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In evolutionary biology, punctuated equilibrium (also called punctuated equilibria) is a theory that proposes that once a species appears in the fossil record, the population will become stable, showing little evolutionary change for most of its geological history. [1]
The Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET), developed by Baumgartner and Jones (1993), is a central theory in the study of political agenda setting and public policy. This theory seeks to explain the dynamics of how and why certain issues rise to prominence on the political agenda, while others decline or remain stagnant.
Punctuated equilibrium is a theory that states that evolution occurs primarily through short bursts of intense speciation, followed by lengthy periods of stasis or equilibrium. The model postulates that nearly 99% of a species’ time on earth is spent in stasis, and change happens very quickly.
The punctuated equilibrium model aims to explain why public policies tend to be characterized by long periods of stability punctuated by short periods of radical change.
Punctuated equilibrium in social theory is a conceptual framework for understanding the process of change in complex social systems. The approach studies the evolution of policy change, [1] including the evolution of conflicts. [2]
Punctuated-equilibrium theory seeks to explain a simple observation: Political processes are generally characterized by stability and incrementalism, but occasionally they produce large-scale departures from the past.
The Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET), developed by Baumgartner and Jones (1993), is a central theory in the study of political agenda setting and public policy. This theory seeks to explain the dynamics of how and why certain issues rise to prominence on the political agenda, while others decline or remain stagnant.
This article reviews how the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) has been applied in studies analyzing policy change. It builds on a systematic evidence synthesis of peer-reviewed empirical literature that is based on the core readings by Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones.
Punctuated equilibrium has been offered as an alternative model of policy outputs in which response to inputs is irregular, incomplete, and characterized by institutional friction—a model that predicts heavy-tailed policy change (e.g., Breunig and Koski, 2006).
Punctuated Equilibrium. The concept of punctuated equilibrium was, to some, a radical new idea when it was first proposed by Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge in 1972. Now it is widely...