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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · 15h

🛎️New Issue is out❗️

Co-guest edited by M. Jae Moon & Tim Legrand, the Special Issue on #malignity in policy sciences calls our attention to the “ #DarkSide ” of #policymaking

Insights from #Robodebt, #Clientelism, #Emotions & #Authoritarianism & many others 👇

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · 1d

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How do different levels of #ideas have potential for #ambiguity❓

In what ways can policy actors utilize them to allow for different interpretations to build a #coalition❓

Sunwoo Ryu examines #Childcare policy reforms in #SouthKorea👇

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · 8d

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How do behavioural motivations moderate the public’s #compliance responses to, & engagement with, #InstrumentCalibrations ❓

Panchali Guha & Ishani Mukherjee study the link between policy target motivations, compliance & instrument calibration 👇

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · 9d

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Based on in-depth empirical analysis, this paper identifies three distinct modes of public involvement that differ in terms of key actors, influence channels, state–society relations, citizens’ roles, and the normative status of their claims.

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · 9d

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How do citizens participate politically across policy fields❓

What are the formats & different modes of #PublicInvolvement❓

@ekrick.bsky.social shows impact fostering institutional arrangements & #CitizenEngagement practices👇

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · 17d

Take a look at our latest, most read and most cited articles!

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · 21d

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This study examines the management of expert and advisory committees (EACs) in China, focusing on their role in generating alternative policy advice and influencing policy processes, using the lens of policy advisory system (PAS).

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Daniel S. Schiff @dschiff.bsky.social · Aug 4

1/7 Does the public actually influence policymakers on #AIpolicy? My paper in @policysociety.bsky.social used 5 million tweets + @nytimes.com articles to find out.

The answer is yes, but with a huge catch that has major implications for #AIethics. 🧵

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School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · Aug 7

"There’s growing demand for Behavioural Public Policy... but now is a pivotal moment"

@sanchayanbanerj.bsky.social and Prof Peter John explore the future opportunities and challenges of Behavioural Public Policy in a new article in @policysociety.bsky.social

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Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interesting on the role of legal advice in govt--with the Robodebt scandal as the case study

Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Sep 5

Early View ✉️

This article seeks to understand how the Australian Government came to implement a scheme - Robodebt - that was in clear violation of social security law, focusing specifically on the role of legal advice.

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Understanding why government officials blew past the warnings on Robodebt is important in understanding the risks civil servants and the public use tackle as they face pressure to use ‘AI’ in public service delivery.

Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Sep 5

Early View ✉️

This article seeks to understand how the Australian Government came to implement a scheme - Robodebt - that was in clear violation of social security law, focusing specifically on the role of legal advice.

Read more: academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

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Assel Mussagulova @mussagulova.bsky.social · 28d

Check out my latest article co-authored with a fabulous colleague Saltanat Janenova

Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 17

Early View 📨

This new piece studies the management and quality of policy advisory systems (PAS) in the under researched authoritarian context of Kazakhstan.

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Adam Hannah @adamjhannah.bsky.social · 28d

📘New article on the Robodebt case focusing on legal advice. The short version: with pressure to automate and AI-ify everything, legal protections are critical. We cannot assume policymakers and administrators will act in good faith and legal advice should be a "brake" with real force.

Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Sep 5

Early View ✉️

This article seeks to understand how the Australian Government came to implement a scheme - Robodebt - that was in clear violation of social security law, focusing specifically on the role of legal advice.

Read more: academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Sep 5

Early View ✉️

This article seeks to understand how the Australian Government came to implement a scheme - Robodebt - that was in clear violation of social security law, focusing specifically on the role of legal advice.

Read more: academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Focusing on executive branches in charge of issuing and managing government debt—debt management units (DMUs)—this article delivers a case study assessing the effectiveness of revolving door restrictions.

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 29

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This article argues that governments can bypass local clientelist networks by designing procedural tools that generate intelligence for effective social policies.

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 28

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This article demonstrates that there is value in adopting governance arrangements that keep both the instrumental and experimental approaches to government-affiliated intermediaries in tension.

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 27

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This introduction to special issue conceptualizes the notion of malignity in policy sciences, examining how public policies can become misaligned with the public interest—whether by design or through the dynamics of the policy process.

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Using secondary sources and key informant interviews, this article studies Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), a social protection program in Ghana, and outlines its collaborative architecture that underpins its implementation.

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 25

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This article introduces to a third generation of policy advisory system (PAS) studies, which focus greater attention on the quality of advice provided by PAS and their managerial aspects in new and traditional contexts.

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 24

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This new piece points out that failing to account for the political economy of policy design for decentralization results in malignant designs, and provides insights into how to mitigate them.

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 17

Early View 📨

This new piece studies the management and quality of policy advisory systems (PAS) in the under researched authoritarian context of Kazakhstan.

read more: academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 12

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This article by @ Bernadette Connaughton explores the implications of PAS adaptation and change dynamics across different political-administrative contexts.

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 6

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This new article by @SanchayanBanerj and @Peter John discusses the past, present, and future of behavioral public policy (BPP).

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · Aug 3

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This article by @VilleAula examines the advancement of data science as a public policy instrument through the lens of the instrument constituency framework.

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