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Advancing knowledge in public and social policy and politics. Edited by @berglundoscar.bsky.social, Claire Dunlop, @eakoebele.bsky.social, Kristin Taylor and Christopher M. Weible https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/pp
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⛅Early View Comparing policy responses to incels in Sweden and the UK by Elsa Bengtsson Meuller and Elizabeth Evans. Their article seeks to understand what states are specifically doing to address incel violence through a comparative critical frame analysis. doi.org/10.1332/03055736Y2024D000000045

Why do initiatives aimed at supporting #PostGrad wellbeing often lack impact? This new blog from John Turnpenny looks political and operational challenges to support for #PGR wellbeing policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/02/19/i... @politicsuea.bsky.social

How can think tanks build legitimacy in autocratizing contexts? Kirszán & Fekete in @policy-politics.bsky.social identify strategies used in Hungary: 🔹 Separating individual from organizational identities 🔹 Being open about values 🔹 Expanding beyond elite policymakers 
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There’s only a few days left to propose a special issue of Policy & Politics! Don’t miss out on this chance to become a guest editor for a top #PolicyStudies journal Submissions close 28 Feb bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Why did the influence of #experts erode during the #COVID-19 #pandemic? If you’re looking for an answer, check out our new article published with great colleagues in @policy-politics.bsky.social in open access 👉 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... Also check out our short blog post 👇

Why do interest groups mobilise to change the design of international institutions? Rodrigo Fagundes Cezar explores this question in their new blog ‘Policy feedback and the politics of trade agreements’ policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/02/12/p... #PolicyFeedback #Trade #PolicySky #poliSky

Do you want to advance a topic or debate in Policy Studies? You’re in luck; we’re currently accepting proposals for special issues! 👍 https://buff.ly/403p5y7 Deadline 28 Feb #Governance #PolicyProcess

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Political science for public health: “the balance experts must strike when advising policymakers: effectively conveying urgent risks while preserving their long-term credibility.” Evidence from COVID-19 in Quebec.

New from the Policy & Politics blog When crises become the new normal: eroding expert influence during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Eric Montpetit, @antoinelemor.bsky.social, Maria Alejandra Costa & @lr-bg.bsky.social policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/02/05/w... #Crisis #policySky

Want to guest edit a special issue of Policy & Politics? ✋ Good news, we’re accepting proposals! ⚡ bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... #PolicyStudies #PublicPolicy #PoliSky

Our 1st highlights collection of the year is now online! This collection focuses on #DemocraticInnovations Free to access until 30 April! ❤️https://policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/02/03/policy-politics-highlights-collection-on-democratic-innovations-free-to-access-from-1st-february-30-april-2025/

🌤️Early View 🌤️ 🧐Curious about how Uruguay implemented cannabis legalization? Rosario Queirolo, Lorena Repetto, Joaquín Alonso, Eliana Álvarez, Belén Sotto, Mafalda Pardal, and @beaukilmer.bsky.social share the details ⬇️ doi.org/10.1332/03055736Y2024D000000051

The first Issue of 2025 is here! bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... Thanks to all of our incredible authors: @elsor.bsky.social, Mark E. Warren, @verschuerebram.bsky.social, Kristof Steyvers...

When is a law not a law? This new blog post from @catherineneedham.bsky.social and Emily Burn looks at non-enacted policy and long-term care funding in England policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/01/22/w...

📣 Call for special issue proposals! 📣 We’re seeking proposals that explore new aspects of the interplay of policy and politics Deadline: 28 Feb🗓️ https://buff.ly/403p5y7 #PoliSci #Policy #PublicPolicy #Polisky

It’s always fun to get a hard copy of the journal I edit ☺️ Thanks for a lovely week in Bristol, @policy-politics.bsky.social and @brisunipress.bsky.social team.

❓ How should deliberative mini-publics be governed? 🔎 Check out the latest blog post by Lucy J. Parry, Nicole Curato and John S. Dryzek @nicolecurato.bsky.social t.co/A6VGKKOmUN

🌤️ New on Early View 🌤️ Kaila Witkowski and Stephen R Neely examine how HIV status shapes attitudes of deservingness among welfare recipients. doi.org/10.1332/0305...

🌅 Early View: Rob deLeo and Clifton Chow's MSF article examines the critical role of state legislatures and policy change. Testing the Multiple Streams Framework in US state legislatures. https://buff.ly/40qVd01

Exploring policy advisory systems through a modified Hirschman lens and @andreamigone.bsky.social highlight the need for balanced "voice" and "loyalty" to ensure high-quality advice and effective policy-making doi.org/10.1332/03055736Y2024D000000035

📣New article in @policy-politics.bsky.social In public policy, target group constructions are crucial. But how do they work? We argue that the CARIN criteria from welfare deservingness research guide positive/negative target group constructions across policy types. doi.org/10.1332/0305...

Our annual call for special issue proposals is live! Submit a proposal by 28 Feb to guest edit an issue for a top #PolicyStudies and #PublicAdmin journal https://buff.ly/403p5y7 #PolicyStudies #Pasky #Policysky @brisunipress.bsky.social

🧵 Some standout quotes from this paper, which uses the Prison Service as an example of how centralised political control can impoverish us when it annihilates the autonomy of people directly responsible for delivering public services: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Oh hey I have a paper about this! I mean we only assert temporary changes in preferences in these directions but yeah. Also there’s some cool theoretical development in here too (imho) because academia doi.org/10.1332/0305...

Is your New Year’s resolution to read more top tier research on policymaking and implementation? 😜 We’ve got you covered! Our top 10 most cited papers of 2024 are free to access this month ✨ policyandpoliticsblog.com/2024/12/11/t...

Conflict, attention, and agenda-setting and how they interact are deeply examined in Jonathan Lewallen's article: The Influence of conflict on agenda setting in the US Congress. https://buff.ly/401mAxl

Looking for some high impact research to read over the holidays? 🎁Check out our most cited papers of 2024. They’re free to access until the end of Jan 😍 policyandpoliticsblog.com/2024/12/11/t... #publicpolicy #PolicySky #PoliSci #PolicyProcess