Administrative Friction: A Conceptual Model for Understanding and Anticipating Policy Implementation Failure
Published online on May 29, 2026
Abstract
Administration & Society, Volume 58, Issue 6, Page 714-743, July 2026.
Policy failure is often explained post-hoc through isolated theoretical lenses. This article proposes a unified meta-framework: theAdministrative Friction Model. It posits that policy efficacy is inversely proportional to the cumulative resistance ...
Policy failure is often explained post-hoc through isolated theoretical lenses. This article proposes a unified meta-framework: theAdministrative Friction Model. It posits that policy efficacy is inversely proportional to the cumulative resistance ...