As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen the Policy Studies Journal (PSJ) and honor the lasting contributions of its editorial leadership, I am pleased to announce the establishment of an Advisory Board of Editors Emeriti.

EARLY VIEW! Discover this PSJ article on how invisible advisers, lone rangers, and personal trustees quietly reshape the policy game. By Katarina Staronova and Marek Rybář Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Explore this PSJ article advancing policy design analysis with a novel text-based framework that integrates institutional network and cost–benefit analysis. By Santiago Virgüez-Ruiz, Curtis Atkisson, Brenda Bushouse & Charles Schweik Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

📑 Regularized Campaigns @psjeditor.bsky.social: Identifies how repeating targeted enforcement campaigns can deliver lasting compliance gains, even where regulatory capture is common. doi.org/10.1111/psj.... 4/5

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EARLY VIEW! Dive into this PSJ article refining ACF with new propositions on actors, alliances, and policy change, grounded in 128 cases of environmental resource policymaking. By Metodi Sotirov & Brendon Swedlow Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Explore this open-access PSJ research note showing how local content requirements (LCR) work best when paired with strong industries or smart policy mixes, even in tough conditions. By @laimaeicke.bsky.social Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Happy to see the blog post about my @psjeditor.bsky.social article out!

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EARLY VIEW! Can academics play a role in redefining identity? Explore this PSJ article on how they helped institutionalize multiculturalism in Australia and tested new theories of policy change. By Julius C. S. Mok Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

PSJ will be sharing some of its 2024 highlights at the 2025 APSA Public Policy Section business meeting this Friday! #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

NEW BLOG POST ALERT! Is education a postcode lottery? Dive into the latest PSJ blog post examining how regional authority, spending, and demographics drive inequality across OECD countries. By @jos38.bsky.social Read here: psjblog.net/2025/09/10/a... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

I will share some of the progress PSJ made at the APSA Public Policy Section business meeting this Friday. Here are some highlights.

How do policy mixes shape electric vehicle adoption? Explore this PSJ article from our latest issue using the Multiple Streams Framework and fsQCA to uncover pathways to policy success. By Anmol Soni & Evan M. Mistur Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

New week, new insights! Curious about the latest policy scholarship? Discover what’s new in PSJ Early View. Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15410072... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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Policy Studies Journal: Volume 53, Issue 3 Special Issue: Policy Design OUT NOW! A very special thanks to everyone who made this possible! Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15410072... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Are states designing renewable energy siting policies that are inclusive and fair? Explore this PSJ article from our latest Policy Design issue introducing a novel procedural justice score. By Xue Gao, Shan Zhou & Dori Schurr Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

I, along with members of the PSJ core editorial team (Dr. Gwen Arnold, Ryan Ramaker, etc.), will attend the APSA meeting next week. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to grab coffee or something. Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

EARLY VIEW! Explore how intergovernmental grants fuel policy diffusion in this open-access PSJ article applying structural topic modeling to 4,500 state bills from the RTTT grant competition, creating a new measure of diffusion. By NaLette Brodnax & Sarah James Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....

Read award winning article here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... And explore previous recipients here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Policy Theory & Practice (PT&P) is a special PSJ collection designed to bridge research and practice by sparking dialogue between scholars and practitioners. Explore the inaugural PT&P issue: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15410072... Learn more in editorial introduction doi.org/10.1111/psj....

Do narratives shift continuously or discretely in policy debates? This open-access PSJ article refines the Narrative Policy Framework through an event-driven analysis of the Bears Ears monuments case. Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Meet Isaac Mensah Owusu, our new PSJ Editorial Assistant! Isaac is a PhD student in Public Policy at the University of Arkansas, specializing in policy management. His research focuses on practical solutions to social and organizational challenges in Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa. Welcome, Isaac!

