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{"title":"Three Challenges in Political Regime Classification: The Regime Configuration Framework","authors":"Zarina Kulaeva","doi":"10.1111/polp.70086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70086","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article reviews political regime classification in the context of contemporary debates. We problematize the classical division between categorical and continuous approaches and recent responses to their limitations. We use hybrid regimes to question the conventional framing of political regime classification. Our analysis reveals three significant shortcomings: (1) a teleological bias toward democracy as a linear progression, excluding the definition of political regime, (2) reliance on hierarchical variables, relegating regimes that do not fit to subcategories, and (3) neglect of the transnational dimension of governance, including the role of regional and international organizations. In addition, we propose the Regime Configuration Framework to address these shortcomings and highlight these dimensions in classifying political regimes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Pelizzo, Riccardo, and Zim Nwokora. 2016. “Bridging the Divide: Measuring Party System Change and Classifying Party Systems.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 44(6): 1017–1052. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12188.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Yukawa, Taku, Kaoru Hidaka, Masanori Kubota, and Kaori Kushima. 2022. “Losing Power Safely: Explaining the Variation in Dictators' Responses to Anti-regime Protests.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 50(2): 274–297. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12461.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Peralta, J. Salvador. 2013. “Do Culture and Institutions Matter? Explaining the Sources of Cross-National Regime Support.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 41(4): 478–508. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12024.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.70086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145581123","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 Peace Corps and the Popular Perception of the United States in Africa","authors":"Thomas Jay Nisley","doi":"10.1111/polp.70101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70101","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article examines the role of the Peace Corps in U.S. foreign policy in improving the popular image of the United States in Africa. This study builds on earlier research that empirically tested the hypothesis that the presence of a Peace Corps program enhances a positive view of the United States held by the people in countries of Latin America. This study extends the research to the countries of Africa. Using logistic regression analysis, I test whether the presence of Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) in a country positively influences individuals' views toward the United States. I analyze survey research from the region of Africa using datasets from the Afrobarometer public opinion survey. Whereas the earlier study of the role of the Peace Corps in the popular perception of the United States in Latin America showed a positive relationship, the results from this study in Africa are mixed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Nisley, Thomas. 2013. “Send in the Corps! The Peace Corps and the Popular Perception of the United States in Latin America.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 41(4): 356–362. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12027.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Perez, Loarre Andreu, Myoung-Gi Chon, Kelly Vibber, and Jeong-Nam Kim. 2021. “Classifying Foreign Publics: Examining the Relationships Behavioral Experience, Symbolic Environment, and Communication Behaviors among Key Foreign Publics.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 49(6): 1308–1322. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12439.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Fong, Ware, and Nazmus Sakib. 2021. “A ‘Good’ Country without Democracy: Can China's Outward FDI Buy a Positive State Image Overseas?” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 49(5): 1146–1191. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12428.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145580696","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":"“Governing Without Judges.” Executive Ambitions and Judicial Resistance in Italy","authors":"Luigi Rullo","doi":"10.1111/polp.70087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70087","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Courts around the world are under unprecedented stress. In recent years, they have been increasingly expected to develop strategies to resist the weakening of democratic institutions due to actions taken by personalized governments. This article focuses on Italy as a forerunner case in the international scenario and as a positive example of judicial resistance, providing insights into how the Constitutional Court has resisted and implemented effective measures to resist the government's attacks. The article shows how Silvio Berlusconi's governments exerted pressure on democratic principles, forcing the Court to play a significant role in defending Italian democracy. The article first reviews the existing literature, observing how the study of the role of courts has become even more pressing in times of democratic erosion. Second, it presents an empirical analysis of an original dataset of 3587 rulings from 1996 to 2020. Third, it investigates two different types of judicial resistance including off-bench use of communication. Lastly, it offers concluding remarks and openings for further comparative analyses.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Aguiar Aguilar, A. A. 2023. “Courts and the Judicial Erosion of Democracy in Latin America.