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M. Kerem Coban
@mkeremcoban.bsky.social
Public policy & Regulatory governance & Int'l pol econ
Lecturer in Public Policy & Management, School of Finance and Management @soasuni.bsky.social
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🧩 Early view

What does #intermediation look like in #WeaklyIinstitutionalized contexts characterized by limited #state #oversight and prevalent #informality

Aviram Sharma draws empirical insights from the #BottledWater quality regulations in #India 👇

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November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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♨️Early view

Who defines #success in #IndigenousPolicymaking❓

Christian Eva provides the most comprehensive quantitative analysis of the distribution of #Procurement contracts to #IndigenousBusinesses 👇

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November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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🧐 Which are the "most-read" "top-5" articles published in 2025 ❓

You have been reading #PolicySuccess & #failure, foundations of a #HumaneGovernment, #BureaucraticGovernance, #PolicyImplementation & In Memoriam #GemmaCarey👇

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November 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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🧐 Are #RevolvingDoor policies effective ❓

Why do regulators have to strengthen #oversight & cultivate #EthicalCulture

Filippo Silano assesses the risks of #MalignPolicy through the lens of the revolving door phenomenon & #PublicDebtManagement 👇

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November 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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⏰Early view

How is #Empathy understood by public servants❓

How do #PublicServants practise empathy in their work❓

@mussagulova.bsky.social, Jaime Padilla, & Andy Asquith study how empathy is enacted and structured into public service work 👇

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October 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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📢Early view

What do welfare preferences in #DividedSocieties teach us about #NationalIdentity

Peter Ward & @stevendenney86.bsky.social find that candidates orginally from Eastern Germany or North Korea are less preferred by Western Germans and South Koreans 👇

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October 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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How is #merit conceptualised in public sector merit protection frameworks ❓

Sue Williamson & colleagues examine the #MeritProtectionFrameworks in the #AustralianCapitalTerritory, #Queensland & #Aotearoa in #NewZealand👇

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October 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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🧩Early view

Who are #intermediaries❓

What are intermediaries' functions, roles & impact in governance❓

Avri Eitan, David Levi-Faur & Jale Tosun introduce the upcoming Special Issue on the multifaceted roles of intermediaries in #policy & #governance 👇

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October 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Today, @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social explains how the Trump Administration’s use of individualized, firm-level waivers and exemptions marks a new frontier in presidential control of the administrative state — turning deregulation into a tool for distributing political favors.
The Rise of OIRA 2.0
The Trump Administration's use of individualized, firm-level waivers and exemptions marks a new frontier in presidential control of the administrative state. This strategy allows the administration to...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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📌 Join us at @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics with @soasnssrfree.bsky.social for a discussion with Costas Lapavitsas and Clara Mattei, Chaired by Hanin Khawaja

🎤 Imperialism: Economics of Re-armament and Militarism 🌍

info and registration 🔗 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
October 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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📣 Early View

What constitutes an ideal-type #MicroLevel #Learning process during a #crisis

And what challenges might undermine this ideal ❓

Neil Mortimer & @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social study #Australia's #COVID19 crisis learning as an exemplar case 👇

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October 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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🔥Hot off the press

How have governments within liberal regimes found a tool for reclaiming authority in the #Nationalization of #ElectricitySystems #Operators❓

Jose M. Valenzuela studies the role of system operators in this process in #Chile & the #UnitedKingdom👇

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October 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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👉 @policysociety.bsky.social celebrates the #OAWeek

As a fully #OpenAccess top-tier political science and public administration journal, @policysociety.bsky.social endorses open access publishing.

For more information about @policysociety.bsky.social 👇

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October 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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👉It is #OAWeek

@ausjpa.bsky.social endorses Open Access publishing & publishes #OpenAccess

The share of open access articles was only 3⃣% in 2018.

It has reached 6⃣9⃣% in 2024. As of September 2025, it is 6⃣1⃣%.

For more information 👇

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October 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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📣 Early View

How does #PolicyCapacity impact managing wicked problems such as climate change in the #GlobalSouth

Rameen Khan & Fiaz Hussain provide insights into the capacities needed for effective #ClimateChange #PolicyWork in #Pakistan 👇

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October 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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The Special Issue about 3rd generation Policy Advisory Systems edited by me and @howlettm.bsky.social as just been published in @policysociety.bsky.social Nine OA articles focusing on the future of PAS. @raulpachecovega.bsky.social @gcapano.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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🛎️New Issue is out❗️

Towards a 3⃣rd generation of #PolicyAdvisorySystems studies❓

Co-guest edited by @andreamigone.bsky.social & @howlettm.bsky.social, the new generation studies how different PAS are structured and operated—or managed—to deliver quality results👇

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October 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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@profhilaryallen.bsky.social on the risky confluence of an AI bubble fueled by highly leveraged non-bank financial institutions and the integration of crypto -- an asset highly correlated with the stock market -- into traditional financial markets
Will the AI Bubble Trigger a Financial Crisis?
Hilary J. Allen explains how dashed hopes for the technology could trigger a dangerous chain reaction.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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🧐 In case you missed it

In this #Forum article, dedicated to #FabienneMaron, Edoardo Ongaro, Wolfgang Drechsler, Hiroko Shimada-Logie (in this photo) & colleagues argue that #Humanities help us rediscover the significance of #MoralSentiments, #Imagination & #Compassion in PA 👇
October 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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🧐 In case you have missed

@ausjpa.bsky.social's September Issue is out

With Australian roots, @ausjpa.bsky.social has an international standing & @ausjpa.bsky.social looks forward to receiving your excellent submissions from the #GlobalSouth and beyond 👇

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October 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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🛎️ Early view

How do #Accountability relations between #Intermediaries #Regulators & #RegulatoryTargets shape intermediaries’ decision to report targets to regulators❓

@evathomann.bsky.social points to intermediaries’ (non-)compliance as a problem of accountability 👇

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October 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (3⃣)

🧐Have you had the opportunity to read Janine O’Flynn's reflections on the foundations for a human(e) government ❓

🖊️The article argues for interweaving #positivity, #complexity, #humility, & #empathy 👇

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October 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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🛎️New Issue is out❗️

Co-guest edited by M. Jae Moon & Tim Legrand, the Special Issue on #malignity in policy sciences calls our attention to the “ #DarkSide ” of #policymaking

Insights from #Robodebt, #Clientelism, #Emotions & #Authoritarianism & many others 👇

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October 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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"AI in Public Decision-Making: A Philosophical and Practical Framework for Assessing and Weighing Harm and Benefit" by Karl de Fine Licht & Anna Folland presents a framework for utilizing AI in decision-making to evaluate harms & benefits, resolve conflicts, and foster trust. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
AI in Public Decision‐Making: A Philosophical and Practical Framework for Assessing and Weighing Harm and Benefit
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in public decision-making; yet existing governance tools often lack clear definitions of harm and benefit, practical methods for weighing competing v....
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October 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM