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Nils C. Bandelow

H-index: 17
Political science 55%
Public Health 11%

Reposted by: Nils C. Bandelow

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This study by S. Zheng, A. J. He & Y. He investigates how intergovernmental interactions, specifically formal authority interactions and informal competitive interactions, shape the adoption of climate policies by Chinese provincial governments. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy

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Why do governments accept short-term costs for uncertain long-term gains? This article by P. Tuytens & C. Haberstroh argues narratives about the future reshape expectations of costs & benefits, driving intertemporal policy change. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy

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New in EPA! This article by K. Eriksson et al. examines the fire and rescue services sector in Sweden in the period 1986–2021, and explains the timing of bureaucratic reforms using the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF). Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci #msf

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How do citizens interact with street-level bureaucrats? A. Ricotta et al. reviewed 50 studies and identified a repertoire of attitudes and behaviors, from compliance to opposition, with exit as a last resort. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

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Out now! M. L. Edwards analyzes NEPA reforms under Trump and Biden, demonstrating how regulatory change reflects broader logics of governance. His study underscores the need for a nuanced view of environmental policy shifts. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

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Subnational governments are emerging as key arenas of climate governance. This article by I. Bailey & R. Karapin explores how states in the US and Australia can shape or compensate for weak national climate policy. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

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Out now! R. McGovern et al. test the Narrative Policy Framework’s media hypothesis via Ghana’s energy crisis. Comparing private & state news, they show when & how media act as contributors. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci #npf

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New in RPR! Using Ghana as a case study, this paper by F. L. K. Ohemeng attempts to demonstrate, from a historical institutional perspective, why capacity problems in Africa continue to exist. Link in the comment! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

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This paper by A. V. Lopes & M. A. M. Oliveira explains how public appointments shape the profile of the top-level public bureaucracy, based on the analysis of the appointments of directors of the largest independent Brazilian agency. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy

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Despite extensive work on policy diffusion, its Western roots limit applicability, and little is known about mechanisms in non-Western contexts. Y. Yang studies paths to successful environmental pilot policy diffusion in China. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

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Out now! This study by Y. Bao, M. Hua & Z. Fang examines if teachers’ sense of meaninglessness under China’s “Double Reduction” policy drives exhaustion and weakens professional identity. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

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Focusing on public–private partnership (PPP) policies, this study by H. Sun & L. Zhou adopts both qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and necessary condition analysis (NCA) to examine policy reinvention across 36 cities in China. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy

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This research by J. E. Boscarino explores an underexamined aspect of narratives in the policy process: how the act of narration affects participants, contributing to NPF theory building and future research. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

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This paper by C. Bergonzini & F. Donati explores gender mainstreaming in urban food policies (UFPs) through three Spanish case studies. While UFPs are key to sustainable urban food systems, gender disparities remain largely overlooked. Link in the comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #polisci

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New in RPR! Y. Zhao et al. examine differences in pandemic-related policy choices and propose a framework to analyze how attention is allocated to post-pandemic recovery under conditional constraints, using the attention-based view. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy

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Out now! This new study by L. Lecuyer & M. Verrier explores how new procedural instruments drive institutional innovation in US agri-climate policy, focusing on farmers' roles in local implementation.
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