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 51, no. 1: 7–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12516.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>McNally, D. 2016. “Norms, Corruption, and Voting for Berlusconi.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 44, no. 5: 976–1008. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12173.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Basabe-Serrano, S. 2012. “Presidential Power and the Judicialization of Politics as Determinants of Institutional Change in the Judiciary: The Supreme Court of Ecuador (1979-2009).” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 40, no. 2: 339–61. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2012.00348.x.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145580695","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":"Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide in the UK: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?","authors":"Ian Bache","doi":"10.1111/polp.70090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70090","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Assisted dying/assisted suicide (AD/AS) has emerged as an important policy issue across the world, with an increasing number of jurisdictions legalizing the practice in recent years. In this context, the article by Bache published earlier this year (2025) in <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> applied agenda-setting theory to consider why AD/AS has not been legalized in the United Kingdom (UK) despite consistently high levels of public support. In addition, it considered the prospects for policy change and identified the factors that made policy change likely in the near future. Shortly after this article was published, a Parliamentary vote indicated that AD/AS would likely become available in the UK within a few years. While the original article outlined a range of factors that explained this probable policy change, it offered very limited space to consider developments in other jurisdictions and to reflect on what might be learned about the nature, pace, and timing of developments in the UK from these cases. Therefore, this additional piece is intended to extend and update the previous article in these areas. The discussion looks at the three cases that have featured most prominently in UK debates, and which have legalized through different routes—Oregon (referendum), Canada (courts), and the Netherlands (legislature)—thus drawing attention to systemic differences that provide insights for the UK case. I situate the discussion within the literature on morality policy, taking the comparativist “Two Worlds” approach as its starting point.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Bache, I. 2025. “The Multiple Streams Framework and Non-Politicized Issues: The Case of Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 53, no. 1: e70016. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70016.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Silagadze, N. 2021. “Abortion Referendums: Is There a Recipe for Success?” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 49, no. 2: 352–389. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12398.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Angervil, G. 2021. “A Comprehensive Application of Kingdon's Multiple Streams Framework: An Analysis of the Obama Administration's No Child Left Behind Waiver Policy.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 49, no. 5: 980–1020. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12432.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.70090","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145581025","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":"Advocacy Coalition Representation","authors":"Anna M. Crawford,&nbsp;Christopher M. Weible","doi":"10.1111/polp.70103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70103","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>One of the most significant innovations within policy process theories is the concept of advocacy coalitions, namely how policy actors self-organize to collectively pursue shared goals. Despite the centrality of advocacy coalitions and extensive research spanning decades on this concept, questions remain about their functional purpose in a democracy. For this paper, we introduce the novel concept of “advocacy coalition representation” to describe how advocacy coalition members act as representatives of their constituencies. Taking an Advocacy Coalition Framework perspective, this paper begins with an argument incorporating democratic representation into the theoretical infrastructure of the Framework. It illustrates this argument by examining advocacy coalition representation in Colorado's abortion policy subsystem through interviews with pro- and anti-abortion-access actors. Ultimately, we find that the two coalitions offer patterns of advocacy coalition representation distinct from one another along two key variables: constituencies (<i>who</i> advocates represent) and engagement (<i>how</i> advocates represent). This paper ends with theoretical and empirical implications before returning to the theme of democracy and policy process research.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Myers, N., A. T. Ann Pendergast, H. A. Gage Atwood, W. Brian and H. Danielle. 2025. “Roles in Resilience: The Intersection of Genetic Counseling, Policy Advocacy, and Community Resilience.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 53, no. 2: e70023. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70023.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Silagadze, N. 2021. “Abortion Referendums: Is There a Recipe for Success?” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 49, no. 2: 352–389. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12398.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Swigger, A. and B. T. Heinmiller. 2014. “Advocacy Coalitions and Mental Health Policy: The Adoption of Community Treatment Orders in Ontario.