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PSJ Blog Alert! π₯
Check out our latest blogβ a streamlined take on a must-read perspective originally published in PSJ: psjblog.net/2026/02/11/f...
This piece provides important perspective and reflection.
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
EARLY VIEW!
Drawing on the Narrative Policy Framework, this PSJ article introduces the loser - a narrative character harmed not by the problem, but by the policy solution itself.
By Rachel McGovern, Hilda Broqvist & Crystal Soderman
Check it out here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
PSJ is excited to welcome Lina Garcia as Editorial Assistant!
Lina is an international master's student in political science at the University of Arkansas. Her academic interests revolve around public policy, governance, and institutional analysis.
Welcome, Lina!
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10.02.2026 13:46 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0This PSJ open access perspective rethinks anonymity, non-participation, and spectatorship as overlooked democratic practices, with guidance for empirical study.
By Andrea Felicetti
Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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PSJ BLOG POST ALERT!
What happens when incentive deals go public, and does transparency change how people feel about them? Insights from the Amazon HQ2 competition.
By Eric Stokan, Ian G. Anson & Nathan M. Jensen
Read here: psjblog.net/2025/12/17/w...
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What does the Trump administration reveal about the future of policy process research? Check out this PSJ Perspective pointing to new directions in policy process research.
By @chris-koski.bsky.social
Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Explore our Cultural Theory Issueβone of 8 featured policy theories
Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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EARLY VIEW ALERT!
Explore this PSJ article proposing novel theoretical extensions to the Advocacy Coalition Framework, including emotional anchoring of policymakers, affective policy subsystems, and affective brokerage.
By @msmaor.bsky.social
Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
NEW BLOG POST ALERT!
Check out this PSJ blog post on how policy design shapes the effectiveness of local content requirements across renewable energy value chains.
By @laimaeicke.bsky.social
Read here:
psjblog.net/2026/02/04/d...
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Take a look at our Virtual Special Issue on Health - one of 8 featured policy topics.
Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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Dive into this PSJ open-access article analyzing turnout patterns among young adults and explore the mechanisms connecting adolescent welfare participation to later voting behavior.
By Nathan K. Micatka
Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Using longitudinal fieldwork and interviews, this PSJ open-access article shows how frontline discretion in problem-gambling prevention feeds back into policy redesign.
By NiccolΓ² Aimo & Federico Cuomo
Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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BLOG POST!
Who represents immigrants in Congress when immigration becomes partisan? Check out this PSJ blog post exploring how polarization shifts representation from district demographics to party control.
By Adam Cayton & Lena Siemers
Read here:
psjblog.net/2026/01/07/t...
EARLY VIEW ALERT!
Is it one thing to support nuclear energy, and another to live next to it? This PSJ open-access article shows how proximity and risk information shape public acceptance of nuclear power.
By Hyorim Seo & Yong-Chan Rhee
Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Dive into our Virtual Special Issue on Foreign Policyβone of 8 featured policy topics
Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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This new PSJ open-access article examines βdevilβ and βangelβ shifts by comparing ACF and NPF approaches to collective action.
By Johanna Hornung, Allegra H. Fullerton & Christopher M. Weible
Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How do leaders craft crisis narratives? Explore this PSJ open-access article analyzing how evidence, emotion, and gain/loss framing shaped COVID-19 vaccination messaging in Italy and France.
By Laura Mastroianna & Stefania Profeti
Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
BLOG POST!
Explore the latest PSJ blog post examining how expanded mail voting relates to voter access, political efficacy, and trust in government.
By Andrew Trexler, Marayna Martinez & Mallory E. SoRelle
Read here: psjblog.net/2026/01/21/v...
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Explore newly available articles advancing policy scholarship in PSJ Early View!
Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15410072...
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"In both cases, collaboration was sought to address climate policyβa conceivably wicked issueβhowever, when faced with stakeholder contention, governments arguably sidestepped the collaborative process and reverted it back into the political debate."
19.01.2026 15:18 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0New article in @psjeditor.bsky.social
w/ Qian Zhang and @peterenns.bsky.social
We classify poll questions from the 1980s-2010s into policy agendas topic codes + find attention in polling responds to public priorities, predicts cong + media attention.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Livestream: tobira.unibe.ch/!v/P2BKAPsMicm
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This open access PSJ article introduces a framework for analyzing leading, linking, and leveraging roles across political systems, with a case on climate policy in Canada and the Netherlands.
By Erin Sullivan, Bert Fraussen & Caelesta Braun
Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How did interstate collaboration shape COVID-19 policy diffusion? This PSJ open-access article from our latest issue examines compacts, leadership, ideology, and state adoption patterns.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
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EARLY VIEW!
Read here:
From Germination to Transformation: Policy Studies in China Over the Past Half-Century (1970sβ2020s) - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Epistemic Impact of Large Language Models on Policymaking - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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BLOG POST ALERT!
Designing climate policy? Dive into this PSJ blog post on how cultural worldviews and policy design shape public support for net-zero in the UK.
By Christian Bretter & Felix Schulz
Read more here: psjblog.net/2025/12/03/c...
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14.01.2026 15:22 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0EARLY VIEW
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Balancing Participation and Speed: A Polycentric Governance Lens on Renewable-Energy Siting - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Applying Systems Thinking and Participatory Design to Policy Development - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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