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{"title":"Measuring the stasis: Punctuated equilibrium theory and partisan polarization","authors":"Clare Brock, Daniel Mallinson","doi":"10.1111/psj.12519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12519","url":null,"abstract":"The American policy process is characterized by a pattern known as “Punctuated Equilibrium,” manifesting as periods of stasis interspersed with large periods of change. Punctuated equilibrium suggests that friction in the policy process and uneven information processing result in a policy process that over‐ and underreacts to problems. Increasingly, American political institutions are also characterized by high levels of partisanship, which are rising steadily and represent one of many sources of institutional friction. We argue that with increased polarization, the policy process has become longer, exaggerating patterns of stasis and punctuation—the periods of stasis being more prolonged and punctuations less frequent. In sum, increased partisan polarization in Congress amplifies patterns of punctuated equilibrium. We test this theory using data from the Comparative Agendas Project on the federal budget and public laws, using kurtosis scores to measure the relative force of punctuations versus statis. We find increasingly leptokurtic distributions of budget changes from 1948 to 2020, but a decreasingly leptokurtic distribution of public law passage across the same time. These findings indicate that polarization has resulted in exaggerated patterns of punctuated equilibrium in the legislative process, and a tendency toward fewer, higher‐stakes public laws.","PeriodicalId":48154,"journal":{"name":"Policy Studies Journal","volume":"45 21","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135819702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advocacy strategies in state preemption: The case of energy fuel bans","authors":"Cory L. Struthers, Cary Ritzler","doi":"10.1111/psj.12517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12517","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Interest group literature suggests reformer advocacy groups, seeking policy change and innovation, are more likely to secure policy victory in local government. Entrenched advocacy groups, favoring current policies, are better suited to win policy battles at the state level. Consequently, entrenched groups have pushed state legislatures to limit local governments' decision authorities through preemption across a wide range of public‐interest issues including tobacco use, gun control, marriage rights, and climate change. Yet few studies have considered how competing advocacy groups strategically frame their agenda in preemption debates. We draw on the “scope of conflict” literature to show that opposing camps vary in their issue definition, relational strategies, and institutional frames. For example, while entrenched advocates focus on the main issue under debate, reformer advocates link multiple issues together. Our study case is preemption legislation that prohibits local governments from banning energy fuels like natural gas in new buildings. We use computational text analysis and descriptive inference to analyze state committee testimony of 117 advocacy groups. Results raise important questions about the effectiveness of conflict expansion strategies in venues like committee systems and provide considerations for reformer advocates in their efforts to secure state support and build clean energy campaigns.","PeriodicalId":48154,"journal":{"name":"Policy Studies Journal","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135823235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Who is satisfied with their inclusion in polycentric sustainability governance? Networks, power, and procedural justice in Swiss wetlands","authors":"Mario Angst, Martin Nicola Huber","doi":"10.1111/psj.12515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12515","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainability governance in polycentric systems needs to ensure both effectiveness and procedural justice. Effectiveness and procedural justice are intricately linked to power dynamics in governance. To assess polycentric sustainability governance, understanding different types, sources, and effects of power is key. Here, we investigate network‐derived bonding and bridging social capital of actors as specific sources of power in polycentric sustainability governance. We ask two questions: How does bridging and bonding social capital translate into power? And: How is the power associated with satisfaction with inclusion? We relate levels of bonding and bridging social capital to power and satisfaction with inclusion in governance processes for 299 actors in 10 cases of Swiss wetlands governance. Using a Bayesian multi‐level regression model, we find that especially bonding social capital is a source of power for actors. Further, network‐derived power but also nonnetwork‐derived power by design translates into satisfaction with inclusion. Research and practice of sustainability governance need to be careful to account for power in nuanced ways, acknowledging its sources and relation to procedural justice.","PeriodicalId":48154,"journal":{"name":"Policy Studies Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47539030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Decentralization and resource contributions within local governance networks: Evidence from health sector reform in Honduras","authors":"Alan Zarychta, Jade Wong","doi":"10.1111/psj.12509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12509","url":null,"abstract":"Many public services are co‐produced through networks of governmental and non‐governmental organizations that choose to or are obliged to contribute resources, a trend that has been reinforced through decentralization reforms. We utilize original data for 826 organizations across 65 local governance networks to assess how decentralization affects resource contributions while accounting for municipality context, network environment, and organizational attributes. Drawing on a quasi‐experimental design in the context of health sector reform in Honduras, we find that decentralization is associated with a slight reduction in the number of resource ties an organization contributes to other organizations in its network. This association is most prominent where municipal governments, rather than non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) or associations, are lead intermediary organizations under decentralization. Additionally, NGOs contribute more resource ties relative to community associations or public organizations, and consistent with a crowding‐out dynamic, we find that this relationship is attenuated under decentralization. Our results suggest that administrative reforms can influence resource contributing behavior by organizations and the structure of inter‐organizational networks, which are important but underemphasized mechanisms potentially linking decentralization to service delivery outcomes. This is particularly relevant for policymakers working to support network governance for the joint