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 42, no. 2: 246–270. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12066.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145581024","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":"Whose Security? Analyzing Thailand's National Screening Mechanism for Urban Refugees and Asylum Seekers","authors":"Andrew Wai Phyo Kyaw","doi":"10.1111/polp.70100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70100","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article examines Thailand's 2019 National Screening Mechanism (NSM) for urban refugees and asylum seekers, analyzing its legal principles, implementation challenges, and political implications. Despite not being a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, Thailand has taken steps to formalize refugee protection through the NSM. However, the mechanism faces significant limitations in adopting a human rights-based approach. This study employed a qualitative, two-pronged approach that combined documentary analysis and expert interviews. The NSM's establishment reflects Thailand's attempt to manage “alien” populations while balancing international obligations. Yet, practical challenges persist, including insufficient rights and protections. The article argues that although the NSM represents a significant institutional change by creating an official process for identifying “Protected Persons,” it remains deeply rooted in a securitized and exclusionary framework that prioritizes national and regional political interests over comprehensive humanitarian protection. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on securitization and refugee protection in non-signatory contexts, highlighting the enduring impact of legal and bureaucratic tools in justifying exclusion, perpetuating vulnerability, and limiting the implementation of international protection standards.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Iwuoha, V. C. 2025. “European Biometric Borders and (Im)Mobilities in West Africa: Reflections on Migrant Strategies for Border Circumvention and Subversion.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 53, no. 1: e12653. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12653.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Obinna, D. N. 2023. “Title 42 and the Power to Exclude: Asylum Seekers and the Denial of Entry into the United States.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 51, no. 4: 508–523. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12542.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Chao, C. A., and Myers, N. 2018. “State Biotechnology and Genomic Development: Critical Resources and Barriers.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 46, no. 6: 985–1016. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12279.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145530021","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 Ban or Not to Ban: The UK's Hamlet Moment With Farm Antibiotics","authors":"George Asiamah","doi":"10.1111/polp.70079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70079","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article applies the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) to examine post-Brexit antimicrobial resistance (AMR) governance in UK agriculture, focusing on the contested regulation of prophylactic antibiotic use in farm animals. The study reveals how Brexit created a structural policy window, yet political and ideological dynamics rendered it functionally ineffective. While the problem and policy streams were well developed—supported by strong scientific evidence and viable alternatives—the politics stream, shaped by narratives of sovereignty, deregulation, and trade competitiveness, consistently blocked reform. The paper introduces the concept of a “meta-policy window” and shows how evidence was strategically mobilized rather than uniformly accepted. This case demonstrates how ideological filtering and institutional ambiguity can constrain policy change, even in moments of apparent opportunity. It contributes to policy theory by refining MSF for complex, post-crisis environments and offers broader lessons on evidence use, regulatory drift, and the politics of inaction.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Bache, Ian. 2025. “The Multiple Streams Framework and Non-Politicized Issues: The Case of Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 53(19): e70016. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70016.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Angervil, G. 2021. “A Comprehensive Application of Kingdon's Multiple Streams Framework: An Analysis of the Obama Administration's No Child Left Behind Waiver Policy.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 49, no. 5: 980–1020. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12432.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Peterson, Holly L., Mark K. McBeth, and Michael D. Jones. 2020. “Policy Process Theory for Rural Studies: Navigating Context and Generalization in Rural Policy.” <i>Politics and Policy</i> 48(4): 576–617. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12366.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.70079","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521476","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":"Overcoming Title 42 and the 2022-3 Venezuelan Migrant Expulsion Spectacle: A Border Securocracy Case Study","authors":"Terence Michael Garrett,&nbsp;Arthur Sementelli","doi":"10.1111/polp.70094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70094","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>On October 12, 2022, the Biden administration abruptly changed course and announced that Venezuelan refugees would be immediately subject to Title 42—the policy that effectively means that those migrants would be summarily forced to return, or expelled, to Mexico. For FY 2022, Customs and Border Protection apprehended and/or expelled a total of 2,766,582 enforcement actions (CBP FY 2022). The resulting media spectacle illustrates another example of <i>border securocracy</i>—defined as the globalized border industrial apparatus oppressing the masses from the global south. We construct a case study based on Boje's narrative approach to illustrate how guided discussions of Title 42 policy changes can be understood using existing literature by Agamben and Debord. Additionally, Anzaldua's concept of <i>nepantla</i> shows promise as a foil for <i>border securocracy</i> while allowing us to maintain a nuanced understanding of the “in-between-ness” and socio-cultural identity of border crossers, mostly from Latin America, as influenced by the US policy apparatus.