A very particular set of skills: The role of perspective‐taking in hostage diplomacy negotiations
Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 4, August 2026.Abstract Hostage diplomacy—detaining foreign nationals for leverage under the pretext of national law—is a growing international security problem. Beyond constituting a violation of international law, hostage diplomacy is challenging to resolve. Target states must deal with aggressive, sovereign perpetrators; handle a fraudulent but plausible legal ...
Danielle Gilbert, Cynthia S. Wang
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The influence of the expanded Global Gag Rule on Malawi's sexual and reproductive health and rights landscape: a qualitative study. [PDF]
BMJ Glob HealthIyer A +5 more
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Narrative power in the narrative policy framework
Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.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
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The development, evolution, and maintenance of structural racism for the study of health inequities: An expanded framework for Asian, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, and White Americans. [PDF]
Soc Sci MedDennis AC +4 more
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Legislating Uncertainty: Election Policies and the Amplification of Misinformation
Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.ABSTRACT Can state election policies affect the spread of misinformation? This paper studies the role played by ballot processing policies, which determine when ballots can be examined and organized, in the online spread of political misinformation. We present evidence from the 2020 U.S.
Morgan Wack +5 more
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Shared labor-Public Private Partnerships for Maternal Health Equity. [PDF]
Health Aff SchLogendran R, Iragavarapu MS, Tecco H.
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Sociological Inquiry, Volume 96, Issue 3, August 2026.Conservative lawmakers are increasingly passing legislation that would ban the teaching of race, gender, and sexuality within K‐12 schools. Because these bills impact both teachers and students, it is important to understand how teachers perceive, and potentially resist, these bills.
Jessica L. Schachle‐Gordon
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Immigration policy as public health policy: Trump's first administration and a critical public health response to the second. [PDF]
Front Public HealthCalhoon CM, Alang SM.
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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 48, Issue 3, Page 536-544, July 2026.ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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The Biofuels Blueprint: Understanding the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 48, Issue 3, Page 565-590, July 2026.ABSTRACT We provide a comprehensive review of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), synthesizing nearly two decades of program evolution, market outcomes, and economic analysis. The RFS mandates minimum volumes of renewable fuel blending through a nested structure based on life‐cycle greenhouse gas reductions, enforced via tradeable Renewable ...
Maria Gerveni +3 more
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