Just Out and Open Access! Special Issue of Policy & Society 44(4) Dec 2025 on Politics of Intermediation eds. Jale Tosun, David Levi-Faur, Avri Eitan. Articles on regulation, compliance and collaboration across multiple sectors and countries academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - Special Issue on Diagnostic Methods in Policy-Making: Abductive Reasoning in Policy Analysis, Practice and Pedagogy Eds. M. Ramesh and Michael Howlett

Just out & Open Access Vol 9(1) of Policy Design and Practice. Articles on regulatory sandboxes, algorithms, accountability, time, lesson-drawing, authoritarianism, policy transfer & India www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpdp20/c...

Just published - Annual Review of Policy Design 2025. Articles, reports and research of interest to the field from 2025 + classic articles and reviews. ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/de...

Just Out! New Issue of Policy Sciences (Dec 2025). link.springer.com/journal/1107... Articles on complexity science, transgender policy, policy learning, law, leadership, soveriegnty, buzzwords, minipublics & wildlife

New Cambridge Element of Public Policy on AI "Artificial Intelligence and Public Policy" by Fernando Filgueiras www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Just Out! New Issue of Policy Sciences (Dec 2025). link.springer.com/journal/1107... Articles on complexity science, transgender policy, policy learning, law, leadership, soveriegnty, buzzwords, minipublics & wildlife

Call for Papers Now Out! 2026 Asia Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Conference “Innovating Public Policy for a Sustainable Asia-Pacific: Data, Technology, Trust and Resilience” May 30-31, 2026 Nankai University (NKU), Tianjin Conference Website: asiapacificppn.org　Mode: In-person only

Just out Wellstead, Adam and Howlett, Michael, "Capacity for What? Elon Musk's DOGE, Public Value Destruction and the Darkside of Policy Capacity" (November 26, 2025). Available at SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=581... or dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

Just out and 100% OA in Policy Design & Practice October Issue 8(4). Articles on system leadership, wicked problems, AI, digital government, citizen evaluation, aboriginal co-design, food security and local procurement. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpdp20/c...

🛎️New Issue is out❗️ Towards a 3⃣rd generation of #PolicyAdvisorySystems studies❓ Co-guest edited by @andreamigone.bsky.social & @howlettm.bsky.social, the new generation studies how different PAS are structured and operated—or managed—to deliver quality results👇 academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

The Special Issue about 3rd generation Policy Advisory Systems edited by me and @howlettm.bsky.social as just been published in @policysociety.bsky.social Nine OA articles focusing on the future of PAS. @raulpachecovega.bsky.social @gcapano.bsky.social

The introduction by @howlettm.bsky.social, Tullia Galanti, @andreamigone.bsky.social and Giulia Vicentini discusses how quality of advice and the fluider nature of PAS have become key elements of this 3rd generation. @sfu.ca academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

In their article, @andreamigone.bsky.social and @howlettm.bsky.social look at how 3rd generation PAS manage the political and technical risks associated with the production and trasmission of advice. academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

Just out & Open Access in Policy & Society 44(3) Sept 2025 -Special Issue "Towards a 3rd Generation of Policy Advisory System Studies" Eds Michael Howlett & Andrea Migone @howlettm @Andrea_Migone academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

Just out & OA in Policy & Society 44(3) Sept 2025 - Special Issue "Towards a 3rd Generation of Policy Advisory System Studies" Eds Mike Howlett and Andrea Migone @howlettm @Andrea_Migone Papers on PAS Quality and Management - Canada EU Germany China Kazakhstan&Kenya academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

Just published! Dictionary of Policy Design. By Michael Howlett @howlettm and Alexander Howlett @Suetonius_ www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/dic...

Just Out and Open Access! Special Issue of Policy & Society on "Malignity in Policy Sciences" eds M. Jae Moon & Tim Legrand. Articles on Zombie Policies, India, Robodebt, Clientelism, Honesty, Emotions, Revolving Doors & Authoritarianism. academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

New Issue of Policy Sciences now out: September 2025. Scroll through content below!

Policy Sciences 58(3) now out. Articles by Thompson et al, van Uffelen et al, Kammerer et al, Boon & Wolf, Ambrose & Imperial, Kim & Ko, Gonnet et al, Durnova et al, and Cairney. link.springer.com/journal/1107...

Hot off the press! Latest issue of Policy Sciences (Sept 2025) now out. Articles on policy coherence, policy success, collaborative governance, policy emotions, policy innovation and more. link.springer.com/journal/1107...

Now out in Issue and Open Access - "Beyond evidentiary uncertainty: mitigating political risks in policy designs" by @howlettm & @Andrea_Migone. Policy Design & Practice 8(3) SI on Uncertainty eds. Lewis and Bali doi.org/10.1080/2574...

Just out and Open Access in Policy Design & Practice. Special Issue on "Navigating Uncertainty in Policy Design" eds. Jenny M Lewis and Azad Bali. Articles on policy tools, policy labs, models, political risks, decoy goals and more. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpdp20/8...

Thrilled to share my new book chapter entitled "The Impact of Social Media, ‘Fake News,’ and Disinformation on Policy Advice." Published in the Handbook of Policy Advice (Edward Elgar Publishing) & edited by two greats - @howlettm.bsky.social & Ishani Mukherjee www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...

