Comparative analysis of policy networks in Western Europe

Kriesi, Hanspeter; Adam, Silke; Jochum, Margit (2006). Comparative analysis of policy networks in Western Europe. Journal of European public policy, 13(3), pp. 341-361. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/13501760500528803

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In this paper we seek to understand the impact of the macro-political context on power configurations within policy subsystems. For this purpose we systematically compare policy networks in three major policy subsystems and seven Western European countries (and the EU) on the basis of a typology for the power configurations within policy subsystems. We link the European, domestic and policy-specific context to our typology of policy networks. To test the hypotheses we conduct empirical network and reputational analysis of 345 interviews with key policy‐makers. The results point not only to the importance of the EU context, but also to the complex interplay of domestic and policy-specific contexts for understanding domestic power configurations. Domestic power configurations vary not only from country to country, but also within the countries depending on the policy domain.

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