In today’s interconnected world, policymaking increasingly involves cross-border engagement. This study by S. Lee-Geiller, M. Ali & Y. Charalabidis argues that such processes are better understood as interaction rather than transaction. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Out now! This study by Shan Zhou & Xue Gao examines the policy design features of local wind energy ordinances, and how they influence the siting of wind projects. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

This article by M. Khosravi, H. Danaeefard & T. Babazade introduces apophonic policies as a type of government failure that is rooted in the innate/cognitive human tendency to see meaningful but imaginary patterns among random data. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

New in RPR! This study by Hu Xi & Hongtao Yi investigates the widespread termination of science and technology awards across China's prefectural-level cities beginning in 2017. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Hybrid implementation structures are seen as a solution to limited resources and high complexity. Yet little is known about why governments adopt them. Stefan Wittwer & Fritz Sager adapt Sabatier and Mazmanian’s model to examine compliance in a Swiss policy on hybrid service delivery. #policyprocess

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This study by B. Araújo et al. examines the influence of the Innovation Law on the number of patents filed by Brazilian residents, considering the moderating role of regional disparities and state-level inventive activity. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Out now! This paper by M. Mazzoleni & M. Zubani investigates the role and usability of expert-generated evidence in democratic policymaking, with spatial planning as a case study. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Focusing on performance agreement policy, A. Osei-Kojo et al. address the research gap concerning public management issues by answering the research question: Can the MSF explain why Ghana’s Civil Service adopted performance agreements? Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

This article by M. J. Kinnunen examines how the climate and energy policy in Finland changed between the two parliamentary terms of 2015–2019 and 2019–2023, when the EU tightened its greenhouse gas emission targets. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Out now! S. Hemesath & G. Wenzelburger show that policy change can occur under high epistemic uncertainty, as policymakers rely on ad-hoc heuristics rather than worked-out solutions when policy windows open. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Out now! This study by S. A. de Winter offers new insights into how closely integrated non-member states navigate tensions between autonomy and dependence when urgent policy responses are required within complex supranational frameworks. Link in comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Using satellite-based nighttime light intensity to capture nocturnal government overtime across 315 Chinese cities, this study by Jianxian Wu examines the link between open government data initiatives and employees' burden. Link in comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

This research by Jiaqi Cao & Liang Ma, based on in-depth interviews and grounded theory analyses, examines how frontline bureaucrats, citizens, and digital tools collectively contribute to administrative burdens. Link in comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

New in RPR! This study by M. K. W. Wrobel & M.K. McBeth examines the power of focusing events and narratives in the context of natural disasters. Link in comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Against the backdrop of major changes since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, this paper by Zezhao Liu investigates what and how the dynamics of policy change have shaped the pattern of disaster governance over the past seven decades. Link in comments! #policyprocess #polisci

Out now! This article by A. M. Vaezi & A. Maleki employs NPF to examine policy narrations and narrative strategies in the development of Iran's startup ecosystem from 2012 to 2019. Link in 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

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

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

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

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

Out now! M. L. Edwards analyzes NEPA reforms under Trump and Biden, demonstrating how regulatory change reflects broader logics of governance. His study underscores the need for a nuanced view of environmental policy shifts. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Subnational governments are emerging as key arenas of climate governance. This article by I. Bailey & R. Karapin explores how states in the US and Australia can shape or compensate for weak national climate policy. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Out now! R. McGovern et al. test the Narrative Policy Framework’s media hypothesis via Ghana’s energy crisis. Comparing private & state news, they show when & how media act as contributors. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci #npf

New in RPR! Using Ghana as a case study, this paper by F. L. K. Ohemeng attempts to demonstrate, from a historical institutional perspective, why capacity problems in Africa continue to exist. Link in the comment! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

This paper by A. V. Lopes & M. A. M. Oliveira explains how public appointments shape the profile of the top-level public bureaucracy, based on the analysis of the appointments of directors of the largest independent Brazilian agency. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy

Despite extensive work on policy diffusion, its Western roots limit applicability, and little is known about mechanisms in non-Western contexts. Y. Yang studies paths to successful environmental pilot policy diffusion in China. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Out now! This study by Y. Bao, M. Hua & Z. Fang examines if teachers’ sense of meaninglessness under China’s “Double Reduction” policy drives exhaustion and weakens professional identity. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Focusing on public–private partnership (PPP) policies, this study by H. Sun & L. Zhou adopts both qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and necessary condition analysis (NCA) to examine policy reinvention across 36 cities in China. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy

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

By exploring combinations of educative and non-­educative nudges on citizens' co-­production intentions, this study by T. Zhai et al. seeks to advance our understanding of the role of nudges in fostering public participation. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #polisci #nudging

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

Out now! This new study by L. Lecuyer & M. Verrier explores how new procedural instruments drive institutional innovation in US agri-climate policy, focusing on farmers' roles in local implementation. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

In this paper, S. B. Bush argues that climate policy must account not only for the risks of fossil fuel dependence but also for the environmental and geopolitical risks tied to critical minerals essential for green technologies. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy