Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions最新文献

Authorized Discretion: The Democratic Essentials of Governance in the European Union 授权自由裁量权：欧盟治理的民主要素

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1111/gove.70029

Anthony M. Bertelli, Vincenza Falletti, Silvia Cannas

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Lessons From the Dissolution of Mexico's Information Commission 墨西哥信息委员会解散的教训

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1111/gove.70031

Gregory Michener, Fernando Nieto Morales, Margaret Kwoka, María del Carmen Nava Polina

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Development of a Scale to Measure Perceived Administrative Burden, With Broad Applicability Beyond Direct Policy Clients 开发一种量表来衡量感知的行政负担，具有广泛的适用性，超出直接政策客户

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1111/gove.70026

Inkyu Kang, Martin Sievert, Chongmin Na

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Does Policy Capacity Truly Matter for Governmental Effectiveness? A Conjunctural Analysis of the Quality of Governance in Italian Regions 政策能力对政府效能真的重要吗？意大利地方政府治理质量的行情分析

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1111/gove.70027

Giliberto Capano, Andrea Pritoni, Stefania Profeti

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Corrupt or Repressive? How Political Competition Incentivizes Hybrid Regimes to Subvert Police in Distinct Ways 腐败还是专制？政治竞争如何激励混合政权以不同的方式颠覆警察

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1111/gove.70030

Ketevan Bolkvadze

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Fengqiao-Style Policing: A Grassroots Model for Public Security Governance 冯桥式治安：基层治安治理模式

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1111/gove.70028

Haoran Xu, Sui Yifeng, Wu Zhanhong, Zan Shi

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Party Receptiveness to Interest Group Diversity: Evidence From Policymaking in Six European Democracies 政党对利益集团多样性的接受：来自六个欧洲民主国家政策制定的证据

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2025-05-10 DOI: 10.1111/gove.70018

Lise Rødland, Vibeke Wøien Hansen, Elin Haugsgjerd Allern

{"title":"Party Receptiveness to Interest Group Diversity: Evidence From Policymaking in Six European Democracies","authors":"Lise Rødland, Vibeke Wøien Hansen, Elin Haugsgjerd Allern","doi":"10.1111/gove.70018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.70018","url":null,"abstract":"Legislative party groups regularly get suggestions from numerous, different interest groups trying to influence policy, but individual party groups are likely to be more receptive to suggestions from groups representing some interests than others. We examine (in)equalities in legislative parties' receptiveness to interest group diversity by asking: what factors explain how (un)equally legislative parties listen to and accept suggestions from different types of interest groups? Combining interest group survey data from six long-established European democracies with data on parties' policy area salience and goal priorities, we find support for three possible party-level explanations. Legislative parties seem more equally receptive to the suggestions they receive from different interests when their party prioritizes office over policy in cases of goal conflicts and in policy areas of high salience to the party. When party salience is high, more equal party receptiveness is particularly associated with greater willingness to compromise on policy to be in office.","PeriodicalId":48056,"journal":{"name":"Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions","volume":"38 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/gove.70018","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143930228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fengqiao-Style Policing: A Grassroots Model for Public Security Governance 冯桥式治安：基层治安治理模式

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI: 10.1111/gove.70025

Haoran Xu, Sui Yifeng, Wu Zhanhong, Zan Shi

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The Power of Ideational Reach: A New Approach to State Capacity 观念范围的力量：一种研究国家能力的新方法

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1111/gove.70020

Anna Persson, Frida Boräng, Ruth Carlitz

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Boosting Public Confidence in U.S. Agency Policymaking 提高公众对美国机构决策的信心