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Performing policy conflict: A dramaturgical analysis of public participation in contentious urban planning projects 表演政策冲突：对公众参与有争议的城市规划项目的戏剧分析

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Policy Sciences Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09549-2

Lisa De Roeck, Wouter Van Dooren

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A semi-automated approach to policy-relevant evidence synthesis: combining natural language processing, causal mapping, and graph analytics for public policy 政策相关证据合成的半自动化方法：将自然语言处理、因果映射和图谱分析相结合，促进公共政策的制定

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Policy Sciences Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09548-3

Rory Hooper, Nihit Goyal, Kornelis Blok, Lisa Scholten

{"title":"A semi-automated approach to policy-relevant evidence synthesis: combining natural language processing, causal mapping, and graph analytics for public policy","authors":"Rory Hooper, Nihit Goyal, Kornelis Blok, Lisa Scholten","doi":"10.1007/s11077-024-09548-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-024-09548-3","url":null,"abstract":"Although causal evidence synthesis is critical for the policy sciences—whether it be analysis for policy or analysis of policy—its repeatable, systematic, and transparent execution remains challenging due to the growing volume, variety, and velocity of policy-relevant evidence generation as well as the complex web of relationships within which policies are usually situated. To address these shortcomings, we develop a novel, semi-automated approach to synthesizing causal evidence from policy-relevant documents. Specifically, we propose the use of natural language processing (NLP) for the extraction of causal evidence and subsequent homogenization of the text; causal mapping for the collation, visualization, and summarization of complex interdependencies within the policy system; and graph analytics for further investigation of the structure and dynamics of the causal map. We illustrate this approach by applying it to a collection of 28 articles on the emissions trading scheme (ETS), a policy instrument of increasing importance for climate change mitigation. In all, we find 300 variables and 284 cause-effect pairs in our input dataset (consisting of 4524 sentences), which are reduced to 70 unique variables and 119 cause-effect pairs after homogenization. We create a causal map depicting these relationships and analyze it to demonstrate the perspectives and policy-relevant insights that can be obtained. We compare these with select manually conducted, previous meta-reviews of the policy instrument, and find them to be not only broadly consistent but also complementary. We conclude that, despite remaining limitations, this approach can help synthesize causal evidence for policy analysis, policy making, and policy research.","PeriodicalId":51433,"journal":{"name":"Policy Sciences","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Environmental identity and perceived salience of policy issues in coastal communities: a moderated-mediation analysis 沿海社区的环境认同和对政策问题突出性的感知：调节-中介分析

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Policy Sciences Pub Date : 2024-09-06 DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09547-4

Pallavi Rachel George, Vishal Gupta

{"title":"Environmental identity and perceived salience of policy issues in coastal communities: a moderated-mediation analysis","authors":"Pallavi Rachel George, Vishal Gupta","doi":"10.1007/s11077-024-09547-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-024-09547-4","url":null,"abstract":"Risk perception influences the perceived salience of various policy issues. In this study, we examine the pathways through which environmental identity influences the perceived salience of two kinds of policy issues—climate change (climate mitigation and climate adaptation) and development (economic growth and infrastructure). Based on a dataset of 503 respondents from coastal communities along the east coast of the United States, our findings indicate that environmental identity is associated with a greater perceived salience of climate mitigation, and that this relationship is mediated by hydrometeorological disaster risk perception. While we found no significant total effect of environmental identity on the perceived salience of climate adaptation, perceived salience of infrastructure development, and perceived salience of economic growth, hydrometeorological disaster risk perception was found to fully mediate all three relationships. Also, the mediated relationships were found to be significantly moderated by gender identity, but not by age (except for the perceived salience of infrastructure development). The study highlights the pivotal role of hydrometeorological risk perception in modifying the perceived importance of different policy issues among environmentalists and has implications for policy and planning in coastal regions.","PeriodicalId":51433,"journal":{"name":"Policy Sciences","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142142433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Nudging citizens co-production: Assessing multiple behavioral strategies 鼓励公民共同生产：评估多种行为策略

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Policy Sciences Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09546-5

Rotem Dvir

{"title":"Nudging citizens co-production: Assessing multiple behavioral strategies","authors":"Rotem Dvir","doi":"10.1007/s11077-024-09546-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-024-09546-5","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of nudge has been prevalent in studies that explore behavioral changes for better individual decision-making. While nudging has been applied to study public policy, a puzzling under-explored issue in this context is coproduction. In this study, I build on the rich literature on nudging theory and conduct an empirical assessment that compares different strategies intended to increase public willingness to engage in coproduction. In public administration, the concept of coproduction refers to citizens’ willingness to contribute to policies that improve their lives. Therefore, a nudging approach offers multiple benefits in employing strategies that do not compel but can motivate greater citizen participation. My approach focuses on comparing common nudging strategies in two unique coproduction areas: natural hazards resilience and public health, and identifying the most efficient ways to increase citizens’ willingness to contribute to proposed policies. The results suggest that nudging strategies are a useful tool for increasing hazard resilience coproduction, while they backfire for organ donations and reduce the willingness to participate. Also, norm-nudge and loss aversion are more powerful strategies in increasing intention to join compared to a default strategy. Lastly, I provide evidence showing relative consistency between respondents’ stated intention and actual coproduction behavior in both policy areas. These findings provide valuable insights to policymakers in designing effective tools to encourage greater public engagement with policy. It also offers theoretical contributions to research on coproduction and how to more directly integrate behavioral theories into public administration studies and investigate individuals’ attitudes towards participation in policy solutions.","PeriodicalId":51433,"journal":{"name":"Policy Sciences","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142124087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The political polarization over abortion: An analysis of advocacy coalition belief systems 堕胎问题上的政治两极分化：对宣传联盟信仰体系的分析

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Policy Sciences Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09544-7

Anna M. Crawford, Christopher M. Weible

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(Un)usual advocacy coalitions in a multi-system setting: the case of hydrogen in Germany (多系统环境下的（非）常规宣传联盟：德国氢气案例

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Policy Sciences Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09536-7

Meike Löhr, Jochen Markard, Nils Ohlendorf

{"title":"(Un)usual advocacy coalitions in a multi-system setting: the case of hydrogen in Germany","authors":"Meike Löhr, Jochen Markard, Nils Ohlendorf","doi":"10.1007/s11077-024-09536-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-024-09536-7","url":null,"abstract":"Grand sustainability challenges span multiple sectors and fields of policymaking. Novel technologies that respond to these challenges may trigger the emergence of new policy subsystems at the intersection of established sectors. We develop a framework that addresses the complexities of ‘multi-system settings.’ Empirically, we explore belief and coalition formation in the nascent policy subsystem around hydrogen technologies in Germany, which emerges at the intersection of electricity, transport, heating, and industry and is characterised by a broad range of actors from different sectoral backgrounds. We find two coalitions: a rather unusual coalition of actors from industry, NGOs, and research institutes as well as an expectable coalition of gas and heat sector actors. Actors disagree over production, application, and import standards for hydrogen. However, there is widespread support for hydrogen and for a strong role of the state across almost all actors. We explain our findings by combining insights from the advocacy coalition framework and politics of transitions: Belief and coalition formation in a nascent subsystem are influenced by sectoral backgrounds of actors, technology characteristics, as well as trust and former contacts. Our study contributes to a better understanding of early stages of coalition formation in a multi-system setting.","PeriodicalId":51433,"journal":{"name":"Policy Sciences","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141918747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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“Please Wait, Your Policy is Important to Us” issue prioritization, the ACF, and Canada’s failed attempts at cannabis decriminalization, 2003–2005 "请稍候，您的政策对我们很重要"，2003-2005 年期间议题的优先次序、ACF 以及加拿大在大麻非刑罪化方面的失败尝试

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Policy Sciences Pub Date : 2024-08-08 DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09545-6

B. Timothy Heinmiller

{"title":"“Please Wait, Your Policy is Important to Us” issue prioritization, the ACF, and Canada’s failed attempts at cannabis decriminalization, 2003–2005","authors":"B. Timothy Heinmiller","doi":"10.1007/s11077-024-09545-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-024-09545-6","url":null,"abstract":"In Canada, in the early 2000s, the decriminalization of cannabis for recreational use seemed imminent. Between 2003 and 2005, three government decriminalization bills were introduced in the Canadian House of Commons, but none were adopted, and decriminalization efforts were abandoned. Subsequently, Canada went beyond decriminalization and legalized recreational cannabis in 2018. This paper examines why the Canadian decriminalization efforts failed, using the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) and ACF policy change theory. Three ACF-based hypotheses to explain the failed reform attempts are developed and investigated, but none are empirically supported. A fourth hypothesis is developed using information processing insights from Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) but adapted to the ACF. This hypothesis is empirically supported showing that Canada’s decriminalization efforts failed, despite a supportive advocacy coalition, favourable conditions in the cannabis policy subsystem and favourable conditions in the Canadian political system, because its systemic advocates did not give it priority relative to other issues from other subsystems. This finding has implications for ACF policy change theory, identifying a necessary condition for major policy change that has been potentially overlooked, and illustrates the potential for cross-fertilization between PET and ACF theories of policy change.","PeriodicalId":51433,"journal":{"name":"Policy Sciences","volume":"303 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141909288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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International actors and national policies: the introduction of the national care system in Uruguay 国际行动者与国家政策：乌拉圭国家护理系统的引入

