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Policy Studies Journal @psjeditor.bsky.social · Sep 4
Policy Studies Journal: Volume 53, Issue 3
Special Issue: Policy Design

OUT NOW!

A very special thanks to everyone who made this possible!

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November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Just sent in the list of 18 articles for the last PSJ issue of the year, including 6 short articles. The journal continues to grow and share top-notch policy theory research. Can't wait for the new issue to come out! Appreciate your support, everyone!
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Discover this PSJ article applying the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) to global policymaking, revealing how troop deployments, aid, and trade shift dramatically amid long periods of calm.

By Jeroen Joly & Friederike Richter

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November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Discover this PSJ article exploring how large language models (LLMs) - not experts - enhance public support and compliance willingness for controversial policies in China.

By Miao Xiang & Shouzhi Xia

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The voluntary compliance of ordinary citizens is pivotal for the seamless implementation of public policy and the achievement of desired policy outcomes. Government agencies often rely on expert endo...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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We were thrilled to welcome PSJ's former Editor-in-Chief and pioneer of the Narrative Policy Framework, Dr. Michael Jones (Clemson University), alongside Dr. Melissa Merry (University of Louisville), PSJ Senior Editor, to the University of Arkansas!

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November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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PSJ’s Editor-in-Chief, Dr. @gbsong.bsky.social, will join Dr. Erdal Tekin and Dr. Cassandra Hart for a panel discussion — a great opportunity for early-career policy scholars to learn more about the publication process and engage directly with journal editors.

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November 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Discover this PSJ article investigating the dynamics of institutional agenda-setting within the U.S. government concerning the Ukraine crisis from 2014 to 2023.

By Bulent Aras

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This study investigates the dynamics of institutional agenda-setting within the U.S. government concerning the Ukraine crisis from 2014 to 2023. Analyzing a unique ECDATA dataset of executive communi...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Explore this PSJ article bridging theory and empirics to reveal how elements of model law design influence policy complexity, and how complexity in turn affects state adoption.

By Joshua M. Jansa & Daniel J. Mallinson

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November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Discover this PSJ article developing a theory linking policy disasters to institutional design, information flow, and veto players across 70 countries over six decades.

By E. J. Fagan

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October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Explore this PSJ article tracing how U.S. states design and evolve medical and recreational cannabis policies, revealing three distinct policy bundles - pharmaceutical, permissive, and fiscal.

By Grant W. Neeley & Lilliard E. Richardson Jr.

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October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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October 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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PSJ celebrates our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. @gbsong.bsky.social, who was recognized at the @University of Arkansas' Annual Faculty Promotion and Tenure Celebration.

Congratulations, Dr. Song!

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October 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Discover this PSJ article introducing "policy dimension" as a key analytical tool to distinguish substance (policy design) from process (power in policy debates) within the NPF.

By Johanna Kuenzler & Bettina Stauffer

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October 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence - doi.org/10.1111/psj....
By Mikael Persson & Anders Sundell

Policy Feedback and the 2021 Advanced Child Tax Credit - doi.org/10.1111/psj....
By Lyle Scruggs

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October 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Meet Rachel Britton, our new Editorial Assistant at PSJ!

Rachel is pursuing her MPA in Nonprofit Studies at the University of Arkansas, where she’s also a Gosack Fellow. She earned her B.A. in Communications & Journalism from the University of Memphis.

Welcome to the PSJ team, Rachel!
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Dive into this PSJ article from our latest issue revealing how California’s Human Right to Water law (AB 685) transformed drinking water governance, built power and shifted narratives.

By Jenny Linder Rempel & Kristin Babson Dobbin

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October 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Discover this PSJ article expanding the Narrative Policy Framework by exploring macrolevel narratives, tested through a multi-method analysis of Swiss child and adult protection policy.

By Bettina Stauffer

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October 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Discover this PSJ article revealing how the Multiple Streams Framework can bridge empirical advances and theory in policy implementation.

By Harald Sætren & Rebecca Lynn Radlick

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Policy implementation research has progressed significantly in line with the third generation paradigm, particularly regarding methodological diversity and research design. However, the anticipated t....
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October 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Explore this PSJ article, analyzing three decades of congressional climate discourse through advanced NLP methods.

By Joseph Charles Van Matre, Isabel L. Krakoff & Allegra H. Fullerton

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This study examines the evolution of climate change discourse in the United States Congress from 1987 to 2017, employing natural language processing (NLP) techniques to analyze floor speeches. Using ...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Really glad to be part of this meaningful chat with the frontliners involved in the PSJ Policy Design Special Issue. If you're interested in learning more about the new special issue model PSJ has adopted (focused on openness, editorial integrity, and community building),
October 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Watch, listen, or read!

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Art of Science Podcast | Episode 12: Policy Design Special Issue Editorial Team
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October 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Discover this PSJ article from our latest issue revealing how social cohesion, trust and civic engagement, reshapes social and pension policy design across 30 OECD countries over the period 2010 to 2020.

By Jiwon Kim

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October 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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NEW BLOG POST!

Water, Wealth, and the Ballot Box? The latest PSJ blog explores how income inequality shapes the politics of water pricing across U.S. communities.

By David Switzer & @mpteodoro.bsky.social

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Public enterprise pricing as redistributive policy
by David Switzer & Manuel P. Teodoro Democratic governments provide a range of goods and services as “public enterprises” that recover all or part of their costs through user charges. Unlike co…
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October 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM