Institutional Grammar Research Initiative (IGRI)
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Advancing the study, practice, and dissemination of institutional analysis Independent affiliate of @cpdgmaxwell.bsky.social
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Our next IGRI Research Seminar is just one week away -- we hope to see you there!
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Join our next IGRI Research Seminar on Tuesday, 7 October 2025 from 12-1PM EDT! Ute Brady, Ismael Lare David, Daniel Detzi, Irene Pérez Ibarra, and Alicia Tenza Peral will present their IGRI Working Group Report: Grammar of Rules-In-Use.

RSVP: lnkd.in/e_3ppb6p

#research #policy #seminar
7 October 2025 | 12-1pm EDT

IGRI Research Seminar

Ute Brady, Ismael Lare David, Daniel Detzi, Irene Pérez Ibarra, and Alicia Tenza-Peral

RSVP here! https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_09wyf3iLjD7WHfU

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Join our next IGRI Research Seminar on Tuesday, 7 October 2025 from 12-1PM EDT! Ute Brady, Ismael Lare David, Daniel Detzi, Irene Pérez Ibarra, and Alicia Tenza Peral will present their IGRI Working Group Report: Grammar of Rules-In-Use.

RSVP: lnkd.in/e_3ppb6p

#research #policy #seminar
7 October 2025 | 12-1pm EDT

IGRI Research Seminar

Ute Brady, Ismael Lare David, Daniel Detzi, Irene Pérez Ibarra, and Alicia Tenza-Peral

RSVP here! https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_09wyf3iLjD7WHfU

There is a photograph of a government institution, along with the IGRI logo. The color scheme is blue, white, black, and grey.
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Join us for our next IGRI Research Seminar on Tuesday, September 2 from 12-1PM EST! Carlos Alberto Prieto Valero (European-University Viadrina) will present on his research, “Expanding the Comprehension of Governance in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems."

RSVP: lnkd.in/e6QS7rsv
September 2, 2025 | 12-1pm EST

IGRI Research Seminar

Carlos Alberto Prieto Valero
European-University Viadrina

RSVP here: https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d07yEOBAeryt5gW

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Exciting opportunity to learn more about policy design!
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Our Policy Design Summer Studio will feature sessions on:

📃 #policydesign in challenging times
🔎 #behaviorialscience for policymaking
💻 #ai for policy development
⚖️ #collaborative policy design

It will also offer optional sessions for #researchers and #educators.

RSVP by Aug. 20: lnkd.in/eZT8QdZX
Day 1 | Saturday, August 23, 2025
Welcome
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM EST
Session 1: Policy Design Under Political, Economic, and Organizational Constraints
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST
Break
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM EST 
Session 2: Policy Design in Dynamic, Changing, and Uncertain Conditions
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST
Break
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM EST
Session 3: Behavioral Science for Policymaking
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM EST
Break
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Optional: Conducting Policy Research in a Rapidly Changing World
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST

The color scheme is light orange, red orange, white, grey, and navy blue. There is a Summer Studio logo and a Center for Policy Design and Governance/Maxwell X Lab logo. Day 2 | Sunday, August 24, 2025
Session 4: Use and Evaluation of AI for Policy Design
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EST
Break
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM EST
Session 5: Collaborative Policy Design
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EST
Conclusion
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM EST
Optional: Teaching Policy Design in a Rapidly Changing World
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

The color scheme is light orange, red orange, white, grey, and navy blue. There is a Summer Studio logo and a Center for Policy Design and Governance/Maxwell X Lab logo.
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The IGRI Research Spotlight Corner highlights scholars from around the world who use the IG in their research. Our next spotlight researcher is Tine De Moor, professor of Social Enterprises and Institutions for Collective Action at Erasmus University!

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IGRI Spotlight Researcher
Tine De Moor
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

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REMINDER: Our upcoming IGRI Research Seminar is next Tuesday, August 5 from 12-1PM EST. Arezoo Mirzaei will be our guest speaker. We hope to see you there!

RSVP here to receive Zoom information: lnkd.in/eKgRsYGJ
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Join us for our next IGRI Research Seminar on Tuesday, August 5 from 12-1PM EST! Arezoo Mirzaei (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) will present on her recent publication, “Diving deep into legal layers: institutional grammar's insight into Iran's groundwater laws.”

RSVP: lnkd.in/eKgRsYGJ
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IGRI Research Seminar: Arezoo Mirzaei, Matin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
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Summer isn’t over yet! There’s still time to register for the Policy Design Summer Studio on August 23-24. This online weekend workshop will explore how to incorporate #behavioralscience, #ai, and #collaboration into #policydesign.

Register now: syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Policy Design Summer Studio
An online Weekend Workshop

Saturday, August 23: 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Sunday, August 24: 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Engaging behavioral science, artificial intelligence, and collaboration to design effective policies in a changing world.

What will you learn?
- Policy design under organizational, political, and economic constraints
- Policy design in dynamic, changing, and uncertain conditions
- Behavioral science for policymaking
- Use and evaluation of AI for policy design
- Collaborative policy design

Register now! https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0qSoAWMDe3zwNN4
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Join us for our next IGRI Research Seminar on Tuesday, August 5 from 12-1PM EST! Arezoo Mirzaei (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) will present on her recent publication, “Diving deep into legal layers: institutional grammar's insight into Iran's groundwater laws.”

RSVP: lnkd.in/eKgRsYGJ
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August 5, 2025 | 12-1PM EST
IGRI Research Seminar: Arezoo Mirzaei, Matin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
RSVP here!

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At the 20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons, the IGRI Directorate teamed up to present a number of papers. Learn more about their collaborations below!

#conference #institutionalgrammar #policy #constitutions #IASC
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION

20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons
Amherst, MA | June 16-20, 2025

“Using the Institutional Grammar to Systematically Map Democratic Features in Constitutional Texts”
With Juan Uribe-Quintero, Tomás Olivier, and Angelica Molina

There are photographs of Saba Siddiki, Christopher Frantz, and Ute Brady, along with a QR code and an IGRI logo. The color scheme is light blue and grey. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons
Amherst, MA | June 16-20, 2025

“Analyzing State Reinforced Self-Governance Principles Using the Institutional Grammar: a Case Study of U.S. Fishery Management Councils”
With Shuping Wang & Daniel DeCaro

“From Aspiration to Action: Comparing the Internal Institutional Fit of Constitutive and Regulative Rules in International Conservation Treaties”

There are photographs of Saba Siddiki and Ute Brady, along with a QR code and an IGRI logo. The color scheme is light blue and grey. CONFERENCE PRESENTATION

20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons
Amherst, MA | June 16-20, 2025

“Conceptualizing Learning and Constitutional Decision-Making in the Evolution of Self-Governing Systems: an Agent-Based Model of Boundedly Rational Constitutional Agents”
With Daniel DeCaro, Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah, and Marci DeCaro

There are photographs of Saba Siddiki and Christopher Frantz, along with a QR code and an IGRI logo. The color scheme is light blue and grey.
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Last week, CPDG affiliates attended the 20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons at @umassamherst.bsky.social! Check out this presentation and learn more: 2025.iasc-commons.org/abstract_aut...

#conference #institutionalgrammar #mapping #policy
Conference Presentation:

20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons
Amherst, MA | June 16-20, 2025

“Using the Institutional Grammar to Systematically Map Democratic Features in Constitutional Texts”

With Ute Brady & Christopher Frantz

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Juan Uribe-Quintero
Graduate Research Associate

Tomás Olivier
Assistant Director

Angelica Molina
MPA/MAIR Graduate

Saba Siddiki
Director

There is also a CPDG logo and a QR code linking to more information on the presentation.
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Last week, the IGRI Directorate attended the 20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons! Learn more:

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#conference #institutionalgrammar
Conference Presentations:

20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons
Amherst, MA | June 16-20, 2025

“Organizational Navigation Via Institutional Statements,” with Michael Zargham

“From Strategy to Rule (and Back Again): Generative Modelling of Endogeneous Institutionalization Processes,” with Seth Frey

There is a photo of Christopher, an IGRI logo, and a QR code with a link to learn more. Conference Presentations:

20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons
Amherst, MA | June 16-20, 2025

“Addressing Inter- and Intra-Participant Discrepancies in Rules-in-Use with the IG 2.0,” with Irene Pérez Ibarra, Ismael Lare David, Daniel W Detzi, and Alicia Tenza Peral

“The Grammar of Polycentricity in International Conservation Governance,” with Beckett Sterner and Heidi Cooke

There is a photo of Ute, an IGRI logo, and a QR code with a link to learn more.
Conference Presentation:

20th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons
Amherst, MA | June 16-20, 2025

"The Institutional Grammar – More to Explore"

There is a photo of Saba, an IGRI logo, and a QR code with a link to learn more.
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We love to see the #InstitutionalGrammar applied in #environmentalmanagement case studies!
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This month's Research to Practice Brief highlights "Rule-mediated connectivity in social-ecological-technological systems: A comparative network analysis of reservoir operation rules in Coyote Valley Dam (United States) and Ameghino Dam (Argentina)," co-authored by @tomasolivier.bsky.social!
June 202 | Research to Practice Brief

Rule-mediated connectivity in social-ecological-technological systems: A comparative network analysis of reservoir operation rules in Coyote Valley Dam (United States) and Ameghino Dam (Argentina)

Journal of Environmental Management

Co-authors include CPDG Assistant Director @Tomas, @Hoon, @David, and @Margaret

There is a QR code linking to the brief: https://surface.syr.edu/cpdg/9/
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REMINDER: Our upcoming IGRI Research Seminar is next Tuesday, May 6 from 12-1PM EST. Matt Grimley will be our guest speaker. We hope to see you there!

RSVP here to receive Zoom information: syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Join our next IGRI Research Seminar on Tuesday, May 6 from 12-1PM EST! Matt Grimley (University of Minnesota) will be presenting on his paper, “Institutions, in time: Designing feedback pathways for shared infrastructure transitions.”

RSVP here: syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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May 6, 2025, 12PM EST

IGRI Research Seminar

Matt Grimley
University of Minneota

There is a QR code linked to the RSVP form. The blue IGRI logo is also featured.
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Join our next IGRI Research Seminar on Tuesday, May 6 from 12-1PM EST! Matt Grimley (University of Minnesota) will be presenting on his paper, “Institutions, in time: Designing feedback pathways for shared infrastructure transitions.”

RSVP here: syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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May 6, 2025, 12PM EST

IGRI Research Seminar

Matt Grimley
University of Minneota

There is a QR code linked to the RSVP form. The blue IGRI logo is also featured.
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Such exciting news for Saba Siddiki, co-director of the Institutional Grammar Research Initiative. Congratulations, Saba!
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CPDG Director Saba Siddiki and faculty affiliate Graham Ambrose were recently awarded the Sam Overman Best Paper Award at the 2025 ASPA Conference!

Read their paper in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory: doi.org/10.1093/jopa...

Congratulations, Saba & Graham!
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Winners: Sam Overman Best Paper Award
American Society for Public Administration
2025 ASPA Annual Conference

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Shuping Wang, a CPDG Graduate Research Associate, recently co-authored a new publication: "Ongoing Strategizing in Practice: Examining CEO Activities and a Social Enterprise’s Pathways to Growth and Greater Effectiveness."

Read the paper in Public Management Review: doi.org/10.1080/1471...
New Paper

Public Management Review
March 2025

“Ongoing strategizing in practice: Examining CEO activities and a social enterprise’s pathways to growth and greater effectiveness”

QR code with this link: https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2025.2470409

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Co-authored by:
John M. Bryson, Danbi Seo, Yuan (Daniel) Cheng, Barbara C. Crosby, & Shuping Wang

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Join us for our next Process of Policy Seminar: A Practitioner-Academic Conversation on April 10 at 6pm EST! This virtual series examines policy deliberation, design, and implementation with an expert panel.

RSVP here, or at the QR code: syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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April 10, 2025 | 6pm EST

Process of Policy Seminar: A Practitioner-Academic Conversation

There is a QR code to RSVP at this link: https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4J7NtRKCS00Nw8e

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The Center for Policy Design and Governance has many exciting updates and events this spring. Check out our March newsletter to learn more!
This is a two-page Spring 2025 Newsletter for the Center for Policy Design and Governance. Page 1 contains information on the Semester Feature, Computational Institutional Science Lab, Policy Studies Journal, Policy Process in Latin America Workshop, and Institutional Grammar Research Initiative. It also highlights the Policy Design Summer Studio. There is a blue, white, and orange color scheme, and a CPDG logo. The tag line reads "Innovative Research. Effective Policymaking. Broad-Reaching Instruction." This is a two-page Spring 2025 Newsletter for the Center for Policy Design and Governance. Page 2 contains information on the schedule, structure, and instructors for the Policy Design Summer Studio. There is also information on who should attend, along with a workshop logo and QR code with a link to register for $125. There is a blue, white, and orange color scheme.
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Fantastic opportunity for graduate students, policymakers, and researchers interested in learning more about the policy process!
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The Maxwell X Lab and CPDG are excited to announce our upcoming Policy Design Summer Studio (August 23-24)! This online weekend workshop will explore how to incorporate #behavioralscience, #ai, and #collaboration into policy design.
Register here: syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Title: Policy Design Summer Studio, August 23-24, 2025

Engaging behavioral science, artificial intelligence, and collaboration to design effective policies in a changing world.

About: An online weekend workshop exploring how to incorporate behavioral science, artificial intelligence tools, and collaborative practices in the design of public policies. The workshop will also cover how to formulate and implement policies within dynamic conditions. It will be led by experts in policy design, collaborative policymaking, and behavioral public administration.

Instructors (with photos):
Dr. Saba Siddiki, Director of the Center for Policy Design & Governance
Dr. Leonard M. Lopoo, Director of the Maxwell X Lab
Dr. Tomás Olivier, Assistant Director of the Center for Policy Design & Governance

There is a logo for the Center for Policy Design & Governance and Maxwell X Lab and a QR code with a link to register. The color scheme is blue and orange. Page 2 of flyer with the following text:

Structure:
Live, virtual sessions on the following topics:
- Policy design with political, economic, and organizational constraints
- Policy design in dynamic and uncertain conditions
- Behavioral science for policymaking
- Use and evaluation of AI applications for policy design
- Collaborative policy design

Who Should Attend?: Graduate students, policymakers, and researchers interested in the policy process

Schedule:
Part 1: Saturday, August 23 (8:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST)
- Session 1: 8:00 - 9:30 AM
- Session 2: 10:00 - 11:30 AM
- Session 3: 12:00 - 1:30 PM

Part 2: Sunday, August 24 (8:00 - 11:30 AM EST)
- Session 4: 8:00 - 9:30 AM
- Session 5: 10:00 - 11:30 AM

Cost: $125

Note: For more information, contact Erica Ivins, Center Coordinator (eivins@syr.edu)

There is a logo for the Center for Policy Design & Governance and Maxwell X Lab and Policy Design Summer Studio. The color scheme is blue and orange.
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FINAL REMINDER: Join us for our next IGRI Research Seminar tomorrow, March 4, 2025, from 12-1pm EST! Rachel McGovern will present on her recent publication, "The narrative policy framework and institutions," co-authored with Michael Jones.

RSVP here: institutionalgrammar.org/research_sem...
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REMINDER: Join us for our next IGRI Research Seminar on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 12-1pm EST! Rachel McGovern will present on her recent publication, "The narrative policy framework and institutions," co-authored with Michael Jones.

RSVP here, or at the QR code: t.co/dzZv9mHvut
Image is captioned: "IGRI Research Seminar Series: 'The Narrative Policy Framework and Institutions,' Rachel McGovern, University of Tennessee." The event takes place on March 4, 2025, from 12-1pm EST on Zoom. There is a QR code linking to the RSVP form.
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The IGRI's Research Spotlight Corner highlights scholars who leverage institutional analysis in their research. Our next Spotlight Researcher, Aaron Deslatte, is an associate professor at the University of Indiana Bloomington.

Read more here: institutionalgrammar.org/personnel/re...
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The IGRI Research Seminar Series features scholars who leverage IG to examine the origins, structure, and implications of institutional design. Our next seminar is on March 4, 2025, at 12-1pm EST — and we hope you can join! RSVP here, or at QR code: syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Image is captioned: "IGRI Research Seminar Series: 'The Narrative Policy Framework and Institutions,' Rachel McGovern, University of Tennessee." The event takes place on March 4, 2025, from 12-1pm EST on Zoom. There is a QR code linking to the RSVP form.
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Meet Edella Schlager, who has joined our Center as a Visiting Scholar this spring! She is a professor at the School of Government and Public Policy at the @uarizona.bsky.social, and also a founding member of @theigri.bsky.social. Welcome to Syracuse, Edella!
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Meet Erica Ivins (she/her), our new Center Coordinator at the Center for Policy Design & Governance! Her research focuses on human rights, public health, and environmental policy. Welcome to the CPDG team, Erica!
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