Discover this PSJ article on how freshman legislators drive policy innovation, highlighting how incumbency can hinder the adoption of new policies. By: Jia Chen, Min Tang, & Jinhai Yu Read here:  doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Here's the full citation for the recent PSJ editorial introduction. There are no page numbers. Just the "eLocator" info toward the end. This is part of a new publishing scheme called "continuous publication." It's a change we’ll all need to get used to soon.

Excited to share the editorial introduction for the latest issue of PSJ, which briefly covers 20 new articles published along with some PSJ operations. I appreciate the efforts of all the coauthors. It's free to read. Thank you! @psjeditor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/psj....

We are proud to see scholarship published in PSJ recognized by the Section on Chinese Public Administration. Read article here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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 Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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 Read here: psjblog.net/2026/03/25/l... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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

Recent research in @psjeditor.bsky.social by Qian Zhang, @cmwitko.bsky.social, and Verasight’s chief data scientist @peterenns.bsky.social analyzed the content of more than 600,000 survey questions fielded from 1980 to 2015 archived at the @ropercenter.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1111/psj....

How do political coalitions take shape? And how do they hold together? Is it just a matter of shared beliefs? New #PROTEMO research by @msmaor.bsky.social published in @psjeditor.bsky.social offers answers: www.protemo.eu/news/protemo... #Emotions #Policymaking #PROTEMOInsights

The first of my dissertation papers is officially out in @psjeditor.bsky.social! I started this paper in 2023, so I am happy it’s finally out! 🎉 I wrote about it in this post for the North Central College Political Science Bulletin!

I have an article out in print at @psjeditor.bsky.social on administrative burdens, deservingness, and race ... Assessing the Effect of Deservingness Cues on Tolerance for Administrative Burdens doi.org/10.1111/psj....

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 Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

We’re hosting a Policy Scholar Reception at MPSA on Friday, April 24, from 6–8 PM at the DePaul Center (Loop Campus), 11th Floor Gallery Lounge (1 E. Jackson Blvd, Chicago), just a few blocks from the Palmer House. Please feel free to stop by! Hope to see many of you there! @psjeditor.bsky.social

Explore how policy adoption, diffusion mechanisms, and intergovernmental dynamics shape policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues on policy diffusion Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

New on PSJ blog: How centering Critical Race Theory can reframe agenda-setting by revealing race and power shape policy design! By Jonathan Wong Read here: psjblog.net/2026/03/18/c... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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 Read here: psjblog.net/2026/03/11/t... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Explore how institutions, policy instruments, and political dynamics shape climate change policy across diverse contexts in our Policy Topics Virtual Issues Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Understand how problem recognition, policy ideas, and political dynamics interact to shape policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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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 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Can a single policy tool solve complex problems? Drawing on the Multiple Streams Framework, explore this PSJ blog post showing that policy mixes, especially incentives combined with pollution regulations, drive EV adoption. By Anmol Soni & Evan M. Mistur Read here: psjblog.net/2026/03/04/m...

Who gets to be the “loser” in policy stories? Narrative approaches in public policy often feel surprisingly (theoretically) thin on characters, so great to see this new paper by Rachel McGovern, Hilda Broqvist & Crystal Soderman in @psjeditor.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Learn how policy attention, institutional dynamics, and periods of stability and change shape policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Take a look at this Virtual Special Issue that examines gender as one of PSJ’s 8 featured policy topics Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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Examine how belief systems, coalitions, and policy learning shape policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

This Virtual Special Issue examines immigration as one of PSJ’s 8 featured policy topics Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

This PSJ open-access research note examines Colombia’s 2016 peace agreement, analyzing stipulations and subthemes to evaluate the role of gender focused measures in advancing overall implementation By Madhav Joshi Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New week, new insights! Explore fresh scholarship in PSJ Early View today. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15410072... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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 Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Explore how rules, actors, and institutional arrangements structure policy processes across diverse contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues. Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

BLOG POST ALERT! Check out the latest PSJ blog asking: Do early experiences with welfare shape whether we vote later in life? By Nathan K. Micatka Read here: psjblog.net/2026/02/18/l... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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. 📈 Thank you! #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

This Virtual Special Issue examines Voting & Elections as one of PSJ’s 8 featured policy topics Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

„For policymakers, the message is clear: design green industrial policies with flexibility, consider context, and do not rely on a single instrument.“ Happy to share my latest blog post with @psjeditor.bsky.social @rifs-potsdam.bsky.social

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 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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Examine how narratives influence policy processes and outcomes across diverse political contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

PSJ Blog Alert! 🔥 Check out our latest blog— a streamlined take on a must-read perspective originally published in PSJ: psjblog.net/2026/02/11/f... This piece provides important perspective and reflection. #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW! Drawing on the Narrative Policy Framework, this PSJ article introduces the loser - a narrative character harmed not by the problem, but by the policy solution itself. By Rachel McGovern, Hilda Broqvist & Crystal Soderman Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

PSJ is excited to welcome Lina Garcia as Editorial Assistant! Lina is an international master's student in political science at the University of Arkansas. Her academic interests revolve around public policy, governance, and institutional analysis. Welcome, Lina!

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This PSJ open access perspective rethinks anonymity, non-participation, and spectatorship as overlooked democratic practices, with guidance for empirical study. By Andrea Felicetti Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

PSJ BLOG POST ALERT! What happens when incentive deals go public, and does transparency change how people feel about them? Insights from the Amazon HQ2 competition. By Eric Stokan, Ian G. Anson & Nathan M. Jensen Read here: psjblog.net/2025/12/17/w... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

What does the Trump administration reveal about the future of policy process research? Check out this PSJ Perspective pointing to new directions in policy process research. By @chris-koski.bsky.social Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Explore our Cultural Theory Issue—one of 8 featured policy theories Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal