The (limited) political influence of ecological economics: A case study on Dutch environmental policies

摘要: Abstract Although the ecological economics (EE) discourse attempts to influence environmental policy, empirical studies have concluded that its success in this endeavour has been limited thus far. In Netherlands, however, two EE-related policy concepts, Environmental Utilisation Space and Ecological Footprint, were strongly present during certain periods time, but subsequently disappeared from agenda. The central question of article is how these ups downs EE concepts can be understood: which factors determine their rise on fall agenda over time? To answer question, offers a conceptual model informed by approaches political science framing, agenda-setting knowledge utilisation. We conclude interplay concept-specific characteristics, formation coalitions around concept contextual variables explain aforementioned concepts. A match between dominant frame core elements provides opportunity for pushed observe alternation ‘constraining’ frames, allows survive, ‘reconciling’ block entrance Furthermore, frames seems correlate with economic public attention cycles Netherlands.