caa a22 4500 469101679 CHVBK 20180323133045.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00138786 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00138786 The lessons of learning: Reconciling theories of policy learning and policy change [Elektronische Daten] [Colin Bennett, Michael Howlett] Several different explanations of policy change based on notions of learning have emerged in the policy literature to challenge conventional conflict-oriented theories. These include notions of ‘political-learning' developed by Heclo, ‘policy-oriented learning' developed by Sabatier, ‘lesson-drawing' analyzed by Rose, ‘social learning' discussed by Hall and ‘government learning' identified by Etheredge. These different concepts identify different actors and different effects with each different type of learning. Some elements of these theories are compatible, while others are not. This article examines each approach in terms of who learns, what they learn, and the effects of learning on subsequent policies. The conclusion is that three distinct types of learning have often been incorrectly juxtaposed. Certain conceptual, theoretical and methodological difficulties attend any attempt to attribute policy change to policy learning, but this does not detract from the important reorientation of policy analysis that this approach represents. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992 Bennett Colin Department of Political Science, University of Victoria, V8W 3P5, Victoria, BC, Canada aut Howlett Michael Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, V5A 1S6, Burnaby, BC, Canada aut Policy Sciences Kluwer Academic Publishers 25/3(1992-08-01), 275-294 0032-2687 25:3<275 1992 25 11077 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00138786 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00138786 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bennett Colin Department of Political Science, University of Victoria, V8W 3P5, Victoria, BC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Howlett Michael Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, V5A 1S6, Burnaby, BC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Policy Sciences Kluwer Academic Publishers 25/3(1992-08-01), 275-294 0032-2687 25:3<275 1992 25 11077 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer