Role assessments in institutions for policy learning: A study of Swedish climate and nuclear policy formation

The study analyzes policy learning in Sweden's climate and nuclear sectors, finding that institutional rules, capacities, and incentives are more critical for learning than the specific types of assessments used. While climate policy showed fundamental learning, nuclear policy remained intractable, with learning primarily occurring in agencies and committees rather than at the ministerial or political levels.

• Institutional factors, specifically rules, capacities, and incentives, are more significant for enhancing policy learning than the specific types of assessments provided.
• Policy learning outcomes differed significantly between the two cases: climate policy experienced fundamental learning, whereas nuclear policy was characterized as more intractable.
• Learning occurred predominantly within agencies and committee processes, while ministries and political levels were hindered by weak incentives and capacities to learn.
• The primary drivers of learning in the studied Swedish policies were the building of trust among key agents and the influence of international forces.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2006). Role assessments in institutions for policy learning: A study of Swedish climate and nuclear policy formation. https://www.sei.org/publications/role-assessments-institutions-policy-learning-study-swedish-climate-nuclear-policy-formation/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Role assessments in institutions for policy learning: A study of Swedish climate and nuclear policy formation. 2006. https://www.sei.org/publications/role-assessments-institutions-policy-learning-study-swedish-climate-nuclear-policy-formation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2006role, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Role assessments in institutions for policy learning: A study of Swedish climate and nuclear policy formation}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2006}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/role-assessments-institutions-policy-learning-study-swedish-climate-nuclear-policy-formation/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }