The Navalists weren’t wrong. They were just annoying. As I tweeted at Konrad, “As someone that agrees with you, I want you to shut the fuck up.”

Michael Stahlke@michaelstahlke.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I have spent the last decade arguing with Naval officers on social media who have said that they hate, haaaaate playing second fiddle to the Army during the GWOT. Your time to shine pendejo.

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

Our 2025 🎉 Top 10 Most Cited Articles 🎉 are now free to access until the end of September! You can find them all below 👇 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/PP-H... Many thanks to all of our authors:

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...

📚⚡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...

A theory of policy advisory system quality: Hirschman 2.0 or what makes for good policy advice?

by Liz Richardson, Catherine Durose, Lucy Kimbell and Ramia Mazé In a recent article published in Policy & Politics, authors Andrea Migone and Michael Howlett offer a compelling new framework f…

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Are you interested in when and why women are included in civil war negotiations--either as part of belligerent delegations or as part of a broader civil society process? You should read this new article by @miriamjanderson.bsky.social @liamswiss.bsky.social and myself. doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Institutionalized but Under Implemented: Factors Affecting Women’s Inclusion in Peace Negotiations Between 1975 and 2020 - Miriam J. Anderson, Brian R. Urlacher, Liam Swiss, 2025

The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda has achieved global prominence. Yet, women’s participation in peace negotiations remains rare, and little is known a...

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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...

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....

👏👏👏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: our latest article in Open Access with @pmreview.bsky.social on how top public servants in 🇨🇦 & 🇮🇹 use their time and what that means for executive management styles. PS: there's lots more (who they meet, what they do to keep current, etc.) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

☀️ 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...

My latest newsletter is out - featuring all the BALTOPS gossip and a whole lot of ships. If you're not subscribed yet... why not? www.thebroadside.org.uk/p/the-signal...

BALTOPS and European sea power

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Got a big idea that challenges policy thinking? 🧠✨ We’re seeking non-thematic individual submissions. We love critical takes 🔍 on public policy, comparative trends 🌍, and fresh theoretical insights 💡(see 42-4 for inspiration) 📄 Ready to contribute? Click here👇 academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

So, I was having a conversation with some folks about ChatGPT having the equivalent of really bad trips.

🚨 What can be learned at the intersection of crisis management & administrative burdens? is out now and open access! 🚨 Written with the v much missed @gemcarey.bsky.social. For folks researching crisis management, admin burden, disability & the NDIS. Short 🧵 with link 👇

Just Out! And Open Access - "New policy tools and traditional policy models: better understanding behavioural, digital and collaborative instruments" in Policy Design & Practice. By Michael Howlett, Sarah Giest, Ishani Mukherjee & Araz Taeihagh doi.org/10.1080/2574...

It is a testament to our times that today (April 01) on the former bird app, 75% of the politics posts ring (are?) real.

a man says i 'm so confused while looking at the camera

ALT: a man says i 'm so confused while looking at the camera

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Just signed this open letter calling for the establishment of a royal commission on Canada's future uniweb.uottawa.ca/sites/Open-L...

Alberta has an ambitious intergovernmental agenda. And Danielle Smith is shooting new holes in it everytime she hops on a plane to the US.

Phil@philmarfisi.bsky.social · last yr.

If my job was to convince the rest of Canada that you need Alberta to succeed and that means letting us drill baby drill and ripping up climate regulations, I'm not sure my strategy for boosting domestic support would be trashing my country on American alt-right propoganda networks.

Wealth, Not Health

Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog? 'Training scientists for #policy: mapping science-policy programmes in the United States' by K. L. Akerlof et al. buff.ly/3XhGT86 @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social @lmbowie@bsky.social

New in RPR! J. Beyer explores the evolution of path dependence in policy research, its diverse interpretations, and applications in social and environmental policy. #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

C. M. Radaelli explores ToPP's impact on EU policy research and advocates its integration with theories on implementation, evaluation, and governance, in the upcoming SI, guest-edited by C. Weible. #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Parliaments do this only when they are highly distressed.

The next Canadian Prime Minister should appoint Trudeau as Ambassador to the United States.