The lifecycle of a voluntary policy innovation: the case of local Agenda 21

Pinto, Marta; Macedo, Marta; Macedo, Pedro; Almeida, Conceição; Silva, Margarida

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The lifecycle of a voluntary policy innovation: the case of local Agenda 21

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dc.contributor.author	Pinto, Marta
dc.contributor.author	Macedo, Marta
dc.contributor.author	Macedo, Pedro
dc.contributor.author	Almeida, Conceição
dc.contributor.author	Silva, Margarida
dc.date.accessioned	2016-01-07T11:49:05Z
dc.date.available	2016-01-07T11:49:05Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.description.abstract	Local Agenda 21 (LA21) emerged 23 years ago as a voluntary policy innovation for local governments aiming at sustainability and has now completed its lifecycle. We aim at a second look at LA21 from the standpoint of the institutional and innovation diffusion theories and with Portugal as case study. Results show a three moment lifecycle for LA21, each with distinct diffusion patterns. The Dawn, stymied by lack of regional and national leadership, was likely fuelled by a learning mechanism. It lasted 10 years and involved a mere 1% of the potential adopters. The Zenith took place when other countries had already come full circle. During this phase 27% of the local governments became active and both coercion and competition stand out as relevant engines. Twilight, most probably powered through coercion, competition and imitation mechanisms, took LA21 to a steady state with an additional 19% of local governments enrolling. Since then LA21 has shown departures in several different directions, including oblivion. We speculate, based on preliminary data that, although most LA21 are no longer active, a durable setting was created that promotes further innovation and public participation.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	PINTO, Marta; MACEDO, Pedro; ALMEIDA, Conceição; SILVA, Margarida - The Lifecycle of a Voluntary Policy Innovation: The Case of Local Agenda 21. Journal of Management and Sustainability. ISSN 1925-4725. Vol. 5, n.º 2 (2015), p. 69-83	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.5539/jms.v5n2p69	pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn	1925-4733
dc.identifier.issn	1925-4725
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/18838
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Canadian Center of Science and Education
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Indirect observation	pt_PT
dc.subject	Innovation diffusion	pt_PT
dc.subject	Local Agenda 21	pt_PT
dc.subject	Local sustainability	pt_PT
dc.subject	Policy innovation	pt_PT
dc.subject	Post LA21	pt_PT
dc.title	The lifecycle of a voluntary policy innovation: the case of local Agenda 21	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.title	Journal of Management and Sustainability
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person.givenName	Pedro Adélio
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