Mapping Measurement to Theory in Policy Evolution: A Case of Net Metering Policies of the United States

This study introduces a text-based measure of policy evolution, capturing change in depth, width, and symmetry or text. Analysis of net-metering laws across 32 states reveals widespread policy patching and packaging dynamics.

June 2026 · Graham Ambrose; Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski
PA 507 โ€“ The Public Policy Process

PA 507 โ€“ The Public Policy Process

This course introduces the foundations of the public policy process, emphasizing policy design, implementation, and evaluation through applied projects, team-based exercises, and critical thinking development.

August 2025 · Graham Ambrose

Understanding policy evolution using institutional grammar: net metering policies in the United States

Comparative case study across four U.S. states that operationalizes changes in policy provisions, rule types, and calibration to reveal dynamics of policy patching and packaging.

April 2024 · Graham Ambrose; Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski; Saba Siddiki; Nicholas Oesterling

Collaborative governance design in local food systems in the United States

Analyzes the design of municipal food policy councils in the U.S., detailing membership, contextual drivers, topical foci, and mandated activities to inform collaborative governance practice.

August 2022 · Graham Ambrose; Saba Siddiki; Ute Brady