Table 1_A set-theoretic configurational analysis of sports event policy change: insights from Shanghai.docx

IntroductionGrounded in the multiple streams framework, this study explores the configurations of political, policy, and problem stream factors that drive policy change in sports events.
MethodsA crisp-set qualitative comparative analysis (csQCA) was conducted on 33 sports event policies enacted in Shanghai, China, from 2016 to 2022.
ResultsFour causal configurations leading to policy change were identified. Further classification revealed two distinct pathways: one driven by specific problems, and another shaped by the combined effects of political and policy factors.
DiscussionThis research advances understanding of the causal logic underlying sports event policy change and highlights the combined role of core multiple streams factors, thereby improving the rationality of practical policymaking.