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{"title":"Questions of How, Not if: An Analysis of Secondary Belief Discourse in Agricultural Policy","authors":"Kayla M. Gabehart","doi":"10.1111/polp.70077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70077","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our knowledge of the innerworkings of coalitions in policy debates is wanting, particularly those that focus on instrumental questions of <i>how</i> policies will be implemented after initial questions and conflicts regarding <i>if</i> they will be passed are settled. A deeper and more frequent focus on <i>if</i> questions in studies of coalitions may have resulted in blind spots to the importance of secondary-belief conflict. To begin to construct a better understanding of the innerworkings of political groups, this study utilizes the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF). It also incorporates the role of emotions in belief formation via the Emotion Belief Analysis (EBA). This study examines three legislative policies in the state of Colorado debated by the Colorado General Assembly during the 2021 legislative session that implicate rural–urban conflict in agricultural policy and the discourses and emotional expressions used therein.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Kanol, Direnç. 2022. “Narrative Strategies for Emerging Disruptive Technologies: A Case Study of Blockchain for Europe.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i>, 50(5): 952–66. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12492.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Nowlin, Matthew C., Maren Trochmann, and Thomas M. Rabovsky. 2022. “Advocacy Coalitions and Political Control.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 50(2): 201–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12458.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>O'Donovan, Kristin T. 2018. “Does the Narrative Policy Framework Apply to Local Policy Issues?” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 46(4): 532–70. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12265.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145470236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bipartisan Failures: How Political Agendas Undermine Core Ethical Principles in Emergency Management","authors":"Erik Xavier Wood","doi":"10.1111/polp.70097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70097","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper examines how political agendas across the ideological spectrum compromise ethical principles in emergency management in the United States. Through a literature review and comparative fact-based scenario analysis, it demonstrates that both conservative and liberal governments have politicized disaster declarations, resource distribution, and recovery processes, often in direct violation of professional ethics codes, including those of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Examples include selective disaster declarations driven by electoral incentives, inequitable funding allocations, and the strategic minimization of climate-related risks. Drawing on the core principles of neutrality, impartiality, and humanity, aligned with both emergency management ethics and international humanitarian standards, this study highlights how bipartisan political pressures systematically erode public trust and fairness in disaster response and recovery. The findings argue for the depoliticization of disaster management processes and propose actionable strategies to reinforce ethical integrity across government. This analysis is critical for advancing a more transparent, equitable, and accountable disaster management framework in an increasingly polarized political landscape.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ash, J. 2010. “New Nuclear Energy, Risk, and Justice: Regulatory Strategies for an Era of Limited Trust.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 38, no. 2: 255–284. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00237.x.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Belligoni, S. 2024. “Held in the Grip: Political Status, Governing Institutions, and Emergency Management Procedural Arrangements in the Cases of Florida and Puerto Rico.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 52, no. 2: 349–354. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12581.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Liu, Z., and Z. Zhu. 2023. “China's Pathway to Domestic Emergency Management: Unpacking the Characteristics in System Evolution.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 49, no. 3: 619–650. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12407.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.70097","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145469838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Future of AI in the GCC Post-NPM Landscape: A Comparative Analysis of Kuwait and the UAE","authors":"Mohammad Rashed Albous,&nbsp;Bedour Alboloushi,&nbsp;Arnaud Lacheret","doi":"10.1111/polp.70084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70084","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Comparative evidence of how two Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states translate artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions into post–New Public Management (post-NPM) outcomes are scarce because most studies focus on Western democracies. To fill this gap, we examine constitutional, collective choice, and operational rules that shape AI uptake in two contrasting GCC members, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait, and whether they foster citizen centricity, collaborative governance, and public value creation. Anchored in Ostrom's Institutional Analysis and Development framework, the study integrates a most similar/most different systems design with multiple sources: 62 public documents issued between 2018 and 2025, embedded UAE cases (Smart Dubai and MBZUAI), and 39 interviews with officials conducted from Aug 2024 to May 2025. Dual coding and process tracing connect rule