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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

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

[The chalice, the harp, and primary healthcare]. [PDF]

Aten Primaria
Riera Armengol L, Gibert Montero B, Torrell Vallespín G.   +2 more
europepmc   +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

[Regional variance in compliance with guidelines of the Brazilian National School Feeding Program: a comparative analysis between the Northeast and South regions of Brazil with machine learning]. [PDF]

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Sgura BH, Saes MSM, Fonseca CVC, Adorno YPB.   +3 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

Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on unequal responsiveness has shown that policies tend to align more closely with the preferences of high‐income citizens than low‐income citizens. Using comparative data on opinions and policies, we suggest that this inequality primarily results from status quo bias; asymmetric blocking power drives unequal congruence rather than ...
Mikael Persson, Anders Sundell
wiley   +1 more source

How Different Patterns of Policy Attention Drive Policy Diffusion: Evidence From China's River Chief System

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on policy diffusion, the ways in which policy attention influences this process remain underexplored. This study addressed this gap by distinguishing between three types of policy attention—political speeches, policy issuance and field visits—and investigating their differential impacts when delivered by central and ...
Xiangning Chen, Yahua Wang
wiley   +1 more source