How scholars break down “policy coherence”: The impact of sustainable development global agendas on academic literature

Literature on policy coherence (PC) has been expanding particularly since the diffusion of 2030 Agenda to better understand intersectoral policymaking and steering governance complexity in sustainable development, environmental climate policies. Through research domain analysis, this article gives systematic evidence regarding rise PC literature; moreover, via content highlights most relevant topics addressed by articles published over last 20 years. Our analysis pinpoints that studied some areas, such as environment, change, increasing transboundary concerns. Thus far, scrutinized mainly addressing implementation phase. Evidence suggests that, within framework, future theoretical efforts should consider neglected dimensions process incorporate them a process-oriented analytical framework.