ABSTRACT Based on the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) and implementation research, this study proposes an extended conceptualization of policy punctuation that enables researchers to systematically include policy implementation as part of a punctuation. The key mechanisms underlying the PET, i.e., policy image and venue, information processing, and
Bettina Stauffer
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Gender Dimensions of Support for Local Policy: Resident, Policymaker, and Policy Gender
ABSTRACT There is a well‐established triadic relationship between satisfaction with public services, trust in leaders, and policy support in developed democracies. This study takes a novel approach by considering how gender is associated with the strength and direction of these connections, an element underexplored in the literature.
Aliza Forman‐Rabinovici, Itai Beeri
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Issue Attention in Public Opinion Polls: Pollsters as Agenda Responders and Agenda Setters
ABSTRACT Polling organizations, like other policy actors, must prioritize certain issues. We argue that, for normative and financial reasons, pollsters prioritize issues that are viewed as important by other institutions and the public, leading them to focus survey questions on issues that are on congressional and media agendas, and which are public ...
Qian Zhang +2 more
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Sexual and gender diversity in nursing: radicalizing knowledge and practices. [PDF]
Santos LCD, Toriyama ATM, Nichiata LYI.
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ABSTRACT Forums play an important role in addressing interdependent policy issues, and their effectiveness depends on the continuous adaptation of forum rules. Yet, it remains unclear whether rules are exclusively used and adapted to improve forum effectiveness.
Ingo Bousema +3 more
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[Current Challenges in HIV Healthcare: Moving Towards the Eradication of Stigma]. [PDF]
Koerting A, Mascort J, Del Amo J.
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Unpacking Welfare Deservingness Theory: Evidence From the Perceived Deservingness of Gig Workers
ABSTRACT The theory of welfare deservingness provides valuable insights into the social legitimacy of welfare programs and the principles underlying policy design. In examining the question of who deserves what and why, established deservingness criteria emphasize that individuals demonstrating motivation to work (“reciprocity”) are typically perceived
Juhyun Bae
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Emotion and the Advocacy Coalition Framework: An Affective Dynamics Perspective
ABSTRACT Despite extensive evidence that emotion and cognition are deeply intertwined, the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) lacks an analytically independent emotional mechanism in its causal architecture—an omission that may be particularly consequential in policy subsystems structured around morally charged, identity‐laden policy disputes.
Moshe Maor
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[HEARTS quality: a policy framework to strengthen hypertension and cardiovascular risk management in primary healthcare - insights from HEARTS in the AmericasQualidade da iniciativa HEARTS: marco de políticas para fortalecer o manejo da hipertensão e do risco cardiovascular na atenção primária à saúde. Perspectivas da iniciativa HEARTS nas Américas]. [PDF]
Londoño E +21 more
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There Is Always a Bigger Fish. Determinants of Power Perceptions in Swiss Biodiversity Policy
ABSTRACT The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) views power as crucial in policy processes, but the nature of coalition power, its determinants, and how to empirically measure it remain understudied. In this article, we use a mixed method approach and social network analysis to explore power relationships in the biodiversity policy subsystem in ...
Alix d'Agostino +2 more
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