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<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library A core literature in the field of public policy seeks to understand whether decentralized collective action institutions will emerge to provide public goods. While some studies examine how they perfo...

Can collective action outperform the state in providing public goods? This PSJ article compares state agencies and watershed nonprofits tackling abandoned mine drainage in Pennsylvania.

By: Max Harleman & Jeremy G. Weber

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Discover how relationships among actors, network structures, and inter organizational dynamics shape policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issue on Policy Networks

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Linking Policy Design and Diffusion In Policy Paradox, Deborah Stone (1989) argues that the work of policy analysis is too often divorced from the politics of the democratic process. To truly understand policies and their effects, on…

Explore this PSJ blog post on how policy design choices shape diffusion by influencing complexity, revealing how politics drives adoption speed and reach.

By Joshua M. Jansa and Daniel J. Mallinson

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PSJ 54(1) is now available, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15410072..., featuring 20 articles spanning institutional design, agenda-setting, coalition dynamics, and more!

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<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library How can governments sustain compliance improvements when institutions falter and ad hoc enforcement fades? This study introduces “regularized campaigns” as an institutional innovation that combines t...

This article introduces “regularized campaigns,” showing how enforcement waves close compliance gaps and reshape incentives in environmental governance.

By: Shiran Victoria Shen, Qi Wang, & Bing Zhang

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Explore how policy adoption, diffusion mechanisms, and intergovernmental dynamics shape policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues on policy diffusion

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Centering Critical Race Theory in Policy Design: A Reframing of Multiple Streams Framework Policy outcomes and concerns about social and racial equity have long been discussed in policy scholarship. A question that often arises is why disparities persist even though scholars and practiti…

New on PSJ blog: How centering Critical Race Theory can reframe agenda-setting by revealing race and power shape policy design!

By Jonathan Wong

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The Place of Social Cohesion in Policy Design: Lessons from the Evolution of Pension Policy Instruments Mix in OECD Countries How do countries strike a balance between keeping government budgets in check and providing strong social safety nets for their citizens? As the world becomes more interconnected and demands for se…

Explore this PSJ blog post on why social cohesion matters by examining how trust and civic engagement shape pension reform in OECD countries.

By Jiwon Kim

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Explore how institutions, policy instruments, and political dynamics shape climate change policy across diverse contexts in our Policy Topics Virtual Issues

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Understand how problem recognition, policy ideas, and political dynamics interact to shape policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues

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Learn how policy processes, governance dynamics, and institutional contexts shape policymaking across diverse regions of the Global South in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues

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Learn how policy attention, institutional dynamics, and periods of stability and change shape policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues.

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Take a look at this Virtual Special Issue that examines gender as one of PSJ’s 8 featured policy topics

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Examine how belief systems, coalitions, and policy learning shape policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues

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This Virtual Special Issue examines immigration as one of PSJ’s 8 featured policy topics

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New week, new insights! Explore fresh scholarship in PSJ Early View today.

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How does fear of deportation shape civic engagement? Check out this PSJ open-access article uncovering the complex ways perceived risk influences Latino political participation.

By Mackenzie Israel-Trummel, Allyson Shortle & Ana Bracic

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🎙️ New episode from the student-led Public Sphere Journal (PSJ) Podcast, hosted by our students!

Professor Tony Travers CBE explores the 2025 UK Budget, fiscal drag, rising taxes, and the growing pressures on local services.

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Explore how rules, actors, and institutional arrangements structure policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues.

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Learning to Avoid: The Long-term Effects of Adolescent Welfare Participation on Voting Habits in Adulthood Despite many citizens in the United States first experiencing welfare policies during adolescence, we have yet to uncover the extent to which welfare participation during this period affects politi…

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Check out the latest PSJ blog asking: Do early experiences with welfare shape whether we vote later in life?

By Nathan K. Micatka

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For another consecutive year, PSJ continues to rank strongly in LinkedIn engagement metrics! 🔥

This momentum highlights the commitment of our authors, editors, reviewers, and readers who consistently share, engage with, and elevate policy scholarship. 📈

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This Virtual Special Issue examines Voting & Elections as one of PSJ’s 8 featured policy topics

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Explore this PSJ Research Note comparing responses to banning, defunding, and framing variations using controlled experiments.

By Elizabeth C. Connors, Alessandro Del Ponte & Peter DeScioli

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Discover this PSJ Perspective introducing algorithmic meta-capital into the Narrative Policy Framework and examining its influence across individual, group, and institutional levels.

By Xiaoxu Ling & Siyuan Yan

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Examine how narratives influence policy processes and outcomes across diverse political contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues

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