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Conflicts Over Wage Floors: What Led to Minimum Wage Increases in the US States Between 2013 and 2022?

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 54, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT After 2013, the number of statewide minimum wage increases in the United States surged. However, not every state followed the trend. Some refrained from minimum wage legislation completely. This article examines the causes of differences in state minimum wage policies from 2013 to 2022, taking a qualitative perspective on minimum wage politics
Emanuel Schuller
wiley   +1 more source

Scientists in power plays: How substantive were scientists' narratives during the COVID‐19 pandemic?

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.
Abstract Scientists who provide expert advice must engage with policy processes. Little is known about whether and how scientists deal with the political dynamics of policy processes that are inherent to policymaking. We study this question by building on the policy dimension concept within the Narrative Policy Framework.
Jule Ksinsik, Caroline Schlaufer
wiley   +1 more source

Structural lobbying power? An exploration of patterns in preference attainment at varying levels of lobbying activity

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.
Abstract Studies of lobbying typically look at the extent to which interest groups realize political goals on issues they actively lobby for. Little is known, however, about the extent to which interest groups attain their political goals without making an active lobbying effort.
Marcel Hanegraaff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.
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, 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
wiley   +1 more source

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