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Policy Sciences Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09543-8

Meika Sternkopf

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How budgets change: punctuations, trends, and super-trends 预算是如何变化的：时点、趋势和超级趋势

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Policy Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09542-9

Ehud Segal, Frank R. Baumgartner

{"title":"How budgets change: punctuations, trends, and super-trends","authors":"Ehud Segal, Frank R. Baumgartner","doi":"10.1007/s11077-024-09542-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-024-09542-9","url":null,"abstract":"Punctuated equilibrium theory (PET) describes policy change as occurring mostly through incremental movements with infrequent periods of dramatic change. An impressive body of empirical literature relating to budgeting supports this view, but virtually all empirical tests have focused on examining distributions of annual changes, thus nullifying chronology. In this article, we focus on the time element. Using the same databases as previously used in canonical PET studies, we explore multi-year trends, not only annual observations. For our analyses, we identify directional series of changes (while allowing for one-year changes in direction if these are immediately offset in the following year) on a U.S. budget distribution dataset covering the period of 1947 through 2014, with 60 categories of spending consistently defined over time and adjusted for inflation. We then assess the robustness of the PET findings when incorporating a longer time units of trending series of annual changes into the analysis. We find that almost 65% of changes occur in series of 4 years or more. Nonetheless, the signature PET literature pattern of high kurtosis is equally present in these series as well as in shorter series. Moreover, within growing and trending series, we find that 21% of these series generate 80% of positive budget change. Within these series, we identify a small group of “super-trends” that account for a large share of the overall change. We conclude that expanding methodologies for the study of budgetary change to incorporate longer-term dynamics helps to better understand policy change, but such findings remain consistent with the PET perspective.","PeriodicalId":51433,"journal":{"name":"Policy Sciences","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141755409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Consultancy firms’ roles in policy diffusion: a systematic review from the environmental governance field 咨询公司在政策传播中的作用：环境治理领域的系统审查

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Policy Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1007/s11077-024-09540-x

Alejandra Burchard-Levine, Dave Huitema, Nicolas W. Jager, Iris Bijlsma

{"title":"Consultancy firms’ roles in policy diffusion: a systematic review from the environmental governance field","authors":"Alejandra Burchard-Levine, Dave Huitema, Nicolas W. Jager, Iris Bijlsma","doi":"10.1007/s11077-024-09540-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-024-09540-x","url":null,"abstract":"Since the 1980’s, the growing involvement of private consultancy firms in the public sector worldwide has instigated concerns about the outsourcing of public policy advising to market-driven actors. Although these firms participate in spreading policy ideas, their roles have not received sustained attention, despite being observed by a few scholars. Against this background, the aim of this paper is threefold. First, from established policy concepts relating to policy diffusion, we identify the potential roles that consultancy firms may take on in spreading policy ideas. Second, we use a systematic literature review to collect and distil what is currently known about what different roles consultancy firms fulfil, and what kinds of tensions arise in their interactions with both clients and other actors. Third, we draft an agenda for future research on consultancy firms’ impact in governance processes. To focus our study, our review hones in on environmental governance, more specifically water governance, a significant area of activity for such firms where they play an important in-between role in providing policy ideas. We found indications that consultancy firms possess six types of capabilities (trusted facilitators, reactors to environmental policies, shapers of environmental policies, market drivers, interest navigators, and managers of public participation), and face various dilemmas around biases, decontextualized global practices, market interests, and manipulative practices. We conclude that more attention should be given to empirically refining capabilities involved in shaping policies and markets and to further highlighting how consultancy firms impact the diffusion of governance ideas in and beyond the water and environmental sectors.","PeriodicalId":51433,"journal":{"name":"Policy Sciences","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141755398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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