{"title":"Political Determinants of Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Alignment, Competition, Executive Partisanship, and Electoral Cycles in South Korea","authors":"Moonsoo Lee","doi":"10.1111/polp.70132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70132","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines the political determinants of intergovernmental fiscal transfers in South Korea, focusing on partisan alignment, electoral competitiveness, national executive partisanship, and election timing. Using fixed-effects panel data from 17 regions (2013–2023), the analysis evaluates competing expectations from distributive politics and political budget cycle theories. The results provide little support for alignment-based favoritism or swing targeting: neither partisan congruence nor electoral competitiveness consistently predicts higher transfers. Instead, electoral timing—particularly the dynamics surrounding presidential elections—emerges as the dominant factor. Local elections exhibit anticipatory increases in the preceding year. In contrast, presidential elections generate a distinctive pattern: transfers contract 1 year prior and surge sharply during the election year, a timing consistent with the political and administrative pressures surrounding presidential transitions. These findings highlight the central role of executive-driven temporal incentives in shaping national–subnational fiscal relations and call for a more temporally grounded understanding of distributive politics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Lee, Moonsoo. 2025. “Rich Mayors, Poor Social Services? The Impact of Mayoral Wealth on Social Spending in Korean Local Governments.” <i>Politics & Policy</i> 53, no. 5: e70068. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70068.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Heo, Inhye. 2013. “The Political Economy of Policy Gridlock in South Korea: The Case of the Lee Myung-bak Government's Green Growth Policy.” <i>Politics & Policy</i> 41, no. 4: 509–535. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12029.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hong, Sounman, Suho Ji, and Taek Kyu Kim. 2024. “Political Determinants of Government Transparency: Evidence from Open Government Data Initiatives.” <i>Politics & Policy</i> 52, no. 3): 633–654. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12607.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"54 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147708149","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":"Coordinating Digital Responsibility: Public Perceptions of Content Governance in Non-Western Contexts","authors":"Tianru Guan, Yilu Yang, Xiaotong Chen","doi":"10.1111/polp.70133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70133","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The global surge of harmful online content—ranging from disinformation and hate speech to incivility and cyberbullying—has raised pressing concerns about the integrity of digital information and the health of public discourse. A research primarily focuses on democratic societies, this study examines governance perceptions in tightly regulated environments. Drawing on an online survey in China, we investigate how citizens allocate responsibility across government, platforms, and individuals. Results reveal a strong consensus on intervention and a layered attribution of responsibility shaped by psycho-political dispositions such as paternalism, right-wing authoritarianism, online political efficacy, and social responsibility. We introduce the “Orchestra of Digital Coordination” metaphor, conceptualizing digital governance as a coordinated, multi-actor performance in which responsibilities are differentiated yet interdependent. The findings underscore a broader implication: sustainable digital governance hinges not only on institutional design but also on the perceptual frameworks through which citizens make governance arrangements as legitimate.</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 & 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 & 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 & Policy</i> 45, no. 3: 432–464. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12202.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"54 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147708126","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":"Potential U.S. Tariffs and Vaccine Trade: An Analysis of Their Implications for Healthcare Quality","authors":"Suleiman O. Mamman","doi":"10.1111/polp.70131","DOIUrl":"10.1111/polp.70131","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Historically, the development of human vaccines has represented one of the greatest scientific advancements in global health, preventing over 154 million deaths since 1974. However, the Trump 2.0 administration's moves on global trade tariffs, coupled with the current head of the Department of Health and Human Services, who is known to be a vaccine skeptic, have raised concerns about the future of vaccination in the US. In this light, this study evaluates the potential implications of these tariff threats on human vaccines, using network analysis, machine learning, and quantile regression models with data from 2000 to 2022. Findings reveal that the US is one of the major players in the global vaccine trade, and its tariffs were found to have a significant influence on global vaccine demand and prices. One of the implications of these tariff-induced reductions in vaccine trade is the creation of conditions leading to shortages and undermining immunization rates. Thus, this study concludes that tariffs on vaccines could adversely affect healthcare quality and recommends careful consideration of tariff policies to avoid vaccine compromise. This is because evidence suggests that by fragmenting trade routes and raising costs, tariffs might impair the overall density and connectivity of the vaccine trade network. This causes delays in global vaccine delivery and increases reliance on a few central hubs. However, the analysis suggests that the United States can foster supply-chain collaboration frameworks to maintain its strategic position in the global vaccine trade.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Lauby, Fanny, and Christopher J. McKinley. 2023. “Factors of Early COVID-19 Prevention Policy Engagement in France and in the United States.” <i>Politics & Policy</i> 51, no. 5: 830–848. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12556.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Onyango, Gedion, and Japheth Otieno Ondiek. 2022. “Open Innovation during the COVID-19 Pandemic Policy responses in South Africa and Kenya.” <i>Politics & Policy</i> 50, no. 5: 1008–1031. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12490.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Luján, José Luis. 2023. “Evidence-based Policies: Lessons from Regulatory Science.” <i>Politics & Policy</i> 51, no. 4: 524–537. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12543.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"54 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147707960","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}
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