issues for the study of public policies and the policy process. ...

In the recent literature, the concept of policy subsystem has played a central role in several theoretical models, being considered the prime unit of analysis in approaches of the public policy process. This paper aims to ...

This paper aims to present the first results of the research conducted by the Brazilian Policy Agendas Project. The results to be presented and discussed in the paper focus on analyses of the capacity and diversity of ...

This paper aims to map and analyze the attention of some actors and institutions on health policies in Brazil between 1986 and 2003. This model of research on the government agenda is known under the term of policy dynamics ...

Over the past decades, research on policy formulation, especially research on agenda-setting, has demonstrated that the actions of individuals (or groups) labelled ‘policy entrepreneurs’ constitute a central aspect of the ...

Information Technology (IT) began to be widely used across all sectors of the economy in the 1980s, prompting governments to develop new policy instruments. By comparing the evolution of IT policy in Canada, the Netherlands ...

How are current immigration policies for foreign workers affecting Brazil's economy, and what changes should be made? What other issues in the labor market are affecting businesses in the country?

Climate adaptation measures are critical for protecting human health. National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and National Communications (NCs) play a crucial role in helping countries ...