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Garrett, T. M. 2020. “The Security Apparatus, Federal Magistrate Courts, and Detention Centers as Simulacra: The Effects of Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy on Migrants and Refugees in the Rio Grande Valley.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 48, no. 2: 372–395. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12348.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Garrett, T. M. and A. J. Sementelli. 2023. “Revisiting the Policy Implications of COVID-19, Asylum Seekers, and Migrants on the Mexico–U.S. Border: Creating (and Maintaining) States of Exception in the Trump and Biden Administrations.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 51, no. 3: 458–475. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12537.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Obinna, D. N. 2023. “Title 42 and the Power to Exclude: Asylum Seekers and the Denial of Entry Into the United States.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 51, no. 4: 508–523. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12542.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.70094","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521474","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":"Ethnic Heterogeneity and Coup Vulnerability in the Early 21st Century: Insights From 54 African States","authors":"Pavel V. Ivanov","doi":"10.1111/polp.70089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70089","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although coups remain a defining feature of Africa's political landscape, the role of ethnic diversity in shaping their likelihood is still debated and has received little attention when considered as a potential pretext for coups, particularly in the early decades of the 21st century. Therefore, this study tests whether ethnic heterogeneity moderates the effects of institutional, demographic, and economic factors on coup risk using aggregated country-level data for 54 independent African states (2000–2021) and the Bayesian approach. The results support the protective role of strong intrasystemic institutional mechanisms on political system stability, which is specifically pronounced in diverse societies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Kim, H.S. 2009. “The Complexities of Internal Conflict in the Third World: Beyond Ethnic and Religious Conflict.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 37(2): 395–414. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2009.00177.x.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hunter, L.Y., J. Rutland, and Z. King. 2020. “Leaving the Barracks: Military Coups in Developing Democracies.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 4(6): 1062–1103. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12383.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hiroi, T.O and S. Omori. 2013. “Causes and Triggers of <i>Coups d'état</i>: An Event History Analysis.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 41 (1): 39–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12001.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521475","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":"Administrative Expansion in Public Schools: The Role of Unions in Resource Allocation and Student Performance","authors":"Corey DeAngelis,&nbsp;Christos A. Makridis","doi":"10.1111/polp.70093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70093","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Why have student outcomes deteriorated so much in the United States? This paper explores the role of unions in educational resource allocation. Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and the American Community Survey (ACS), we estimate the relationship between unionization and staffing patterns, controlling for a wide array of local demographic and economic characteristics and year fixed effects. We find a robust positive relationship between union density and staff-to-student ratios, as well as a negative effect of right-to-work (RTW) laws on these ratios, driven largely by the expansion of administrative and support roles, rather than teachers. Furthermore, the expansion of these ratios also predicts the deterioration in math and reading scores, particularly among 8th graders, across states over time.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ertas, N. 2015. “Policy Narratives and Public Opinion Concerning Charter Schools.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 43, no. 3: 426–451. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12120.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Holyoke, T. T. 2022. “Path Dependence and Resistance to It in Public Policies: The Case of Charter School Policies in the United States.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 50, no. 6: 1203–1220. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12506.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Mallinson, D. J., and D. Lovell. 2022. “Race to the Top and the Diffusion of State Education Intervention Policy in the American States.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 50, no. 6: 1221–1240. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12508.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521430","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}