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European Policy Analysis | PSO Policy Research Journal | Wiley Online Library How can we explain decisions by governments to engage in policy investments—accepting short-term costs in return for anticipated gains in the longer term—after previously sustaining the status quo? O...

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Has digitalization changed policy-making dynamics at the European Union (EU) level? To investigate this issue, this article by C. Bérut presents a scoping review of the literature on EU digital policy-making. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

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New in RPR! This paper by R. Sen, T. Lim & R. C. Feiock presents an analysis of the influence of Congressional delegations on the local implementation of the EECBG program, funded through the ARRA. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Using data from a long-term survey of senior civil servants (1970-2021), this article by M. Döhler investigates the declining share of jurists in federal ministerial departments in Germany. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

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The study by E. A. Ruvalcaba-Gomez & V. H. Garcia-Benitez compares Spain’s and Mexico’s AI policies to analyze government strategies and highlight key features of each country’s approach. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library In recent years, governments have changed the way they solve public problems by implementing new technologies, systems, and digital platforms. Recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications have...

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This study by A. Soni & L. P. Berthelot combines descriptive and summative measures with text analysis to track the composition and evolution of subnational EV policy actions over nearly three decades, spanning a range of policy domains. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Electric vehicles (EVs) are a key strategy for reducing transportation greenhouse gas emissions. State and local EV policies in the United States often extend beyond the transportation sector, impact...

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Out now! This article by T. Vagionaki addresses the challenge of translating knowledge into policy outputs amidst the complex interplay between research and politics while discussing the concept of “blocked learning”. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

European Policy Analysis | PSO Policy Research Journal | Wiley Online Library This article addresses a critical issue in evidence-informed policymaking: the challenge of translating knowledge into policy outputs amidst the complex interplay between research and politics. It di...

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This article by A. Küsters & C. E. Sottilotta examines the trade-offs embedded in the European Union's digital policymaking, focusing on the tensions between fundamental rights, security, and economic competitiveness. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

European Policy Analysis | PSO Policy Research Journal | Wiley Online Library This article examines the trade-offs embedded in the European Union's digital policymaking, focusing on the tensions between fundamental rights, security, and economic competitiveness. Using a trilem....

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Out now! This article by M. Maggetti introduces the concept of policy spandrels to make sense of public policies producing second-order effects that are unintentional from policy design and yet fraught with consequences. Link in comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

European Policy Analysis | PSO Policy Research Journal | Wiley Online Library This article introduces the concept of policy spandrels to make sense of public policies producing second-order effects that are unintentional from the perspective of policy design and yet are fraugh...

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European Policy Analysis | PSO Policy Research Journal | Wiley Online Library Has digitalization changed policy-making dynamics at the European Union (EU) level? To investigate this issue, this article presents a scoping review of the literature on EU digital policy-making. Wh...

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Why do governments accept short-term costs for uncertain long-term gains? This article by P. Tuytens & C. Haberstroh argues narratives about the future reshape expectations of costs & benefits, driving intertemporal policy change. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy

This study by S. Zheng, A. J. He & Y. He investigates how intergovernmental interactions, specifically formal authority interactions and informal competitive interactions, shape the adoption of climate policies by Chinese provincial governments. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy

This paper by C. Bergonzini & F. Donati explores gender mainstreaming in urban food policies (UFPs) through three Spanish case studies. While UFPs are key to sustainable urban food systems, gender disparities remain largely overlooked. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #polisci

European Policy Analysis | PSO Policy Research Journal | Wiley Online Library How do citizens participate in interactions with street-level bureaucrats? We systematically reviewed 50 studies and identified a repertoire of citizens' attitudes and behaviors, ranging from complia...

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How do citizens interact with street-level bureaucrats? A. Ricotta et al. reviewed 50 studies and identified a repertoire of attitudes and behaviors, from compliance to opposition, with exit as a last resort. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

European Policy Analysis | PSO Policy Research Journal | Wiley Online Library This article examines the fire and rescue services sector in Sweden in the period 1986–2021, and explains the timing of bureaucratic reforms using the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF). In this study,...

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New in EPA! This article by K. Eriksson et al. examines the fire and rescue services sector in Sweden in the period 1986–2021, and explains the timing of bureaucratic reforms using the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF). Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci #msf

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) addresses the decisions that actors make when constructing policy narratives and the influence of those narratives on policy dynamics. This research explores an u...

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New in RPR! Y. Zhao et al. examine differences in pandemic-related policy choices and propose a framework to analyze how attention is allocated to post-pandemic recovery under conditional constraints, using the attention-based view. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Investigating how government departments allocate attention provides insights into the different levels of emphasis placed on different types of policies. Identifying factors that shape local governm....

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This research by J. E. Boscarino explores an underexamined aspect of narratives in the policy process: how the act of narration affects participants, contributing to NPF theory building and future research. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Policy reinvention is a crucial issue in policy innovation, yet it has garnered little attention from scholars, particularly in the context of China. Focusing on public–private partnership (PPP) poli...

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