Advancing knowledge in public and social policy and politics. Edited by @berglundoscar.bsky.social, Claire Dunlop, @eakoebele.bsky.social, Kristin Taylor, @cmweible.bsky.social w/ @allegrafullerton.bsky.social
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New @policy-politics.bsky.social paper revisits how Scotland became 1st UK nation to introduce smokefree public places. I argue for extending Punctuated Equilibrium Theory via Niche Construction Theory to understand behind the scenes policy work required for implementation success: shorturl.at/GlhxR
🎉 Ecstatic that my new article, “How social reporting put poverty on the agenda in Germany: an interpretive process tracing analysis”, is now published open access in @policy-politics.bsky.social
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1/When the UK asylum system is described as in 'crisis', what if that's not a breakdown of the system but instead how it functions? In Policy & Politics, @e-c-hill.bsky.social and I argue that 'crisis ordinariness' is a method of governing in which extraordinary harm is presented as administration.
Raúl was an engaged, energetic & highly supportive member of our Board, making a significant contribution to the journal through his expertise, insight & commitment to the field.
He brought energy and good humour to our Board & was always willing to share his time and expertise with colleagues. He was a talented member of our community whose presence will be greatly missed.
Our thoughts are with his family, friends, colleagues, and students at this difficult time.
A respected scholar of public policy and environmental governance, his work advanced understanding of issues including water governance, climate change, research methods & social vulnerability.
⬇️ Policy diffusion and interpretive process tracing: explaining the spread of assisted voluntary return policies by @munchsybille.bsky.social
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There is a clear gap in the literature: politics is either not explicitly addressed or under-integrated in policy process studies. If politics is missing, then so is power.
This Special Issue aims to address the gap.
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We are deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Raúl Pacheco-Vega, a valued member of the Policy & Politics Editorial Board since 2021.
This article examines how and why Scotland became the first UK nation to introduce comprehensive smokefree public places legislation through prominent theories of policy change. To do so, it draws on ...
