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Policy Design and Practice
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Citation rank #15/738 in PolSci-IR & #13/242 in PublicAdm (Scopus) | 2024 CiteScore 9.3 | OPENACCESS | https://tandfonline.com/journals/rpdp20
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This study examines how authoritarian regimes design social policies during crises, emphasizing how distinct forms of uncertainty shape policy instruments and governance strategies.

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November 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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This article examines the impact of bureaucratic accountability structures on public servants’ attitudes toward algorithmic decision-making systems, in public administration, particularly within the under-researched context of the Global South

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November 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
New issue is alert!📣📣 📣

Articles on leadership, collaborations, digital transformation, co-design and more!

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October 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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This paper examines multicultural disaster communication policies and practices in Australia and Japan through a cross-national roundtable dialogue and argues for policy hybridization adapted to local contexts.

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October 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In the top 20 journals in Public Admin category of Scopus, we are second when it comes to Open Access options for authors!

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October 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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This paper presents a general framework for designing a regulatory sandbox that policymakers can operationalize, with three types of functionalities: exploratory, confirmatory and on-demand 📦

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October 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
📣 📣 📣 Take a look at our hot off the press special issue on "Collaborative Public Sector Innovation as a Policy (Design) Problem" with introduction by Mattia Casula and Andrea Migone. Articles on constructed collaborations, policy entrepreneurship and more...

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October 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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This article addresses the question of why accountability systems fail in public service delivery, by addressing the means-ends mismatch of accountability policies, through the novel lens of policy design.

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October 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Based on the literature and the relevance, empirical and normative foundations, this piece proposes five themes for a future research agenda on time policy approach (TPA), for enhancing societal well-being.

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October 4, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Browse our hot off the press special issue on "Navigating Uncertainty in Policy Design" edited by Jenny M Lewis and Azad Bali!

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October 3, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Our special issues have done well in past years, benefitting from the expertise of their guest editors and authors.

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September 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
📣 We are delighted to welcome the new Editorial Board of Policy Design and Practice! 👏

We sincerely thank them for their service. Their expertise will greatly strengthen the journal’s scholarly rigor and expand its reach in the coming years.

Welcome All!
September 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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This paper studies the interplay between heritage and modern water-sharing architectures, to evaluate gaps and possibilities of including both in the water governance regimes of the Indian Himalayan Region.

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September 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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September 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM