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nevertheless , different . Muddling through is a collective process of partisan mutual adjustment . Bricolage takes partisan adjustments as one of the elements of the equation along with increasing returns of ideas . Moreover , these adjustments are not mutual , rather the bricoleur should be seen as one who has a precise idea of the policymakers ’ preferences and who is able to come up with a solution in the function of these preferences .
In conclusion , this article shows that bricolage can assist in the development of the MSA . It also provides a lens to reexamine the relationship between framing problems and mobilizingideas , and provides a richer understanding of how exactly agency generates change . Finally , it allows us to scale down some claims made on crises as levers of change .
Acknowledgements
I would like to express my immense gratitude to Claudio Radaelli for his support during the process of writing this paper . I would like to thank the two reviewers with whom I engaged in a discussion with great pleasure and who provided excellent comments . Special thanks to attendees and discussants of the panel ' The Multiple Streams Framework : Empirical Applications and Theoretical Innovations ' at the 2016 ECPR Conference in Prague for their comments , to Jonathan Kamkhaji for being my intellectual sparring partner and to Sophie Glaser for her inestimable support .
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