📢 UPDATE! The submission deadline has been extended to September 15th. As always, we look forward to reviewing your proposals.—COPPR Team policyprocessresearch.org/coppr26-prop...

Interested in policy process research? #COPPR26 proposal submission deadline is fast approaching (August 31st). COPPR will take place in Bern, Switzerland, January 21-23, 2026 (pre-conference workshops on the 20th).

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If your bibliography includes Sabatier, Baumgartner, Jones, Ingram, or Fischer… You already belong with #COPPR26. Come share your work on ACF, MSF, NPF, PE, SLB, policy learning — all welcome. policyprocessresearch.org/coppr26-prop...

🥳 We are so excited to announce our call for proposals is open!

We want your paper, panel, roundtable, open session, and pre-conference workshop ideas 👇

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Folks, the 2026 Conference on Policy Process Research @polprocessrsch.bsky.social has just released their call for proposals for panels (open until August 2025)

Consider submitting a proposal on policy process research for #COPPR26 in Bern (Switzerland)

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How do crises challenge the legitimacy of scientific advice?

Drawing on three cases in Switzerland—this study shows that it’s not just the science itself, but how institutions structure and manage expert advice that shapes public trust.

Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....

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Check out our new article on the legitimacy of scientific policy advice during crises.

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The latest EPA issue is out! Leading scholars explore how U.S. policy research applies in Europe, offering insights into policy transfer and adaptation. Essential reading for anyone in European policy! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23806567... #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Bravo Lisa! Great Blog!

Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: @sonjablum.bsky.social and @evrop-anka.bsky.social will talk about #emotions in #publicpolicy and present finding from their research project (cidape.eu). Join us!!

🗓: Monday, June 2, 15.00 BST / 16.00 CET
✍: sign up FREE: ecpr.eu/Events/316

🚨 New publication by @kariningold.bsky.social & Manuel Fischer, @rfrbrghs.bsky.social, Daniel Nohrstedt & Adrian Vatter in @epa-journal.bsky.social:


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New article!

Legitimizing climate action: citizens, experts, and the limits of representative democracy, by Lukas Paul Fesenfeld, @cfreudlsperger.bsky.social Lennart Kuntze, and @kariningold.bsky.social.

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Thrilled to see the upcoming release of the inaugural Policy Theory & Practice (PT&P) issue, a rolling special issue of PSJ. PT&P advances policy research by bridging theory and real-world practice, fostering meaningful dialogue between scholars and practitioners.

Check out our new article (with @tchalaya) on the influence of expert knowledge on policy in authoritarian contexts and in declining democracies. It is part of a special issue on democratic backsliding and public administration in @PolicyStudiesTF. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Die #Wissenschaft ist unter Druck. Was sind die Stärken des Wissenschaftssystems #Schweiz? Wie können wir sie in schwierigem Umfeld erhalten? Am 23. Mai bringt die @scnat.ch mehrere Expert:innen zusammen, um diese Fragen zu diskutieren. Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung ➡️ scnat.ch/de/id/yDC2J

Welcome to the official BlueSky account for the Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR). We have been hard at work organizing #COPPR26 in Bern, Switzerland. Stay tuned!

In our new article, we are asking how scientists deal with the political dynamics of policy processes that are inherent to policymaking. Thanks to Jule Ksinsik for the great collaboration @jule-k.bsky.social
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