Why advocacy coalitions matter and practical insights about them

CITATION

Weible, C., & Ingold, K. (2018). Why advocacy coalitions matter and practical insights about them. Policy and Politics, 46(2), 325–343.

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ABSTRACT
Traditional scholarship on political engagement has emphasised political parties, interest groups
and social movements as ways to influence public policy. This paper highlights the particular role
of advocacy coalitions as another conduit for political engagement. Drawing from scholarship
associated with the Advocacy Coalition Framework, we offer a way to think about political contexts
through coalitions, policy subsystems and political systems, and the attributes of politically engaged
actors. It is one of the first attempts to draw practical lessons about the theory of coalitions and,
thus, to facilitate better governance and politics as well as the advancement of scholarship.


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