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Unveiling the multidimensional nature of policy acceptability: A cross‐national approach
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research on mass attitudes toward public policy often centers on preferences, yet the understudied facet of policy acceptability remains pivotal. This study develops and validates a nuanced measure of acceptability that identifies three dimensions: political, affective, and deliberative.
Matthew Jenkins, Daniel Gomez
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Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Though spillovers have been initially described in the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF), we know little about how to conceptualize and measure them. To investigate spillovers, we draw on the case of fur farming bans during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Whereas fur farming has long been criticized for its animal welfare problems, with the onset of the
Anne‐Marie Parth +3 more
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Assessing the Effect of Deservingness Cues on Tolerance for Administrative Burdens
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Beneficiaries of public programs must overcome several administrative challenges. Given what we know about the politics of the welfare state, it seems likely that the public's willingness to support reductions in burdens may be associated with the characteristics of potential policy targets including their life circumstances and their race ...
Simon F. Haeder
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Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.Abstract Narratives play an essential role in fast‐paced policy making that occurs during crises. The COVID‐19 pandemic brought numerous disruptions of normality, including school closures, which were intensely debated in narratives by many policy actors. Two shutdowns of New York City's public school system affected over 1.1 million students.
Nikolina Klatt, Sonja Blum
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Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.Abstract This paper analyzes the causal relationship between the carbon tax's revenue recycling measures and political acceptability. The Irish carbon tax reform of 2019 forms the basis of the study. The findings are based on deductive content analysis and semi‐structured, elite interviews with key politicians, climate policy advisors, and other ...
Daniel Muth
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Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article investigates the effect of gender equality frames on public support for economic relief policies in the context of the Covid‐19 pandemic and economic crisis. Data stem from a survey experiment conducted in the German‐speaking part of Switzerland during Summer 2021. In the survey, a representative sample of the population was asked
Lisa Asticher, Fritz Sager
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“Semper supra”? Trump administration policy narratives and the creation of the space force
Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.Abstract In 2019, the Donald Trump administration rejected the draft Treaty on the Prevention of Placement of Weapons in Space (PPWT) in the UN Conference on Disarmament and instead created the Space Force, the first new US military service branch established in decades.
Jeffrey S. Lantis
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Structuring wicked problems in science communication
Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.Abstract Public policy scholars increasingly deal with wicked problems and how diverse actors structure these problems in policy processes. However, the role of actors at the interface of science and society such as science communicators in structuring wicked problems remains widely unclear.
Sabrina Kirschke, Hannah Kosow
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Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.Abstract Many policy issues, such as nuclear waste management, are complex and require expertise to address. In many such policy areas, decisions are made by elected officials with input largely from experts and not the public or other stakeholders. However, such top‐down approaches can create mistrust and political opposition.
Matthew C. Nowlin +2 more
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Comparing public support for alternative climate policy designs: An experimental study
Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.Abstract Scholars have debated how specific policy designs may generate stronger positive or negative reactions from the public, especially with regard to public expectations regarding pricing‐based policy designs compared to regulatory approaches.
Joshua Basseches +3 more
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