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New publication alert! With Keiichi Satoh et al., we argue that coalition opportunity structures have an effect on what makes policy actors tick. Using a dataset of subsystems in nine countries, we find that belief homophily is associated with majoritarian countries. @psjeditor.bsky.social

How do personal and indirect experiences with policy shape perceptions of targeted groups? Explore this PSJ study on how race mediates feedback in welfare and criminal justice. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Insight starts early – explore PSJ’s latest research, now available in Early View. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15410072... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Discover this PSJ article showing how cash assistance policies affect consumption and how that consumption mediates support for incumbent parties in Mexico. By Gregory S. Schober Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Voting access reforms in 2020 aimed to protect democracy during a pandemic, but how did they shape political efficacy and trust? This PSJ article explores the answer. By @atrexler.com, @maraynam.bsky.social & Mallory E. SoRelle Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Bidding for Amazon’s second headquarters, how does transparency shape reactions? Explore this PSJ article revealing an in-depth analysis of transparency’s impact on public sentiment. By Eric Stokan, Ian G. Anson & Nathan M. Jensen Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW! What exactly is a “plot” in the Narrative Policy Framework? Explore this PSJ article mapping its definitions and measures across structure, valence, and causality to advance policy narrative research. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

NEW BLOG POST! Explore this PSJ blog examining how Chinese welfare reform proposals affect public attitudes, showing how policy design and personal experience drive support or opposition. By Alex Jingwei He, Ling Zhu & Jiwei Qian Read here: psjblog.net/2025/08/13/p... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Explore this Early View PSJ article on how institutional rules and utility ownership shape urban water systems’ ability to process feedback and design climate-adaptive policies. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Discover this PSJ article showing how partisan polarization reshaped immigration politics in the U.S. House, changing representation, activism, and the geography of policy demand. By Adam Cayton & Lena Siemers Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

A new Early View PSJ perspective examines how presidential administrative strategies can create, dismantle, or reshape policy forums to advance political agendas, and the risks these changes pose to democratic norms. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Discover this PSJ article from our latest issue exploring shifts in public attention, spending preferences, and policy attitudes on terror-related issues after the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting. By Youlang Zhang & Xinsheng Liu Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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Do it for the PLOT! Excited to share that my paper on the narrative element Plot was just published with @psjeditor.bsky.social! This piece unpacks what Plot is and how it works in the Narrative Policy Framework #NPF. I'd love to hear your thoughts! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

The upcoming PSJ 53(3) will feature a special issue on policy design, and it marks a real milestone for the journal. Special issue editors, Dr. Saba Siddiki (Syracuse), Tomás Olivier (Syracuse), and Cali Curley (Miami), put in an incredible amount

EARLY VIEW! Why would a city buy back syringes? Explore this PSJ article on Boston’s novel public health approach to cleaner streets. By Angie N. Le, Boyuan Zhao, Shaoming Cheng & Sukumar Ganapati Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

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The PSJ website has been updated to better organize information, making it easier to find what you need and increasing visibility and accessibility. We’ve also added some recent news. Take a look here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1541...

Explore this PSJ article revealing how U.S. anti-trafficking laws spread unevenly across states as a result of how target populations are socially constructed and what each policy intends to achieve. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

EARLY VIEW ALERT! Read here: Does Disclosure Matter? Coupling Information to Performance in Texas - doi.org/10.1111/psj.... By Steven P. McKnight, David P. Adams & Jonathan M. Fisk Can Collective Action Institutions Outperform the State? - doi.org/10.1111/psj.... By Max Harleman & Jeremy G. Weber

What happens when policy entrepreneurs seize a fleeting window of opportunity? This PSJ article revisits Mexico’s tax reform through the lenses of Multiple Streams and Advocacy Coalition frameworks. By @omenaguilar.bsky.social Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

We've got a new one out this Friday @psjeditor.bsky.social: "Understanding the Impact of Institutions on Climate-Adaptive Policy Designs: A Study of Collective Action Inference in Urban Water Systems" led by the great Aaron Deslatte, w/ @jesselbarnes.bsky.social & others! doi.org/10.1111/psj....

Early View Alert! Read here: Courts, Stories, and the Narrative Policy Framework – doi.org/10.1111/psj.... By Edward F. Kammerer Read here: Centering Critical Race Theory in Policy Design: A Reframing of Multiple Streams Framework – doi.org/10.1111/psj.... By Jonathan Wong