Don't you forget about me! Concepts missing from policy process frameworks when applied to Europe

Most policy process frameworks were developed in the US but are also applied to (Western) Europe. However, policy processes, the relevant actors, and the institutional setting differ substantially. Hence, the question arises if certain concepts that are important in the European context are missing from the frameworks and if the frameworks have been adapted to take these concepts into account. We discuss the three frameworks most widely applied to Europe, the Advocacy Coalition Framework, the Multiple Streams Framework, and the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory, and focus on three concepts that seem particularly relevant in shaping European policy processes, namely political parties, macro-level institutions, and Europeanization. It turns out that all three frameworks have something to say about all three concepts, although some voids remain. Nonetheless, the adaptations that have been suggested make all three frameworks applicable to European countries and promise substantial explanatory capacity also in these contexts. (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)((sic))(sic)(sic).(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic),(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic).(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic).(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic),(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic),(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic).(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic).(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic). La mayor & iacute;a de los marcos de procesos de pol & iacute;ticas se desarrollaron en los Estados Unidos, pero tambi & eacute;n se aplican en Europa (occidental). Sin embargo, los procesos de pol & iacute;ticas, los actores relevantes y el entorno institucional difieren sustancialmente. Por lo tanto, surge la pregunta de si ciertos conceptos que son importantes en el contexto europeo faltan en los marcos y si se han adaptado para tenerlos en cuenta. Analizamos los tres marcos que se aplican m & aacute;s ampliamente en Europa, el Marco de Coalici & oacute;n de Defensa, el Marco de M & uacute;ltiples Flujos y la Teor & iacute;a del Equilibrio Puntuado, y nos centramos en tres conceptos que parecen particularmente relevantes para dar forma a los procesos de pol & iacute;ticas europeos, a saber, los partidos pol & iacute;ticos, las instituciones de nivel macro y la europeizaci & oacute;n. Resulta que los tres marcos tienen algo que decir sobre los tres conceptos, aunque siguen existiendo algunos vac & iacute;os. No obstante, las adaptaciones que se han sugerido hacen que los tres marcos sean aplicables a los pa & iacute;ses europeos y prometen una capacidad explicativa sustancial tambi & eacute;n en estos contextos.