Through a perspective of social and institutional embeddedness, the study by Rongzhen Ma & Wai-Hang Yee investigates regulatory capture through NGO-RIs. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Review of Policy Research
@rpr-journal.bsky.social
#PublicPolicyResearch by @policystudies.bsky.social with STEP APSA. Editors-in-Chief: @nilsbandelow.bsky.social and @johannahornung.bsky.social https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15411338
Within the framework of Digital China, effective smart city policymaking remains challenging, & policy evaluation has received limited attention. This study by G. Wu, J. Li, Z. Hu & B. Liu addresses this gap by integrating the MSF, the PMC-Index, & QCA. Link in the comments! #policyprocess
How do public sector innovations emerge and evolve under competing institutional logics? H. Tan, L. Zhang, X. Zhao & H. Gu answer this question through a historical case study of the establishment of the ASC in Jiangmen, China. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
This study by Zhiqi Xu & Wil Hout applies the MSF to explain how Organization C, a government-organized NGO (GONGO), successfully promoted a poverty alleviation model (“Britevilla”) as part of China's anti-poverty campaign. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
New in RPR! This study by Cai Changkun, Zheng Ziyu & Shen Qiyao constructs an analytical framework for the institutionalization of a policy innovation based on inhabited institutionalism. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
New in RPR! In this article J. Lewallen introduces the concept of narrative coherence: the extent to which different narrative elements “fit” together in a logical way. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
To map how cybersecurity policy instruments are deployed and combined, this study by B. Cotta & M. S. Righettini conducts a scoping review of 980 academic articles (2007–2024) and applies Hood's NATO framework. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Using PET, this study by R. Krause, L. A. N. Long, S. M. Fatemi, G. Arnold & S. Ludwick investigates how city governments process and apply externally generated knowledge to address environmental hazards in the era of climate change. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
New in RPR! This study by Yuhang He, Chao Pan, Dian Chen & Huawei He employs disaster governance as the research context and develops an experimental design spanning three disaster phases: pre-disaster, during-disaster, and post-disaster. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Out now! Tinghui Wu & Guoqiang Yan empirically analyzed the relationship between narrative characteristics within public comments on China's National Centralized Drug Procurement policy and digital engagement metrics. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
In today’s interconnected world, policymaking increasingly involves cross-border engagement. This study by S. Lee-Geiller, M. Ali & Y. Charalabidis argues that such processes are better understood as interaction rather than transaction. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Out now! This study by Shan Zhou & Xue Gao examines the policy design features of local wind energy ordinances, and how they influence the siting of wind projects. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
This article by M. Khosravi, H. Danaeefard & T. Babazade introduces apophonic policies as a type of government failure that is rooted in the innate/cognitive human tendency to see meaningful but imaginary patterns among random data. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
New in RPR! This study by Hu Xi & Hongtao Yi investigates the widespread termination of science and technology awards across China's prefectural-level cities beginning in 2017. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Hybrid implementation structures are seen as a solution to limited resources and high complexity. Yet little is known about why governments adopt them. Stefan Wittwer & Fritz Sager adapt Sabatier and Mazmanian’s model to examine compliance in a Swiss policy on hybrid service delivery. #policyprocess
New in RPR! This study by J. Hong & C. Mei conducts a systematic review of 183 SSCI articles to assess the gap between current research and the original promise of policy feedback theory. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
What role do scientists play in providing policy knowledge in public debates? Drawing on the AFC, this study by A. Nam examines how scientists express elements of policy knowledge within a contentious offshore wind policy debate in the US. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Out now! This study by. J. Lee, S. Ju & B. J. Kim examines how citizens comply with government mandates when public disagreement with policy measures is high. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Using Policy Feedback Theory and Grid Group Cultural Theory, M. Yuan, B. Swedlow & Q. Wu show how COVID-19 policy stringency and individuals' cultural worldviews influence trust in different levels of Chinese government. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Out now! C. S. Galik & B. A. Johnson analyze how U.S. communities plan climate-related relocation. Using three cases, they examine the organizations, policies, and governance structures involved through the Institutional Grammar framework. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Out now, this study by J. Yang applies the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) within a non-democratic context, exploring the role of policy narratives in the implementation of patient-centred healthcare policy in China. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
New in RPR! This study by H. Ren uses the economic policy uncertainty (EPU) index and local leaders’ policy tourism to examine its impact on government effectiveness. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
New in RPR! A. Kemmerling & V. Ranawijaya show that media narratives on the Future of Work in Indonesia largely frame technology as the solution to major social challenges. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Focusing on different competencies of policy professionals working at institutions, this study by A. Shaheen, F. Hussain & M. Mumtaz provides a diagnostic assessment of individual policy capacity within Pakistan's climate governance system. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Out now! This study by H. Duong & K. Attwell adapts the MSF to explore why COVID-19 vaccine mandates were applied at sectoral and subnational levels in Vietnam while the central government maintained that vaccination was voluntary. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
In this study, H. Qi indicates that elements of welfare policy design (e.g., means-testing rules) can shape native citizens' assumptions about immigrants as welfare beneficiaries. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci
Climate change issues pose significant policy and management challenges in developing countries. This study by W. Alshoubaki & H. Al-Shoubaki examines the salient policy and governance challenges confronting Jordan in its climate change response. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy
Indonesia’s forests balance economic growth and ecological protection, as timber and palm oil drive both prosperity and deforestation. This article by H. Wibisono et al. shows a shift from centralized control to decentralized & climate-focused policies. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #polisci
This article by J. Špirić analyzes the adaptability of multilevel governance for SL initiatives in Jalisco, Mexico (2016–2024), a key REDD+ implementation area by using document analysis, interviews, and workshops with government and non-government actors. Link in the comments! #policyprocess
