University of Colorado Denver

FACULTY CONTACTS

Peter deLeon
Tanya Heikkila
Chris Weible

STUDENT AFFILIATES

John Calanni   
David Carter
Mark Davis
Dallas Elgin
Sam Gallaher
Andrew Pattison
Jon Pierce

STUDENT GRADUATES

Saba Siddiki

WOPPR affiliates at a reception celebrating Peter deLeon's retirement during the 2012 Midwest Political Science Conference in Chicago, IL

What's New

• View and download presentation slides and presenter blog postings from the spring 2012 seminar series cohosted with the Environmental Affairs Working Group at the the Digging Theories in Environmental Management Blog.
• Visit the Aquaculture Partnership Project page to see the Final Report and accompanying research instruments.
• For those joining us online, streaming of WOPPR seminars can be found at: https://connect.cuonline.edu/WOPPR 
• Visit our ACF Collaborators and Discussion page.  You can join the discussion by signing up for the ACF Forum by emailing David Carter. 

2012 WOPPR PUBLICATIONS:

• Chris Weible, Tanya Heikkila, Peter deLeon, & Paul A. Sabatier, "Understanding and Influencing the Policy Process" in Policy Sciences

2011 WOPPR PUBLICATIONS:

• Mark Davis & Chris Weible, "Linking Social Actors by Linking Social Theories: Toward Improved GHG Mitigation Strategies" in Future Science
• Andrea K. Gerlak & Tanya Heikkila, "Building a Theory of Learning in Collaboratives: Evidence from the Everglades Restoration Program" in Journal of Public Administration Theory
• Tanya Heikkila, Edella Schlager, & Mark Davis, "The Role of Cross-Scale Instituational Linkages in Common Pool Resource Management: Assessing Interstate River Compacts" in Policy Studies Journal
• Tanya Heikkila & Edella Schlager, ​"Left High and Dry? Climate Change, Common-Pool Resource Theory, and the Adaptability of Western Water Compacts" in Public Administration Review
•  Jonathan Peirce, "Coalition Stability and Belief Change: Advocacy Coalitions in U.S. Foreign Policy and the Creation of Israel" in Policy Studies Journal
• Saba Siddiki, Chris Weible, Xavier Basurto, & Johon Calanni, "Dissecting Policy Designs: An Application of the Institutional Grammar Tool" in Policy Studies Journal
• Chris Weible, Saba Siddiki, and Jonathan Pierce, "Foes to Friends: Changing Contexts and Changing Intergroup Perceptions" in Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis

SPA Workshop on policy process research

The Workshop on Policy Process Research (WOPPR) brings faculty and students together in studying the interactions between people and public policy.   Among the questions we ask:

• How do people define issues as problems worthy of attention on government agendas? 
• What is the role of science and technology in public policy?
• How can people make a difference in public policy?
• How can policies and processes be more effective in serving a democratic society? 
• In what ways do formal and informal rules shape behavior?
• What are the sources of policy change?

In pursing these questions, the Workshop on Policy Process Research applies and strengthens various frameworks, theories, and models.  The analytical and substantive purview of the Workshop on Policy Process Research is generic and flexible. 

If you have questions about the Workshop on Policy Process Research, contact David Carter, Tanya Heikkila, or Chris Weible.  To learn more about policy process research visit the “What is Policy Process Research?” page.