Policy Making Latin American Public Policy Review

Policy Process Research in Latin America

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Policy Sciences, Comparative Public Policy, Policy Process Theories, Advocacy Coalition Framework
Abstract
What is the policy process as a field of study? How does it relate to other disciplines and fields? Why are theories central to advancing knowledge in this area? And how can policy process scholarship in Latin America continue to advance? This essay addresses these questions with particular emphasis on its theoretical and empirical scholarship in Latin America. It starts with a brief recount of the emergence of policy process research as an area of study, largely rooted in scholarship in the United States, offering multiple descriptions to clarify understanding what the field encompasses. It then argues for the continuing importance of theory in generating systematic and generalizable knowledge of the policy process using the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) as an illustration of what policy process theories can accomplish. The essay then explores the challenges and opportunities shaping past, present, and future policy process research in Latin America.
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Published
2026-04-15
Issue
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026)
Section
Analytics

How to Cite

Weible, C. M., Medina, A., & Sánchez, J. (2026). Policy Process Research in Latin America. Policy Making – Latin American Public Policy Review, 1(1), 2-16. https://policymaking.lat/ojs/index.php/pmla/article/view/4

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