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Powerful representation of the poor? German welfare associations' narrative advocacy during COVID‐19

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic sparked unprecedented experimentation in the German social assistance system, leading to changes previously considered impracticable by policymakers. This included a sanctions moratorium, easier access to benefits, and temporary cash transfers, all of which were advocated by welfare associations—key organized interests ...
Christopher Smith Ochoa
wiley   +1 more source

Narrative power in the narrative policy framework

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The Narrative Policy Framework lacks clear and empirical explanations of power. Yet, the study of narratives is inherently the study of power in shaping policy outputs and decisions. We develop a conceptual model positing that expressions of power (power to, with, and over) may be discovered in narrative constructs (e.g., narrative structure ...
Elizabeth A. Shanahan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Mechanism of Trifolin in Attenuating Hypertension-Induced Renal Cell Apoptosis via Modulation of the MAPK Signaling Pathway]. [PDF]

open access: yesSichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
Wu M   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Coalition Opportunity Structures and Advocacy Coordination in Consensus and Majoritarian Democracies

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on advocacy coalitions suggests that belief homophily—the tendency of actors to coordinate based on shared policy beliefs—drives coalition formation. However, coalition opportunity structures, which are shaped by institutional contexts, may influence the extent to which belief homophily matters.
Keiichi Satoh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Cultural Theory to Specify the Policy Actors, Belief Systems, and Sources of Coalition, Conflict, Stability, and Change in Policy Advocacy Coalitions and Environmental Resource Policies

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We use grid‐group cultural theory (CT) to specify underspecified aspects of the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF). Our theoretical synthesis of CT and the ACF provides, first, an exhaustive typology of policy actors and their cultural cognitive biases that entail, guide, and constrain policy core beliefs about problem definitions and ...
Metodi Sotirov, Brendon Swedlow
wiley   +1 more source

Topics as Outcomes: Modeling the Influence of Intergovernmental Grants on Policy Diffusion

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intergovernmental grants stimulate the diffusion of policy reforms, as the federal government provides states with a financial incentive to adopt policies aligned with federal priorities. Less is known about the extent to which these grants also stimulate horizontal diffusion across states.
NaLette Brodnax, Sarah James
wiley   +1 more source

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