An Advocacy Coalition Framework to Policy Analysis:

Understanding the Policy Context of Dhaka Detailed Area Plan of Bangladesh

Abstract

The advocacy coalition framework (ACF) was established to analyse complex public policy processes involving several actors. This framework has been applied to the "Detailed Area Plan (DAP)” of Bangladesh's urban development policy, in which government ministries, bureaucracy, non-governmental organizations, the business sector, and other informal organizations were major actors. This paper discusses the ACF as a viable framework for understanding the policymaking context through analysing actors. The analysis of actors under the framework broadens the focus of policy analysts on subsystem-wide patterns involving several actors who are motivated by their views, aggregate their interests into coalitions, and strive to persuade policy via the use of a variety of tools and platforms. Here is demonstrated the ACF framework to policy analysis in a scientifically debatable policy matter involving the creation of a decorated and liveable Dhaka metropolis. This article also discusses the strengths and drawbacks of conducting an ACF actor analysis, as well as recent contributions to the ACF literature.