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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Quantitative assessment of dynamic movement reveals deficits due to hemiparetic stroke. [PDF]
Kalinowska A +4 more
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ABSTRACT Policy process research has excelled in explaining structural policy change within national settings, but extensions and applications to the EU level have long proven challenging for scholars. Given that the EU is currently experiencing its longest period of Treaty stability since the 1980s—having evolved into a sui generis political system ...
Vassilis Karokis‐Mavrikos
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Image-Analysis-Based Validation of the Mathematical Framework for the Representation of the Travel of an Accelerometer-Based Texture Testing Device. [PDF]
Paulsen H +3 more
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The EU's Strategy for Sustainability: A Landmark Turn With the European Green Deal?
ABSTRACT While the European Green Deal (EGD) has been widely recognized as a milestone in the EU's sustainability strategy, scholars disagree on the nature of the policy change it represents. Critics highlight its limited social and environmental ambitions, despite its portrayal as a “man on the moon” moment.
Ekaterina Domorenok, Franco Gatti
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Viscoelastic Response of Sugar Beet Root Tissue in Quasi-Static and Impact Loading Conditions. [PDF]
Kołodziej P, Gołacki K, Stropek Z.
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Abstract Objective Dravet syndrome (DS) is the prototypic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, characterized by drug‐resistant seizures, developmental slowing, and many other morbidities. Detailed characterization of behavioral phenotypes and social–emotional skill development are limited.
Ingrid E. Scheffer +26 more
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Donor-implanted Guttata in Transplanted Corneal Tissue: Clinical Signs and Impact on Graft Survival. [PDF]
Hammer A +4 more
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Sustainable Work and Employment in Social Care: New Challenges, New Priorities
ABSTRACT Human Resource Management (HRM) research focused on social care is sparse. This gap is surprising given the scale of the social care workforce in many countries, its vital role in meeting the increasingly complex needs of vulnerable community groups, and the persistent challenges in recruiting and retaining staff.
Ian Kessler +4 more
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Multi-Objective Optimization of the Crashworthiness of Aluminum Circular Tubes with Graded Thicknesses. [PDF]
Ren J, Liu S, Dong X, Zhao C.
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