Christopher Weible, assistant Professor
University of Colorado Denver
School of Public Affairs
P.O. Box 173364 - Campus Box 142
Denver, CO 80217 - 3364
Phone: (303) 315 - 2010
Fax: (303) 315 – 2229
E-mail: chris.weible@ucdenver.edu
Aquaculture Partnerships Project
Policy Studies Journal
State Aquaculture Coordinators Study
Recent Events:
May 5 - 6: Social Construction Workshop
Bio: Christopher Weible's research focuses on policy process theories (particularly the advocacy coalition framework), collaborative governance, and science and policy. He has examined marine protected area policy, Lake Tahoe water quality policy, watershed partnerships, and organizational preparedness to disaster risks. Dr. Weible's work has been published in the Policy Studies Journal, the Political Research Quarterly, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Environmental Management, and Environment and Behavior. He has contributed to chapters in Swimming Upstream: Collaborative Approaches to Watershed Management (2005), Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods (2006), and Theories of the Policy Process (2007). Current projects include research on public-private partnerships and collaborative aquaculture partnerships. Dr. Weible serves as a co-editor with Dr. Peter deLeon for the Policy Studies Journal.
Peer-Reviewed Publications and Book Chapters:
Meyer, Shaunette, L., Weible, Christopher, M., and Woeber, Kate. Forthcoming 2010. "Perceptions and Practice of Waterbirth: A Survey of Georgia Midwives." Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health.
Weible, Christopher, M. Forthcoming 2009. "Collaborative Institutions, Functional Areas, and Beliefs: What are their Roles in Policy Networks." In John T. Scholz and Richard Feiock (eds) Self-Organizing Governance. Cambridge University Press.
Weible, Christopher, M. and Sabatier, Paul, A. Forthcoming 2009. "The Advocacy Coalition Framework." In Bertrand Badie, Dirk Berg-Schlosser, and Leonardo Morlino (eds) Encyclopedia of Political Science. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Xavier, Basurto, Kingsley, Gordon, McQueen, Kelly, Smith, Mshadoni, and Weible, Christopher M. Forthcoming 2009. "A Systematic Approach to Institutional Analysis: Applying Crawford and Ostrom’s Grammatical Syntax." Political Research Quarterly.
Weible, Christopher, M. and Sabatier, Paul, A. 2009. "Coalitions, Science, and Belief Change: Comparing Adversarial and Collaborative Policy Subsystems." Policy Studies Journal 37(2): 195-212.
Weible, Christopher, M., and Sabatier, Paul A. Forthcoming 2009. "Themes and Variations: Taking Stock of the Advocacy Coalition Framework." Policy Studies Journal 37(1): 121-140.
Weible, Christopher, M. 2008. "Expert-Based Information and Policy Subsystems: A Review and Synthesis" Policy Studies Journal 36(4): 615-635.
Weible, Christopher, M,, Sabatier, Paul, A., and Flowers, Jim. 2008. "The Advocacy Coalition Framework." Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy. Taylor & Francis.
Weible, Christopher, M. 2008. "Caught in a Maelstrom: Implementing California Marine Protected Areas." Coastal Management Journal 36(4): 350-373.
Weible, Christopher, M. 2008. "A Collective Interest Model Approach to Explain the Benefit-Cost Expectations of Participating in a Collaborative Institution." Environment and Behavior 40(1): 24-45.
Sabatier, Paul A., and Weible, Christopher, M. 2007. "The Advocacy Coalition Framework: Innovations and Clarifications". In Paul A. Sabatier (ed.) Theories of the Policy Process. 2nd Edition. Boulder, Co: Westview Press.
Weible, Christopher, M. 2007. "Scientists and Environmental Politics: Examining Trends in the Lake Tahoe Basin from 1984 to 2001." Environmental Management 40(6): 853-865.
Weible, Christopher, M. 2007. "An Advocacy Coalition Framework Approach to Stakeholder Analysis: Understanding the Political Context of California Marine Protected Area Policy." Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 17(1):95-117.
Weible, Christopher, M. and Sabatier, Paul, A. 2006. "A Guide to the Advocacy Coalition Framework: Tips for Researchers." In Frank Fischer et al. (eds.) Handbook of Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics, and Methods. New York: CRC Press.
Weible, Christopher, M. 2005. "Beliefs and Policy Influence: An Advocacy Coalition Approach to Policy Networks." Political Research Quarterly 58(3):461-477
Sabatier, Paul, A., Weible, Christopher, M., and Ficker, Jared. 2005. "Eras of Watershed Management in the United States: Implications for Collaborative Watershed Approaches," In Paul Sabatier et al., eds. Swimming Upstream: Collaborative Approaches to Watershed Management. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Weible, Christopher, M. and Sabatier, Paul, A. 2005. "Comparing Policy Networks: Marine Protected Areas in California." Policy Studies Journal 33(2):161-180.
Weible, Christopher, M., Nechodom, Mark, and Sabatier, Paul, A. 2005. "No Sparks Fly: Policy Participants Agree on Thinning Trees in the Lake Tahoe Basin." Journal of Forestry 103(1).
Weible, Christopher, M., Sabatier, Paul, A., and Lubell, Mark. 2004. "A Comparison of a Collaborative and Top-Down Approach to the Use of Science in Policy: Establishing Marine Protected Areas in California." Policy Studies Journal 32(2): 187-207.