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Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Based on the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) and implementation research, this study proposes an extended conceptualization of policy punctuation that enables researchers to systematically include policy implementation as part of a punctuation. The key mechanisms underlying the PET, i.e., policy image and venue, information processing, and
Bettina Stauffer
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Issue Attention in Public Opinion Polls: Pollsters as Agenda Responders and Agenda Setters
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Polling organizations, like other policy actors, must prioritize certain issues. We argue that, for normative and financial reasons, pollsters prioritize issues that are viewed as important by other institutions and the public, leading them to focus survey questions on issues that are on congressional and media agendas, and which are public ...
Qian Zhang +2 more
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[Impact of lithocholic acid on the osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation balance of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells]. [PDF]
Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za ZhiWang C, Li J, Lu L, Liu L, Yu X.
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Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Forums play an important role in addressing interdependent policy issues, and their effectiveness depends on the continuous adaptation of forum rules. Yet, it remains unclear whether rules are exclusively used and adapted to improve forum effectiveness.
Ingo Bousema +3 more
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[Hmga2 knockdown enhances osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells and accelerates bone defect healing in mice]. [PDF]
Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue BaoKe Z +6 more
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There Is Always a Bigger Fish. Determinants of Power Perceptions in Swiss Biodiversity Policy
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) views power as crucial in policy processes, but the nature of coalition power, its determinants, and how to empirically measure it remain understudied. In this article, we use a mixed method approach and social network analysis to explore power relationships in the biodiversity policy subsystem in ...
Alix d'Agostino +2 more
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Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using data from a long‐term survey of senior civil servants (1970–2021), this study investigates the declining share of jurists in federal ministerial departments in Germany. The mechanisms driving this trend and its subsequent effects are discussed from an organizational perspective, highlighting the influence of environmental pressure and ...
Marian Döhler
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[Ubiquitin-specific protease 42 regulates osteogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells]. [PDF]
Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue BanPan Y +5 more
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Focusing Events, Agenda Setting, and Narrative Numbing
Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Focusing events are important in understanding policy change, as demonstrated in Birkland's work on agenda setting, the multiple streams framework, and the narrative policy framework. These frameworks emphasize the role of focusing events in drawing public attention to broader issues.
Megan K. Warnement Wrobel +1 more
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Non‐Members in a Tight Spot: How Norway Navigated Autonomy in EU Pandemic Management
Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study offers new insights into how closely integrated non‐member states navigate tensions between autonomy and dependence when urgent policy responses are required within complex supranational frameworks. It does so by exploring how these non‐members exercise their “wriggle room”—a tailored sub‐category of the broader concept of autonomy ...
Sjoerd Alexander de Winter
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