production of public services in under‐resourced settings.","PeriodicalId":48154,"journal":{"name":"Policy Studies Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43122202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lobbying responsiveness to congressional policy agendas","authors":"E. Fagan, Alexander C. Furnas","doi":"10.1111/psj.12512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12512","url":null,"abstract":"We examine the strategic use of contract and in‐house lobbyists by interest groups in response to shifting policy agendas. The role that lobbyists play in the policy process changes based on the policy agenda. Most of the time, subsystems manage small changes to public policy, rewarding actors with long‐term relationships. Organizations with a deep interest in the issue area maintain permanent lobbying presences, earning some degree of privilege over policymaking. However, when the broader macropolitical agenda lurches toward the issue, new participants become involved. New participants often lack the lobbying expertise of the in‐house lobbyists of established actors. Contract lobbyists play a critical role in providing spare capacity on‐demand, allowing participants not normally involved in subsystems to lobby. They also allow the best‐resourced actors, who may employ a long‐term lobbying presence, to further expand it when necessary. We test this theory using a new dataset of the lobbying content of 1,370,396 bill mentions in U.S. lobbying disclosure reports by 11,842 organizations from 2006 to 2016. We compare their policy agenda to that of the U.S. Congress. We find strong evidence that organizations hire contract lobbyists to respond to brief moments of agenda setting while permanent in‐house lobbyists have a more stable agenda.","PeriodicalId":48154,"journal":{"name":"Policy Studies Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45141274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial introduction: Exploring theories and subtleties of the policy process","authors":"Geoboo Song, Melissa K. Merry, Nataliia Borozdina, Ben Galloway, Gwen Arnold, Aaron Smith‐Walter, Holly L. Peterson, Creed Tumlison","doi":"10.1111/psj.12516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12516","url":null,"abstract":"Welcome to the third issue of the Policy Studies Journal (PSJ)! We are pleased to present ten exceptional articles covering various topics related to policy theory and substantive policy domains. PSJ is committed to facilitating the exchange of quality policy research while supporting policy theory advancement and its applications across diverse contexts. As such, we invite you to fully explore the theoretical and practical insights presented in this issue. Before discussing the articles, we would like to share some news on PSJ operations. First, on June 30th, Dr. Michael D. Jones (University of Tennessee) stepped down from his role as Editor-in-Chief of PSJ. We want to express our heartfelt appreciation for Dr. Jones' service and contributions to PSJ and the policy community over the past four years. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors. In the same breath, we warmly welcome Dr. Geoboo Song (University of Arkansas) as the new Editor-in-Chief. We are excited about Dr. Song's leadership and look forward to future editorial endeavors under his guidance. Second, we are pleased to announce that Drs. Gwen Arnold (University of California Davis), Melissa K. Merry (University of Louisville), Aaron Smith-Walter (University of Massachusetts Lowell), and Holly Peterson (Louisiana State University) will continue to serve as Associate Editors, and Dr. Creed Tumlison (California State University Bakersfield) will help us as Managing Editor. PSJ has also appointed a new team of Editorial Associates and Assistants, including Ms. Nataliia Borozdina (University of Arkansas), Mr. Ben Galloway (University of Arkansas), Ms. Camille Gilmore (University of Arkansas), Mr. Victor Kwaku Akakpo (University of Arkansas), Ms. Morgan Farrar (University of Arkansas), Ms. Izehi Oriaghan (University of Arkansas), Mr. Eli Polley (University of Louisville), and Mr. Chris Giller (University of Arkansas). We extend our warmest welcome to the new PSJ editorial team! Third, we are proud to share that PSJ achieved a record-breaking Scopus CiteScore of 11.1 for 2022, ranking #4 out of 654 indexed political science/international relations journals. This achievement is a testament to the hard work of our dedicated authors, reviewers, and readers, and we express our sincere gratitude for their support. Fourth, PSJ has embarked on a new venture, publishing its special collection of policy research called Policy Theory and Practice (PT&P). Curated by the PSJ editorial team, this exciting initiative has found its digital home within the PSJ website. We invite you to explore the PT&P webpage and discover more about this captivating endeavor here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/15410072/homepage/ptp. Fifth, PSJ has collaborated with Drs. Saba Siddiki (Syracuse University), Cali Curley (University of Miami), and Davor Mondom (Syracuse University) to launch the PSJ Policy Design Special Issue initiative. The initiative aims to publish a range of papers that address vari","PeriodicalId":48154,"journal":{"name":"Policy Studies Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136300841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Theorizing reactive policy entrepreneurship: A case study of Swedish local emergency management","authors":"E. Petridou, Roine Johansson, K. Eriksson, Gertrud Alirani, N. Zahariadis","doi":"10.1111/psj.12508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12508","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48154,"journal":{"name":"Policy Studies Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46496267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Global diffusion of COVID‐19 policies: The role of geographic, institutional, and cultural cues","authors":"Brian Y. An, S. Porcher, S. Tang","doi":"10.1111/psj.12514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12514","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48154,"journal":{"name":"Policy Studies Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41496976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The policy acknowledgement gap: Explaining (mis)perceptions of government social program use","authors":"Mallory E. SoRelle, Delphia Shanks","doi":"10.1111/psj.12513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12513","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48154,"journal":{"name":"Policy Studies Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42798031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A place‐based approach to understanding firms' voluntary environmental engagement: The role of regional pressures in the case of Korea","authors":"Jongdae Song","doi":"10.1111/psj.12510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12510","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48154,"journal":{"name":"Policy Studies Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44542099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}