🎉 We wrapped up our final PSJ meeting of the year, joined by several members of our core editorial team. As we head into a short holiday break, PSJ would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone for your dedication and contributions to PSJ throughout the year. #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

This PSJ article from our latest issue presents a novel method to detect punctuation in policy processes, examining bureaucratic decision making in school district budgeting in NY and TX By J.S. Butler & Luliia Shybalkina Read more here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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This PSJ open-access article examines how municipal street-level bureaucrats, including experts, planners, and decision makers, form connections while addressing environmental challenges. By Per Becker & Örjan Bodin Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Dive into this PSJ article exploring how Americans’ perceptions of deservingness shift under scarcity, and what that means for people with disabilities. By Elizabeth Bell, Monica C. Schneider, Dara Z. Strolovitch & Ari Ne'eman Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Discover this PSJ article from our latest issue examining federal bureaucrats’ participation, dispersion, and centrality in shaping the national climate policy agenda. By Xinsheng Liu, Bryce Hannibal & Arnold Vedlitz Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ

Explore this PSJ study reviewing 88 Chinese-language PET articles, revealing growing scholarship, qualitative dominance, and a punctuated pattern of change in China’s policy process. By @pubpolicychina.bsky.social & @cammieli.bsky.social Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....

Explore this PSJ article from our latest issue examining how local agendas evolve in response to national signals, population growth, and institutional change. By Peter B. Mortensen & Brooke Nicole Shannon Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

The final issue of the year—PSJ 53(4)—is now live! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15410072... We’re grateful to our authors, reviewers, and readers for an outstanding year! #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal #PSO @policystudiesorg.bsky.social

My article in Policy Studies Journal, “Learning to Avoid,” is now officially assigned to an issue! Check it out along with the other excellent pieces featured in the new release soon.

The final PSJ issue of 2025 is almost here! Stay tuned for new research and fresh insights from across the policy community. #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal #PSO @policystudiesorg.bsky.social

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What if racial disparities start in agenda-setting? Dive into this PSJ article blending Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) to rethink the roots of equitable policy design. By Jonathan Wong Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

The editorial introduction for the PSJ November issue, “Governing Through Attention, Collaboration, Learning, and Participation,” is now available. doi.org/10.1111/psj....

Had a great time talking about publication strategies at the journal editors’ panel organized by the APPAM Student Committee. As always, many early-career scholars wanted to know how to increase their chances of getting accepted.

Explore this open-access PSJ article using a social identity perspective and Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to uncover the hidden diversity within policy target groups. By Johanna Hornung, Nils C. Bandelow & Madita Olvermann Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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Just sent in the list of 18 articles for the last PSJ issue of the year, including 6 short articles. The journal continues to grow and share top-notch policy theory research. Can't wait for the new issue to come out! Appreciate your support, everyone!

Discover this PSJ article applying the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) to global policymaking, revealing how troop deployments, aid, and trade shift dramatically amid long periods of calm. By Jeroen Joly & Friederike Richter Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Discover this PSJ article exploring how large language models (LLMs) - not experts - enhance public support and compliance willingness for controversial policies in China. By Miao Xiang & Shouzhi Xia Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

We were thrilled to welcome PSJ's former Editor-in-Chief and pioneer of the Narrative Policy Framework, Dr. Michael Jones (Clemson University), alongside Dr. Melissa Merry (University of Louisville), PSJ Senior Editor, to the University of Arkansas! #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

PSJ’s Editor-in-Chief, Dr. @gbsong.bsky.social, will join Dr. Erdal Tekin and Dr. Cassandra Hart for a panel discussion — a great opportunity for early-career policy scholars to learn more about the publication process and engage directly with journal editors. #PSJ

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Discover this PSJ article investigating the dynamics of institutional agenda-setting within the U.S. government concerning the Ukraine crisis from 2014 to 2023. By Bulent Aras Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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Explore this PSJ article bridging theory and empirics to reveal how elements of model law design influence policy complexity, and how complexity in turn affects state adoption. By Joshua M. Jansa & Daniel J. Mallinson Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Discover this PSJ article developing a theory linking policy disasters to institutional design, information flow, and veto players across 70 countries over six decades. By E. J. Fagan Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Explore this PSJ article tracing how U.S. states design and evolve medical and recreational cannabis policies, revealing three distinct policy bundles - pharmaceutical, permissive, and fiscal. By Grant W. Neeley & Lilliard E. Richardson Jr. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....

