#JCPA_ICPA is in Asunción, Paraguay for #CLAD2025, a hub of knowledge exchange between research and practice. We will share about how comparison builds bridges between both worlds. If you are in this beautiful country, join us tomorrow at 4 pm.

#JCPA_ICPA has so many surprises for you this week. Stay tuned!

#HighlightThursday Read "Informing Governance for Food System Resilience: A Comparative Case Policy Analysis of Two Australian Regions Impacted by Multiple Disaster" by Sheriden Keegan, Kimberley Reis, Anne Roiko, and Cheryl Desha. Find it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Kickstart or grow your career in public policy! Join leaders from gov., think tanks, & academia for an interactive webinar on navigating careers across sectors to hear practical advice, job search tips, & Q&A session. Learn more & register: https://ow.ly/GrMh50XnU0h

This is episode 2 of the #ICPASociety Book Talks Series. Professor Leslie Pal talks with the editors of "#Brazil and #China in knowledge and policy transfer". Please listen to this conversation with Osmany Porto and Giulia Romano. Enjoy! youtu.be/znBdjL59Y38?...

Congratulations to the School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University. During October, they hosted a talk about connections with practive, the JCPA-Tsinghua Doctoral Student Writing Workshop, and a meeting with representatives from the Asian Association for Public Administration.

Will #2025APPAM be your first APPAM conference experience? If so, welcome! We are hosting a First Timer's Session to help you get oriented & know what to expect while you are in Seattle. Download the mobile app & add this to your schedule: https://ow.ly/IhtU50XjYr3

Read and use this article by Leizhen Zang and Feng Xiong about the technical issue of missing data in international comparative research. Please find "Harnessing Machine Learning to Adress High Levels of Missing Data in Cross-National Studies" here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OpenAccess #JCPA_ICPA This article by Jody Heymann, Aleta Sprague, and Amy Raub compares global laws and policies that reduce barriers to women’s career advancement. The study finds that 86% of the countries did not prohibit gender discrimination in performance evaluations.

#HighlightThursday Congratulations to: - Professor Lu Liao from the Renmin University of China for winning a Best Reviewer Award. - Professor Christa Scholtz from McGill University for winning a Best Reviewer Award. #JCPA_ICPA

#HighlightThursday Congratulations to Francesco Pasetti, Catherine Xhardez, Verena Wisthaler, C. Conte, and G. Solano for winning the Annual Best Comparative Article Award with: "An Indicator-Based Approach to Comparative Policy Analysis: Measuring Regional Governance of Migrant Integration."

What sessions will you attend? What exhibitors do you want to meet? Who is attending? The mobile app, available to download today, has all the answers for your #2025APPAM experience. Thank you to our app sponsor, Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. Learn more: https://ow.ly/w9EA50XgoHe

The latest issue of #JCPA_ICPA is now available. Dive into cutting‑edge work comparing policy systems across the world. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcpa20/c...

#HighlightThursday Please watch the third ICPA Lecture about artificial intelligence, data-driven technologies, and comparative public policy. Moderated by Professor Yixin Dai from Tsinghua University. youtu.be/NJ4SLq0OmBo?...

It is #HighlightThursday and we want to share the new ICPA Society video playlist. Enjoy the first session of the Book Talks Series with the editors of the Handbook of Public Policy Implementation. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Read about policy mixes in this article by Jinglei Zhou and Zhang in our Volume 27, Issue 3. You can read the whole issue here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcpa20/c...

🌍 ANALYZING (CLIMATE) POLICY PORTFOLIOS New paper in @jcpaicpa.bsky.social introduces an analytical approach to systematically map what governments do on (climate) policy along two dimensions: 🎯 Targets – goals governments address 🛠️ Instruments – how they pursue them 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1387...

Publication 2, last year in @jcpaicpa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Attention, policy comparatists. #JCPA_ICPA are happy to share more and more events. Follow the QR code and join us to talk about the relation between AI, dta-driven technologies, and public policy.

#HighlightThursday Next Monday, Professor Leslie Pal will host lecture 1 of the latest #ICPASociety Book Talks Series. Join us to hear about the Handbook of Public Policy Implementation from the editors Fritz Sager, Céline Mavrot, and Lael Keiser. See you at 4:00 PM (EST) / 10:00PM (CEST).

The Society for International Comparative Policy Analysis (ICPA Society) is proud to present a new series of #BookTalks. Join us for an opportunity to learn more about policy implementation, policy transfer, theories of the policy process, smart cities and women´s empowerment and public policy.

#HighlightThursday This article by Easwaran J. Narassimhan asked how different institutional governance approaches shaped similar policy objectives to be prioritized differently. It is #OpenAccess. Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The #JCPA_ICPA Workshop on #Gender and Comparative Public Policy extended the abstract submission deadline to September 30th! See all the details below and email [email protected] if you have any questions.

We are excited to be hosting a Speed Mentoring session at #2025APPAM! This is your chance to gain insights, expand your network, & navigate your career in public policy and management in a fast-paced format. Learn more: ow.ly/ybio50WYcnM

Congratulations to Professors Nikhar Gaikwad and Anjali Thomas! They received the JCPA Best Comparative Policy Paper Award for “Getting on the Grid: A Field Experiment on Bottom-Up Political Pressure and Access to Essential Public Services” at the 2025 @apsa.bsky.social Conference.

It´s #HighlightThursday and #JCPA_ICPA is inviting you to read a #FreeAccess article. Here is "Advocating Under Hierarchy: Comparing Climate Advocacy Coalitions in China’s Local Policy Processes" by Dongping Wang: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

There are a few days left! Submit a 500 word proposal for the JCPA and ICPA Society Workshop on Gender and Comparative Public Policy. Please see the details below.

#HighlightThursday This #FreeAccess article explores the variation of corporate engagement in voluntary carbon markets with an analysis of 1,200 firms. Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Want to be part of the action at #2025APPAM? We’re looking for volunteer chairs & discussants to lead sessions and spark meaningful discussions. Spaces are limited, don't wait too long! Details here: ow.ly/1wah50WRrmR

Hello colleagues at #egpa2025, please listen to our Executive Director Sebahat Derin Atiskan about the benefits of joining the ICPA Society and the high standards of #JCPA. #HighlightThursday

#HighlightThursday #JCPA_ICPA Congratulations to Prof. Ringa Raudla, Prof. Külli Sarapuu; Dr. Johanna Vallistu and Kerli Onno from Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. Their article “Learning from Policy Experiments” won the Best Comparative Paper Award at the #egpa2025 Conference.

#HighlightThursday #MeetTheTeam, Dr. Nelson D. Cardozo is a political scientist specialized in policy analysis and comparative social policy, with a focus on Latin America. He serves as Coordinator of the International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum (ICPA Forum).

#HighlightThursday #MeetTheTeam, Dr. Samanta Varela coordinates media and outreach activities. She specializes in technology and disaster policy.

Don't forget to register for this month's Policy on the Rocks, sponsored in part by The American Evaluation Association, and explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the way research is conducted & public policy decisions are made. Register: www.appam.org/conference-e...

#HighlightThursday #JCPA_ICPA Today we highlight Volume 27, Issue 3 of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice. Congratulations to all the authors! Find this #NewIssue on the following link: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcpa20/c...

#HighlightThursday #CallForPapers JCPA and the ICPA Society are calling for papers for the Workshop on Gender and Comparative Public Policy. Submit your abstract by September 15th and join us in Istanbul on April 2026!

#OpenAccess #NewArticle By: Charlie F. Thompson Comparing Nordic Gambling Trajectories through Multiple Concurrent Policy Processes www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

It´s #HighlightThursday, and we are sharing a novelty with you. This study analyzes 686 policies across 6 Chinese provinces, revealing 3 coal transition paths shaped by local conditions. It offers lessons for flexible, multi-level decarbonization. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

#InTheAuthorsWords #JCPA_ICPA This bibliometric study reviews over 50 years of scholarship on innovation in public policy using natural language processing techniques. Read this solid piece by Nihit Goyal, Valerie Pattyn, and Mehmet Akif Demircioglu here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#JCPA_ICPA The JCPA’s Tsinghua editorial office attended #ICPP7 in Thailand and presented a session about the comparative study of AI-related policy and AI as an analytical tool. Here are some photos that Yinxin Dai (Associate Co-Editor) and Xinlei Lian (Editorial Assistant) shared with us.

#NewArticle Why do some firms join voluntary carbon markets? It’s about corporate sustainability governance structures, institutional complementarities (between voluntary and compliance markets), and transnational non-governmental organizations’ climate action. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Happy Monday! JCPA has a new book review. "Deliberative Democracy, Public Policy, and Local Government". Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

#HighlightThursday In this article, Lei Zhou and Yue Guo compare the impacts of risk communication policy designs on public perceptions. They use a survey experiment and find that science popularization is effective in mitigating threats. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Last week, the JCPA and ICPA Society had an exchange about the evolution of the policy sciences, 75 years since Lasswell. They charted new directions for the future. Join us. Visit our website, follow our media, and send your work: tinyurl.com/4x7syseh.

#HighlightThursday Today, JCPA and the ICPA society gathered for the workshop "75 Years Since Lasswell. Past, present, and futures in the evolution of the policy sciences" at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Fascinating conversations so far! Join the ICPA Society and sign up for our newsletter!

Images from the #JCPA and ICPA society meeting at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Professor Chris Weible is leading a discussion on the development of various emerging domains of policy sciences.

2/4 This article in @jcpaicpa.bsky.social by @easwaran.bsky.social studies the renewable energy auction policies of India and South Africa to illustrate how different institutional approaches to governing markets and varying political-economic constraints influence what gets prioritised.

Exciting News ! We are thrilled to announce that JCPA’s CiteScore has increased to 7.8 from 6.9. JCPA remains in the top 5% of journals in the Sociology and Political Science category. Gratitude to our authors, reviewers, editorial board, and readers for their continued support and contributions!

This is a double #HighlightThursday!! Read JCPA_ICPA´s latest releases: A new #OpenAccess article by Easwaran J. Narassimhan and a book review by Varadharajan Sridhar. You can find them here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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