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

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
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

Policy 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, Wiebke Marie Junk, Michele Crepaz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Policy 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

Does public participation foster stakeholder support for policy proposals? Evidence from the European Union

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine whether and how public participation in policymaking contributes towards fostering stakeholder support for policy proposals formulated in the bureaucratic arena. We explain how key markers of procedural fairness describing both the participation process and policymakers' presentations of it during the decision justification stage co‐
Adriana Bunea, Idunn Nørbech
wiley   +1 more source

Narrative power in the narrative policy framework

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
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, Rob DeLeo, Elizabeth A. Koebele, Kristin Taylor, Deserai Anderson, Danielle Blanch‐Hartigan, Elizabeth A. Albright, Thomas A. Birkland, Honey Minkowitz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Ageism in health care and suicide risk in older adults: a challenge for public health in Latin AmericaIdadismo no âmbito da saúde e risco de suicídio em pessoas idosas: um desafio para a saúde pública na América Latina]. [PDF]

Rev Panam Salud Publica
Bozanic A, León T, Acevedo F, de la Maza E, Ulloa P.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Legislating Uncertainty: Election Policies and the Amplification of Misinformation

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Can state election policies affect the spread of misinformation? This paper studies the role played by ballot processing policies, which determine when ballots can be examined and organized, in the online spread of political misinformation. We present evidence from the 2020 U.S.
Morgan Wack, Joseph S. Schafer, Ian Kennedy, Anna Beers, Emma S. Spiro, Kate Starbird   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Criminalization Policies Impact Local Homelessness?

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local criminalization policies draw on the logic of deterrence to levy costs on individuals who engage in behaviors that are closely associated with various public concerns, such as those criminalizing behaviors associated with homelessness, thereby potentially reducing community‐level costs.
Hannah Lebovits, Andrew Sullivan
wiley   +1 more source

[Opportunities for intersectoral work in health promotion: Analysis of an urban regeneration program in Chile]. [PDF]

Aten Primaria
López-Contreras N, Delamaza G, Olave-Müller P.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Marketization in Public Purchasing as a Route to Business Corporations' Institutional Power: The Case of Outsourcing Social Services in Israel

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What are the conditions under which business corporations expand their institutional power? This paper argues that institutional power is affected by the architecture of the “acquisition regime”—the set of formal (and informal) rules that govern how states purchase public services.
Reut Marciano, Shir Gal
wiley   +1 more source