This study investigates the micro-dynamics of policy transfer in ODA projects, focusing on the role of street-level bureaucrats as policy entrepreneurs. While existing research has largely focused on macro and institutional aspects, this study utilize...
This study investigates the micro-dynamics of policy transfer in ODA projects, focusing on the role of street-level bureaucrats as policy entrepreneurs. While existing research has largely focused on macro and institutional aspects, this study utilizes the framework of Dolowitz and Marsh to comprehensively explore specific grassroots actions such as mediation, coordination, collaboration, and crisis response. Based on interviews with street-level bureaucrats who participated in the South Korea–IDB–Paraguay multilateral ODA project, the analysis examines how they functioned as policy entrepreneurs to ensure successful policy transfer. The findings reveal that these bureaucrats collaborated by forming a cohesive triangular network, effectively operating as a single team. By analyzing these collaborative processes, this research provides actionable policy recommendations for ODA implementation while contributing to the theoretical expansion of both the policy transfer framework and policy entrepreneurship theory.