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PSJ celebrates our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. @gbsong.bsky.social, who was recognized at the @University of Arkansas' Annual Faculty Promotion and Tenure Celebration. Congratulations, Dr. Song! #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Discover this PSJ article introducing "policy dimension" as a key analytical tool to distinguish substance (policy design) from process (power in policy debates) within the NPF. By Johanna Kuenzler & Bettina Stauffer Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Read here: Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence - doi.org/10.1111/psj.... By Mikael Persson & Anders Sundell Policy Feedback and the 2021 Advanced Child Tax Credit - doi.org/10.1111/psj.... By Lyle Scruggs #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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Meet Rachel Britton, our new Editorial Assistant at PSJ! Rachel is pursuing her MPA in Nonprofit Studies at the University of Arkansas, where she’s also a Gosack Fellow. She earned her B.A. in Communications & Journalism from the University of Memphis. Welcome to the PSJ team, Rachel!

Dive into this PSJ article from our latest issue revealing how California’s Human Right to Water law (AB 685) transformed drinking water governance, built power and shifted narratives. By Jenny Linder Rempel & Kristin Babson Dobbin Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Discover this PSJ article expanding the Narrative Policy Framework by exploring macrolevel narratives, tested through a multi-method analysis of Swiss child and adult protection policy. By Bettina Stauffer Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Discover this PSJ article revealing how the Multiple Streams Framework can bridge empirical advances and theory in policy implementation. By Harald Sætren & Rebecca Lynn Radlick Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Explore this PSJ article, analyzing three decades of congressional climate discourse through advanced NLP methods. By Joseph Charles Van Matre, Isabel L. Krakoff & Allegra H. Fullerton Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Really glad to be part of this meaningful chat with the frontliners involved in the PSJ Policy Design Special Issue. If you're interested in learning more about the new special issue model PSJ has adopted (focused on openness, editorial integrity, and community building),

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Discover this PSJ article from our latest issue revealing how social cohesion, trust and civic engagement, reshapes social and pension policy design across 30 OECD countries over the period 2010 to 2020. By Jiwon Kim Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

NEW BLOG POST! Water, Wealth, and the Ballot Box? The latest PSJ blog explores how income inequality shapes the politics of water pricing across U.S. communities. By David Switzer & @mpteodoro.bsky.social Read more here: psjblog.net/2025/10/08/p... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Explore this PSJ article examining environmental storytelling in U.S. State of the Union Addresses and how these stories reveal partisan divides and shifting public attention. By @hollylpeterson.bsky.social Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Advisory Board of Editors Emeriti. This honorific appointment recognizes their enduring leadership and ensures PSJ’s editorial legacy continues to support its growth, strategic vision, and impact in the policy community. #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Discover this PSJ article revealing patterns of policy advice externalization across policy domains in Bulgaria, challenging traditional assumptions. By Denitsa Marchevska Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Explore this open-access PSJ article mapping 578 ideas from 18 Minnesota utilities, showing how polycentric energy governance evolves through linear, parallel, recursive, and conjunctive change dynamics. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Discover this PSJ article on how post-earthquake windfalls fuel fiscal misconduct in local governments, and why stronger independent audits are key to accountability. By Fan Lu, Qiang Ren, Jingran Sun and Hongmei Wan. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Can the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) travel beyond democracies? Explore this PSJ article putting it to the test in Moscow’s urban policy debates. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW! Does closing collaborative gaps strengthen legitimacy? Discover this PSJ article on how managing collaborative gaps directly shapes public confidence in governance. By Jack Mewhirter, Danielle M. McLaughlin & Brian Calfano Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Discover how Turkey’s pension movement used strategic policy narratives to expand its base and win change, revealing the power of stories in electoral autocracies. By @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social Read here: psjblog.net/2025/09/24/t... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Explore this PSJ article showing how institutions regulate feedback and ownership to shape climate-adaptive policy design. By Aaron Deslatte, Jeffery A. Adams, Faisal Cheema, Jesse L. Barnes, Elizabeth A. Koebele & Sara Alonso Vicario Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal