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Building street‐level capacity. Evidence from a policy for problem gambling prevention

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article studies the implementation of a policy for the prevention of problem gambling in the metropolitan area of Turin (Italy). The research adopts the theoretical lens offered by the street‐level bureaucracy framework to understand how social workers develop individual policy capacities in the implementation of highly discretional tasks.
Niccolò Aimo, Federico Cuomo
wiley   +1 more source

Basic income trials and the politics of scale: A research agenda

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The growing popularity of basic income has led to extensive trials of the policy in numerous settings across the world. However, analysis of the politics of basic income, and in particular the political dynamics preceding and resulting from trial programs, lags. In response, we propose a research agenda that uses political scale to investigate
Jurgen De Wispelaere   +2 more
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, EarlyView.
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, EarlyView.
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

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