Internationalisation of Policy Ideas

Abstract

Since the 1990s, the international dissemination of policy models and instruments has become a salient phenomenon. Policy transfers are complex processes, which cannot be reduced to a unidirectional link between a “sender” and a “receiver”. The panel addresses policy convergence from the “top” side by exploring to what extent “international expertise” constitutes a coherent and apolitical source of inspiration, norms, or action. How do policy ideas and instruments circulate between international actors? What is the role played by domestic actors in these processes? By addressing these questions through empirically grounded papers, the panel will contribute to the understanding of international public governance expertise from the standpoint of its actors and practices.

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