configurations to AI performance. Our cross-case analysis identifies four mutually reinforcing mechanisms behind divergent trajectories. In the UAE, concentrated authority, credible sanctions, pro-innovation narratives, and flexible reinvestment rules transform pilots into hundreds of operating services and significant recycled savings. Kuwait's dispersed veto points, exhortative sanctions, cautious discourse, and lapsed AI budgets, by contrast, confine initiatives to pilot mode despite equivalent fiscal resources. These findings refine institutional theory by showing that vertical rule coherence, not wealth, determines AI's public value yield, and temper post-NPM optimism by revealing that efficiency metrics advance societal goals only when backed by enforceable safeguards. To curb ethics washing and test the transferability of these mechanisms beyond the GCC, future research should track rule diffusion over time, experiment with blended legitimacy-efficiency scorecards, and investigate how narrative framing shapes citizen consent for data sharing.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Robles, P. and D. J. Mallinson 2023. “Catching up With AI: Pushing Toward a Cohesive Governance Framework.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i>, 51, no. 3: 355–372. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12529.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Veloso Meireles, A. 2024. “Digital Rights in Perspective: The Evolution of the Debate in the Internet Governance Forum.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 52, no. 1: 12–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12571.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Zeng, J., T. Stevens, and Y. Chen. 2017. “China's Solution to Global Cyber Governance: Unpacking the Domestic Discourse of ‘Internet Sovereignty.’” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 45 no. 3: 432–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12202.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.70084","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145469878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reducing the Increasing Effect of Fiscal Expenditure on Government Debts: Does Financial Sector Transparency Matter?","authors":"Baah A. Kusi,&nbsp;Emmanuel Senanu Mekpor,&nbsp;Elikplimi K. Agbloyor,&nbsp;Simplice A. Asongu","doi":"10.1111/polp.70080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70080","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, we attempt to examine how transparency in the financial sector (financial sector transparency) moderates the increasing effect of fiscal expenditure on government debts using 23 African economies over a 16-year period. The study employs two-step dynamic GMM panel models with additional controls for year and country effects. The results show that (i) FST and fiscal expenditure both increase government debts, but the combined effect of these two offers a synergetic-reducing effect on government debts, (ii) economies with transparent financial sector systems are able to effectively suppress the increasing effect of fiscal expenditure on government debts, and (iii) the increasing effect of expenditure is evident in both transparent and opaque financial sector economies, though the increasing effect of fiscal expenditure is lower in transparent financial sector systems in Africa. These results highlight the important but unexplored government debt-reducing effect of FST through fiscal expenditure, implying that policymakers can rely on FST to tame the increasing effect of fiscal expenditure on government debts while enacting laws and policies to expand the depth and coverage of FST to harness the government debt-reducing effect of FST through fiscal expenditure.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adegboye, Alex, Kofo Adegboye, Uwalomwa Uwuigbe, Stephen Ojeka, and Eyitemi Fasanu. 2023. “Taxation, Democracy, and Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Relevant Linkages for Sustainable Development Goals.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 51(4): 696–722. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12547.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Asongu, Simplice, and Nicholas M. Odhiambo. 2023. “The Effect of Inequality on Poverty and Severity of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Financial Development Institutions.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 51(5): 898–918. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12558.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Byaro, Mwoya, Nicholaus Ngowi, and Anicet Rwezaula. 2024. “Do higher government spending, financial development, and trade reduce income inequality in low-income countries? A Bayesian perspective.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 52(3): 500-519. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12600.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145469879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nested Feminisms: How Institutional Designs Shape Women's Activism in Australia and Bangladesh","authors":"Pranab Kumar Panday,&nbsp;Quamrul Alam","doi":"10.1111/polp.70096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70096","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper investigates the interplay between institutional frameworks and women's political participation through a comparative study of local government in Australia and Bangladesh. While Australia exemplifies professionalized inclusion through female quotas, formal mentoring programs, and bureaucratic processes, Bangladesh illustrates how grassroots movements navigate entrenched patriarchal exclusion. The study demonstrates that radical resistance and formal representation are interconnected dimensions of women's political agency rather than conflicting approaches. Using feminist institutionalism, political empowerment theory, and intersectional analysis, the paper introduces two novel conceptual tools—technocratic capture and subversive institutional bricolage—to illustrate how activists strategically navigate layered patriarchal constraints in diverse governance contexts. The findings illuminate the paradox of “nested newness,” showing how institutional gains can sometimes reinforce inequalities despite feminist interventions. Cross-case comparisons reveal hybrid pathways where formal institutional access and grassroots strategies intersect, producing interstitial spaces of empowerment that can be both transformative and replicable. By integrating political science and development studies approaches, the study provides a methodology for examining both formal and informal routes to empowerment, enriching research on gender and governance. Practical implications include designing intersectional policies that link grassroots mobilization with institutional reforms, enhancing participation for underrepresented groups such as Indigenous, rural, and working-class women. Future research should explore how digital platforms reshape insider/outsider dynamics, particularly within hybrid governance structures. Overall, the study advocates for synergistic strategies that combine institutional leverage and grassroots energy to advance sustained, gender-transformative change.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prodip, Mahbub Alam, Abu Sayed Md. Nazmul Haider, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, and Sajal Roy. 2025. “Gender Quotas and Women's Substantive Representation in Local-Level Government in Bangladesh.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 53, no. 4: e70053. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70053.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Bingham, N. 2016. “Fighting for Our Cause: The Impact of Women's NGOs on Gender Policy Adoption in Four Former Soviet Republics.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 44, no. 2: 294–318. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12155.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hankivsky, O. 2013. “Gender Mainstreaming: A Five-Country Examination.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 41, no. 5: 629–655. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12037.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145407431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Emirates' Inroads Into Africa: A Case Study of Mimicry in International Relations","authors":"Abel Alfred Kinyondo","doi":"10.1111/polp.70092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70092","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Africa is a resource-rich continent. However, the continent is yet to fully benefit from its natural wealth, partly because developed countries have been exploiting its natural wealth and resources in line with the World Systems theory. In recent times, China has successfully exploited Africa's wealth using its technological and capital capabilities through its Belt and Road Initiative as well as by positioning itself as a partner offering “mutual respect” and “win-win” outcomes to Africa. Using a case study of the United Arab Emirates, this article shows that other developing countries may have started to mimic, albeit with some modifications, China's model of exploiting Africa. Moreover, anecdotal evidence shows that even established Western countries such as the United States and European countries have joined suit. This suggests that mimicry has become one of the international relations strategies. This reality is risky for African countries since economic gains from mimicking in international relations could be prioritized by developed countries at the expense of some more traditional rules of engagement, which also demand the upholding of human rights and democracy. It is against this background that the present study proposes that Africa should shake off its periphery status by implementing its own policies and regulatory frameworks, improving its governance system, taking advantage of its population dividend, and embracing technology as both a catalyst and job creator.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Kinyondo, Abel A. 2020. “Does Tanzania's Development Trajectory Borrow from the China Model?” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 48, no. 5: 960–987. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12372.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Davidsson, Simon. 2020. “Modeling the Impact of a Model: The (Non)Relationship between China's Economic Rise and African Democracy.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 48, no. 5: 859–886. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12375.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Duggan, Niall. 2020. “China—The Champion of the Developing World: A Study of China's New Development Model and Its Role in Changing Global Economic Governance. <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 48, no. 5: 836–858. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12377.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145406906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"School Counselors and Knowledge of Immigrant Policy: Variation by Location and Voter Preference","authors":"Fanny Lauby,&nbsp;Julissa Cuautle","doi":"10.1111/polp.70091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70091","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We investigate factors of immigrant policy implementation in schools, focusing on the role of school counselors in shaping access to higher education for undocumented students. Using a survey of 266 public high school counselors in New York and Pennsylvania, we assessed their knowledge of state laws affecting undocumented students' access to higher education. We find that there are significant differences among counselors based on their state of residence, whether they work in rural or urban areas, and voters' preferences in their county. Results provide evidence of the lasting power of immigrant gateways in delivering the services needed for immigrant bureaucratic incorporation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145406561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"To What Extent Does Military Expenditure Mitigate the Effect of Terrorism on Economic Complexity in