Now available on-line! Routledge Handbook of Policy Advisory Systems, eds. G. Capano, M. Howlett, J. Craft @gilibertocapano @howlettm @Jonathan_Craft www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

Just out in Early View and OA in Policy Design & Practice - "Beyond evidentiary uncertainty: mitigating political risks in policy designs" by Michael Howlett &Andrea Migone www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📚⚡We're back after summer break! Read our latest blog post by @howlettm.bsky.social and @andreamigone.bsky.social policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/09/03/a...

Congratulations to @andreamigone.bsky.social & @howlettm.bsky.social on authoring one of our top 10 most cited articles of 2025! Check it out 👇 doi.org/10.1332/0305...

New from Al Stark and me, in Ishani Mukherjee and @howlettm.bsky.social's Handbook of Policy Advice www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...

Just out - New Special Issue in Policy Design & Practice ed. Mattia Casula and Andrea Migone. 10 new open access articles on "Collaborative Public Sector Innovation as a Policy (Design) Problem " www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpdp20/c...

New! Handbook of Policy Advice now on-line. Edited by Michael Howlett and Ishani Mukherjee @howlettm @Imstill49 "This timely Handbook examines the background, organization and evolution of policy advice and expertise in contemporary government in 45 chapters. www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

New! Handbook of Policy Advice now on-line. Edited by Michael Howlett and Ishani Mukherjee @howlettm @Imstill49 "This timely Handbook examines the background, organization and evolution of policy advice and expertise in contemporary government in 45 chapters. www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

Just out and Open Access in Policy & Society - "Management and quality: third-generation research into policy advisory systems" by Michael Howlett , Maria Tullia Galanti , Andrea Migone , Giulia Vicentini doi.org/10.1093/pols...

Explore upcoming thematic issues, learn about submitting to the journal and subscribe to our email alerts. ➡️ Stay informed, get involved, and contribute to ongoing conversations in the field. Check out more here: academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

☀️ Early View 📨 How does Policy Advisory System (PAS) relate to the political framing of policy action ❓ How do elements of PAS activity provide advice on policy-making❓ @andreamigone.bsky.social & @howlettm.bsky.social extend the 3⃣rd generation PAS research 👇 doi.org/10.1093/pols...

A sad update: our colleague, Ted Carmines, has passed. He will be sorely missed.

Just out and mainly OA - June 2025 issue of Policy Sciences @policysciences. Symposium on Policy Experiments and articles on backlash to climate change, mini-publics, digital government & infrastructures, the relational turn, and policy bubbles. link.springer.com/journal/1107...

👏👏👏Well done Sebastian Sewerin, Benjamin Cashore & @howlettm.bsky.social! You’re some of our most cited authors ‬Read their top cited paper ‘New pathways to paradigm change in public policy: combining insights from policy design, mix and feedback’ doi.org/10.1332/0305...

Just out in Early View and OA in Policy Design & Practice - "Beyond evidentiary uncertainty: mitigating political risks in policy designs" by Michael Howlett &Andrea Migone www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Just out and OA in Policy & Society - "Kicked cans and poison pills: third generation policy advisory system studies and the management of quality political advice" by Andrea Migone & Michael Howlett doi.org/10.1093/pols...

Policy Sciences Vol 58(2) June 2025 released @policysciences Articles by Mattocks; Raudla, Sarapuu & Harbuzova; Wellstead, Giest & Evans; Patterson, Anisimova, Kaiser; Poole and Elstub; Xia; Giest; Lejano and Kan; and Maor.

Just out and mainly OA - June 2025 issue of Policy Sciences @policysciences. Symposium on Policy Experiments and articles on backlash to climate change, mini-publics, digital government & infrastructures, the relational turn, and policy bubbles. link.springer.com/journal/1107...

Reposting with corrected Journal name - 2024 Journal Impact Factors just out from Clarivate. Policy & Society is 6.1 This places the Journal at no. 2 in the world in Public Administration by Impact Factor (JIF) and no. 1 by Journal Citation Indicator (JCI). academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

2024 Clarivate Impact Factor for Policy Design and Practice is 2.6 (cites in 2024 to articles published in 2022-23). Solid performance for new and only practice-oriented open access Journal in the field. Always looking for new submissions! www.tandfonline.com/journals/rpd...

2024 Clarivate Impact Factor for Policy Sciences is 3.7 (cites in 2024 cites to articles from 2022-23). The Journal had a record number of total citations (including citations to articles outside the two year Clarivate window) and remains the standard in the field. link.springer.com/journal/11077

"the complexity of contemporary policy problems demands rethinking policy analysis education and reorienting it toward enhancing abductive reasoning skills" M Ramesh & @howlettm.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New Issue of Policy Design & Practice 8(1) 2025. OA papers on Quality Policy Advice; Democratic Design, GIS & Design; Healthcare Design; Data Governance; User Design; Reform Design; New Policy Tools; Improving Policcy Education. Available at: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpdp20/8...

Just out and OA in Policy Design & Practice: "Educating for uncertainty: Integrating abductive reasoning into the public policy curriculum" by M Ramesh & Michael Howlett @howlettm www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Bad Public Policy ANZSOG Wrap anzsog.edu.au/research-ins...

Al Stark and I are in this one covering the topic of public inquiries and policy advice!