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The official account of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, a leader in the field since 1998.

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The ICPA Society and the Editorial team of the JCPA wish to express their condolences following the passing of Professor Joseph Berechman.

You can view Joseph's Memorial to share anecdotes, photos, and condolences at: www.mykeeper.com/JosephBerech...
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
#JCPA_ICPA

Hello policy comparatists, if you are interested in #PolicyChange, read "Comparing Nordic Gambling Trajectories through Multiple Concurrent Policy Processes" by Charlie F. Thompson: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#HighlightThursday

Congratulations, Carlos Rodrigues for receiving the JCPA Best Comparative Policy Paper Award. His article: "Transparency policy design in LAC: a comparative analysis" was selected by the Joint Adjudication Committee of #CLAD and #JCPA

#CLAD2025
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#HighlightThursday

The #CLAD journal and #JCPA_ICPA shared a panel based on rigorous research insights about benefits, novelties and challenges about comparison. The conversation was about local governments, academina and practice. Here´s to the begginning of a strong partnership!
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Amigos en #CLAD2025, ¡#JCPA_ICPA tiene un nuevo sitio web!

comparativepolicy.org

Tiene un diseño que mejora la experiencia del usuario y que facilita la búsqueda de nuestros artículos y actividades. Visítenlo ahora y vengan a nuestra presentación a las 4 de la tarde.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#JCPA_ICPA is delighted to announce the launch of our new website!

comparativepolicy.org

Explore the new site today and see how we’re supporting the academic community with cutting-edge research, streamlined publishing, and collaboration with ICPA Society members.
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#JCPA_ICPA is in Asunción, Paraguay for #CLAD2025, a hub of knowledge exchange between research and practice. We will share about how comparison builds bridges between both worlds. If you are in this beautiful country, join us tomorrow at 4 pm.
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
#HighlightThursday

Read "Informing Governance for Food System Resilience: A Comparative Case Policy Analysis of Two Australian Regions Impacted by Multiple Disaster" by Sheriden Keegan, Kimberley Reis, Anne Roiko, and Cheryl Desha.

Find it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Congratulations to the School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University.

During October, they hosted a talk about connections with practive, the JCPA-Tsinghua Doctoral Student Writing Workshop, and a meeting with representatives from the Asian Association for Public Administration.
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Read and use this article by Leizhen Zang and Feng Xiong about the technical issue of missing data in international comparative research.

Please find "Harnessing Machine Learning to Adress High Levels of Missing Data in Cross-National Studies" here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
#OpenAccess
#JCPA_ICPA

This article by Jody Heymann, Aleta Sprague, and Amy Raub compares global laws and policies that reduce barriers to women’s career advancement. The study finds that 86% of the countries did not prohibit gender discrimination in performance evaluations.
October 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
#HighlightThursday

Congratulations to:

- Professor Lu Liao from the Renmin University of China for winning a Best Reviewer Award.

- Professor Christa Scholtz from McGill University for winning a Best Reviewer Award.

#JCPA_ICPA
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#HighlightThursday

Congratulations to Francesco Pasetti, Catherine Xhardez, Verena Wisthaler, C. Conte, and G. Solano for winning the Annual Best Comparative Article Award with: "An Indicator-Based Approach to Comparative Policy Analysis: Measuring Regional Governance of Migrant Integration."
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The latest issue of #JCPA_ICPA is now available. Dive into cutting‑edge work comparing policy systems across the world.

www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcpa20/c...
October 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Read about policy mixes in this article by Jinglei Zhou and Zhang in our Volume 27, Issue 3. You can read the whole issue here:

www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcpa20/c...
October 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Attention, policy comparatists. #JCPA_ICPA are happy to share more and more events.

Follow the QR code and join us to talk about the relation between AI, dta-driven technologies, and public policy.
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
#HighlightThursday

Next Monday, Professor Leslie Pal will host lecture 1 of the latest #ICPASociety Book Talks Series. Join us to hear about the Handbook of Public Policy Implementation from the editors Fritz Sager, Céline Mavrot, and Lael Keiser. See you at 4:00 PM (EST) / 10:00PM (CEST).
September 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Society for International Comparative Policy Analysis (ICPA Society) is proud to present a new series of #BookTalks. Join us for an opportunity to learn more about policy implementation, policy transfer, theories of the policy process, smart cities and women´s empowerment and public policy.
September 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
#HighlightThursday

This article by Easwaran J. Narassimhan asked how different institutional governance approaches shaped similar policy objectives to be prioritized differently.

It is #OpenAccess. Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The #JCPA_ICPA Workshop on #Gender and Comparative Public Policy extended the abstract submission deadline to September 30th! See all the details below and email jcpaexecutive@gmail.com if you have any questions.
September 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Congratulations to Professors Nikhar Gaikwad and Anjali Thomas!

They received the JCPA Best Comparative Policy Paper Award for “Getting on the Grid: A Field Experiment on Bottom-Up Political Pressure and Access to Essential Public Services” at the 2025 @apsa.bsky.social Conference.
September 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It´s #HighlightThursday and #JCPA_ICPA is inviting you to read a #FreeAccess article.

Here is "Advocating Under Hierarchy: Comparing Climate Advocacy Coalitions in China’s Local Policy Processes" by Dongping Wang: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
#HighlightThursday

This #FreeAccess article explores the variation of corporate engagement in voluntary carbon markets with an analysis of 1,200 firms.

Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Hello colleagues at #egpa2025, please listen to our Executive Director Sebahat Derin Atiskan about the benefits of joining the ICPA Society and the high standards of #JCPA.

#HighlightThursday
August 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#HighlightThursday
#JCPA_ICPA

Congratulations to Prof. Ringa Raudla, Prof. Külli Sarapuu; Dr. Johanna Vallistu and Kerli Onno from Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. Their article “Learning from Policy Experiments” won the Best Comparative Paper Award at the #egpa2025 Conference.
August 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM