How Changing Narratives About the Future Shape Policymaking for the Long Term
ABSTRACT How can we explain decisions by governments to engage in policy investments—accepting short‐term costs in return for anticipated gains in the longer term—after previously sustaining the status quo? Our article examines the role of narratives in changing expectations about the future as a key driver of intertemporal policymaking. In light of an
Pieter Tuytens, Charlotte Haberstroh
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Powering evaluation and continuous improvement in translational science: Insights from the 2025 ACTS Evaluation SIG meeting. [PDF]
Volkov B +8 more
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EU Policy‐Making in the Digital Age: Major Trends and Insights From Public Policy Research
ABSTRACT Has digitalization changed policy‐making dynamics at the European Union (EU) level? To investigate this issue, this article presents a scoping review of the literature on EU digital policy‐making. While much scholarship adopts a ‘Governance’ approach, two conceptually rich strands emerge: critical approaches, and digital sovereignty.
Chloé Bérut
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Epidemiology in health policies, programs, and services in Brazil: The trajectories and perspectives from ABRASCO's Fifth Strategic Plan for the Development of Epidemiology in Brazil (2025-2029). [PDF]
Magno L +8 more
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The role of political parties in the Bulgaria\u2019s accession to the EU [PDF]
-, Todorov, Antony
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Policy Spandrels: How Design Decisions Can Open Up Spaces for Unintended Policy Change
ABSTRACT This article introduces the concept of policy spandrels to make sense of public policies producing second‐order effects that are unintentional from the perspective of policy design and yet are fraught with consequences. By analogy with architectural spandrels—leftover spaces that can be used for unforeseen purposes—policy change can be enabled
Martino Maggetti
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Research in Epidemiology in Brazil: challenges, pathways, and commitments for the future. [PDF]
Boing AF +4 more
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ABSTRACT Does street‐level bureaucrats' (SLBs) willingness to sacrifice their own self‐interests to meet the needs of their clients vary depending on their contexts? To date, it has been very challenging to empirically examine how SLBs who have different orientations toward social values might act in different institutional and administrative contexts.
Nissim Cohen, Teddy Lazebnik
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Public-private mix in health systems and repercussions for health inequalities in Latin American countries: A scoping review protocol. [PDF]
Ferreira Dos Anjos E +14 more
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ABSTRACT How do governments' discursive credit‐claiming and blame‐deflection strategies shape perceived policy legitimacy in times of crisis? Despite the importance of legitimacy in conflictual times, systematic analyses of officeholders' credit‐claiming and blame‐deflection strategies and their effect on perceived legitimacy are still rare.
Céline Honegger
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