<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Policy feedback theory introduces the concept that “new policies create new politics” through feedback loops where policies reshape the political environment and influence future policy formulation. ...

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New in RPR! This study by J. Hong & C. Mei conducts a systematic review of 183 SSCI articles to assess the gap between current research and the original promise of policy feedback theory. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library What role do scientists play in providing policy knowledge in public debates? Drawing on the Advocacy Coalition Framework, this study examines how scientists express elements of policy knowledge—name...

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What role do scientists play in providing policy knowledge in public debates? Drawing on the AFC, this study by A. Nam examines how scientists express elements of policy knowledge within a contentious offshore wind policy debate in the US. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library This study examines how citizens comply with government mandates when public disagreement with policy measures is high. Drawing on survey data from South Korea and the United States during the COVID-...

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Out now! This study by. J. Lee, S. Ju & B. J. Kim examines how citizens comply with government mandates when public disagreement with policy measures is high. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Using Policy Feedback Theory and Grid Group Cultural Theory, we show how COVID-19 policy stringency and individuals' cultural worldviews influence trust in different levels of Chinese government. Rel...

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Using Policy Feedback Theory and Grid Group Cultural Theory, M. Yuan, B. Swedlow & Q. Wu show how COVID-19 policy stringency and individuals' cultural worldviews influence trust in different levels of Chinese government. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Climate change has and will continue to have a profound effect on both individuals and the communities in which they reside. A pressing question is how communities forced to confront climate-induced ....

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Out now! C. S. Galik & B. A. Johnson analyze how U.S. communities plan climate-related relocation. Using three cases, they examine the organizations, policies, and governance structures involved through the Institutional Grammar framework. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library This study applies the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) within a non-democratic context, exploring the role of policy narratives in the implementation of patient-centred healthcare policy in China. D...

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Out now, this study by J. Yang applies the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) within a non-democratic context, exploring the role of policy narratives in the implementation of patient-centred healthcare policy in China. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Intergovernmental learning is widely regarded as a valuable strategy for governments to cope with changes in the external environment, but the existing literature still lacks robust evidence on its e....

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New in RPR! This study by H. Ren uses the economic policy uncertainty (EPU) index and local leaders’ policy tourism to examine its impact on government effectiveness. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library The future of work (FoW), that is, how new technologies from automation to artificial intelligence affect the workplace, has become such a salient topic that its framing matters for the evolution of ...

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New in RPR! A. Kemmerling & V. Ranawijaya show that media narratives on the Future of Work in Indonesia largely frame technology as the solution to major social challenges. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Although much of the existing literature examines policy capacity as a determinant of policy performance, less attention has been paid to diagnostic assessments of individual-level capacity at differ...

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Focusing on different competencies of policy professionals working at institutions, this study by A. Shaheen, F. Hussain & M. Mumtaz provides a diagnostic assessment of individual policy capacity within Pakistan's climate governance system. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library This study adapts the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) to explore why COVID-19 vaccine mandates were applied at sectoral and subnational levels in Vietnam while the central government maintained that...

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Out now! This study by H. Duong & K. Attwell adapts the MSF to explore why COVID-19 vaccine mandates were applied at sectoral and subnational levels in Vietnam while the central government maintained that vaccination was voluntary. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Previous research demonstrates that assumptions and perceptions about who benefits from welfare programs and the deservingness of those welfare beneficiaries play a considerable role in shaping indiv...

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In this study, H. Qi indicates that elements of welfare policy design (e.g., means-testing rules) can shape native citizens' assumptions about immigrants as welfare beneficiaries. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Climate change issues pose significant policy and management challenges in developing countries. This study examines the salient policy and governance challenges confronting Jordan in its climate cha....

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Climate change issues pose significant policy and management challenges in developing countries. This study by W. Alshoubaki & H. Al-Shoubaki examines the salient policy and governance challenges confronting Jordan in its climate change response. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy

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Indonesia’s forests balance economic growth and ecological protection, as timber and palm oil drive both prosperity and deforestation. This article by H. Wibisono et al. shows a shift from centralized control to decentralized & climate-focused policies. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #polisci

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Global increases in meat production have intensified interest in alternative livestock systems that can address environmental, social, and economic challenges. Transitioning toward sustainable livest...

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This article by J. Špirić analyzes the adaptability of multilevel governance for SL initiatives in Jalisco, Mexico (2016–2024), a key REDD+ implementation area by using document analysis, interviews, and workshops with government and non-government actors. Link in the comments! #policyprocess

<em>Review of Policy Research</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Climate-induced crises such as droughts and floods increasingly strain public institutions, particularly where authority is fragmented and decisions must be made under urgency and uncertainty. This a...

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This article by C. Milhorance et al. examines Brazil's river-­ basin monitoring rooms as procedural instruments of water crisis governance by using a qualitative, multi-­ source research design to analyze two cases—São Francisco and Paraíba do Sul. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy