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Table 1

Thematic analysis linking descriptive themes to analytical themes

Analytical theme	Descriptive theme	References
A1: System dynamics and thresholds	D1: Non-linear and abrupt system change	Ahmed et al. (2018), Analoui and Fitzsimons (2009), etc.
A1: System dynamics and thresholds	D2: Catalysts and focal events	Caso (2021), Choi and Ko (2025), Delaney (2015), Duggan and Bush (2014), etc.
A2: Governance and administrative agency	D3: Institutional capacity and resilience	Ahmed et al. (2018), etc.
A2: Governance and administrative agency	D4: Proactive policy and intervention design	Clark et al. (2023), Fairbridge (2006), Gobble (2020), etc.
A2: Governance and administrative agency	D5: Systemic failures and administrative pathologies	Analoui and Fitzsimons (2009), Börzel and Risse (2018), etc.
A3: Conceptual Framing and Strategic Action	D6: Tipping points as a discursive and political tool	Armstrong McKay (2024), Bellamy (2023), Caso (2021), etc.
A3: Conceptual Framing and Strategic Action	D7: Individual and group thresholds for action	Clark et al. (2023), Doabler et al. (2021), etc.

Analytical theme	Descriptive theme	References
A1: System dynamics and thresholds	D1: Non-linear and abrupt system change	Ahmed et al. (2018), Analoui and Fitzsimons (2009), etc.
A1: System dynamics and thresholds	D2: Catalysts and focal events	Caso (2021), Choi and Ko (2025), Delaney (2015), Duggan and Bush (2014), etc.
A2: Governance and administrative agency	D3: Institutional capacity and resilience	Ahmed et al. (2018), etc.
A2: Governance and administrative agency	D4: Proactive policy and intervention design	Clark et al. (2023), Fairbridge (2006), Gobble (2020), etc.
A2: Governance and administrative agency	D5: Systemic failures and administrative pathologies	Analoui and Fitzsimons (2009), Börzel and Risse (2018), etc.
A3: Conceptual Framing and Strategic Action	D6: Tipping points as a discursive and political tool	Armstrong McKay (2024), Bellamy (2023), Caso (2021), etc.
A3: Conceptual Framing and Strategic Action	D7: Individual and group thresholds for action	Clark et al. (2023), Doabler et al. (2021), etc.