Europe?","authors":"Ekene ThankGod Emeka,&nbsp;Jonathan E. Ogbuabor,&nbsp;Simplice A. Asongu","doi":"10.1111/polp.70071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70071","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines how military expenditure moderates the negative effect of terrorism on economic complexity in Europe. Terrorism is proxied by terrorism-related incidences, fatalities, injuries, and hostages. The study utilizes a panel dataset comprising 33 European economies spanning the period 2011–2022. The primary empirical strategy employed is the Bias-Corrected Method of Moments (BCMM), which effectively addresses potential estimation biases, including cross-sectional dependence, endogeneity, and heterogeneity. The findings reveal a consistently negative impact of terrorism on economic complexity in Europe. Furthermore, a 2.000 threshold level of military expenditure (% GDP) and 4.000 threshold level of military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) will mitigate the negative effects of terrorism fatalities on economic complexity. On the basis of the study's findings, it is recommended to reassess the efficiency of military expenditures in Europe, with surplus funds redirected toward innovation-driven sectors. In addition, policymakers and leaders in Europe should join forces through the Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Union (EU) to tackle the detrimental effects of terrorism on the continent.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cinalli, M., and M. Giugni. 2016. “Collective Responses to the Economic Crisis in the Public Domain: Myth or Reality?” Politics &amp; Policy 44, no. 3: 427–446. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12156.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Lahusen, C., M. Kousis, J. Kiess, and M. Paschou. 2016. “Political Claims and Discourse Formations: A Comparative Account on Germany and Greece in the Eurozone Crisis.” Politics &amp; Policy 44, no. 3: 525–552. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12162/abstract.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Zamponi, L., and L. Bosi. 2016. “Which Crisis? European Crisis and National Contexts in Public Discourse.” Politics &amp; Policy 44, no. 3: 400–426. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12156.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.70071","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145366718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Housing Policy and Reproductive Justice in the UK","authors":"Amy Clair,&nbsp;Jasmine Fledderjohann,&nbsp;Kirsty Kitchen,&nbsp;Sophie Patterson","doi":"10.1111/polp.70095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70095","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Reproductive Justice is an intersectional feminist activist movement and epistemological framework for documenting, understanding, and responding to reproductive oppression. The Reproductive Justice movement asserts that all people have the right to (1) not have a child; (2) have a child; (3) parent children with dignity in safe and healthy environments; and (4) bodily autonomy. As a movement rooted in international human rights, Reproductive Justice has since been applied to understand reproductive oppression in various contexts around the globe. Consistent access to secure, affordable, suitable housing is crucial to the realization of Reproductive Justice. In this paper, we focus on housing in the UK as an example, identifying how policy decisions shape the ability to access adequate housing with consequences for Reproductive Justice, particularly for marginalized people.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145366397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Empty State: Governing the Voids in a Projected Conflict-Torn Yemen","authors":"Moosa Elayah","doi":"10.1111/polp.70088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70088","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study introduces the concept of the “Empty State” to explain a form of state dysfunction in Yemen, where state institutions exist but are stripped of their governance authority. While frameworks on fragile or failed states emphasize the weakness or collapse of state capacity, the Empty State highlights the persistence of symbolic institutions that project authority but are run by informal networks, ideology, and external actors. Unlike the “institutional void” or “shadow state” models, the Empty State captures the coexistence of institutional form and functional absence. Institutions are hollow and strategically preserved to simulate legitimacy and sovereignty. This framework is grounded in a qualitative study of 40 interviews with government, civil society, and tribal leaders. Findings reveal two governance patterns: centralized yet ideologically hollow rule in the North, and fragmented, externally influenced administration in the South. These patterns exemplify the Empty State and challenge linear models of fragility and collapse.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Aboelwafa, Tarek, and Abdulfattah Yaghi. 2024. “Parliamentary Questions, Institutional Change, and Legislative Oversight in a Non-Western Context.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 52(2): 365–383. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12593.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Jouini, Nizar, and Manel Ben Akal. 2022. “Political Consensus, Economic Reforms, and Democratic Transitions in the Middle East: Evidence From Voting on Tunisian Reform Bills.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 50(4): 851–71. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12489.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ali, Hamid E., and Shahjahan Bhuiyan. 2022. “Governance, Natural Resources Rent, and Infrastructure Development: Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 50(2): 408–440. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12451.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.70088","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145366285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}