The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand

Cheyne, Christine; Hambleton, Robin

Abstract

Local governance policy has been transferred between the United Kingdom and New Zealand since the mid-nineteenth century. In recent decades, however, the processes of exchange have become more complex and more bidirectional. This article argues that contemporary policy transfer is the product of a complex interchange involving three spheres of analysis: ideological and political forces, ideas in good currency and the roles of scholars in cross-national exchange. The article concludes by considering the changing roles of academics in international policy transfer. It suggests that scholarship in this area needs to be encouraged and developed. © 2011 The Editor.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Jul 27, 2011
• Journal: Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
• Print ISSN: 1387-6988
• Electronic ISSN: 1572-5448
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 215-231
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2011.556000
• Keywords: local governance, policy transfer, comparative policy analysis
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/963698
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2011.556000
• Contract Date: Nov 15, 2016