Review of Policy Research

1981 - 2025

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Volume 42, issue 5, 2025

Narratives and Framing in Policy Making pp. 1082-1086

Nils C. Bandelow, Johanna Hornung and Ilana Schröder

The narrative policy framework and institutions pp. 1087-1108

Rachel McGovern and Michael D. Jones

Fire victims as policy narrators: Affect and narrator trust pp. 1109-1128

Nathan Jeschke, Betsy L. Smith and Deserai Anderson Crow

Conservation in conflict: Examining rural–urban discourse in wolf reintroduction policy in Colorado pp. 1129-1156

Kayla M. Gabehart

“Semper supra”? Trump administration policy narratives and the creation of the space force pp. 1157-1183

Jeffrey S. Lantis

Blame Games of Weather‐Related Disasters: A Qualitative Research on Political Rhetoric of Government and Opposition in Türkiye pp. 1184-1200

Melih Nadi Tutan

Characterizing allies and opponents in gender policy debates pp. 1201-1219

Allegra H. Fullerton, Anna Durnová and Christopher M. Weible

Gender equality frames do not impact public support for economic relief policy in times of crisis: A survey experiment pp. 1220-1242

Lisa Asticher and Fritz Sager

At the controls: Politics and policy entrepreneurs in EU policy to decarbonize maritime transport pp. 1243-1276

Fredrik von Malmborg

Structuring wicked problems in science communication pp. 1277-1302

Sabrina Kirschke and Hannah Kosow

Reputation management in turmoil—An analysis of the clashing narratives in the introduction of a “salmon tax” in Norway pp. 1303-1321

Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid

How does the use of evidence in policy narratives change during crises? A comparative study of New York City's pandemic school shutdowns pp. 1322-1349

Nikolina Klatt and Sonja Blum

Exploring power imbalance in reciprocal scientific information sharing within a hydraulic fracturing policy subsystem pp. 1350-1374

Jeongyoon Lee, Kun Huang and Geoboo Song

Volume 42, issue 4, 2025

Policy Design, Diffusion, and Policy Instrument Attitudes pp. 762-767

Nils C. Bandelow, Johanna Hornung and Ilana Schröder

Evaluating diffusion in policy designs: A study of net metering policies in the United States pp. 768-815

Myriam Gregoire‐Zawilski and Saba Siddiki

Chinese‐style policy transfer: Adaptive niche cultivation in the genesis of China's science funding system pp. 816-840

Xin Li, Chenxiao Wu and Jian Zhang

Policy reinvention in diffusion: Evidence from municipal solid waste classification policy in China pp. 841-862

Qingzhi Zhang, Dan Luo and Aiwen Xie

Policy compatibility: How anti‐smoking policy shapes state vaping policy innovation pp. 863-882

Seunghyun Kim

Political regime, institutional capacity, and inefficient policy: Evidence from gasoline subsidies pp. 883-904

Richard J. McAlexander, Joonseok Yang and Johannes Urpelainen

Is it all about the government's early response? A configurational analysis of 27 cases in governing COVID‐19 in China pp. 905-928

Haibo Tan, Yanwei Li, Jiachen Huang and Xiaozhou Liu

The role of policy learning in explaining COVID‐19 policy changes pp. 929-948

Chan Wang

Environmental racism and air pollution: Pre and post the COVID‐19 economic shutdown pp. 949-981

Heather E. Campbell, Sekwen Kim, Shawnika Johnson and Claudia Cáceres

Policy instruments attitudes and support for government responses against Covid‐19 pp. 982-1007

Arnošt Veselý, Ivan Petrúšek and Petr Soukup

Impact of public information campaign on citizen behaviors: Vignette experimental study on recycling program in South Korea pp. 1008-1021

Eunyi Kim, M. Jae Moon and Sun‐Young Park

Can different policy interventions work complementarily?—A survey experiment on policy compliance pp. 1022-1049

Yunxin Li, Haoran Jiang and Meng Yang

Investigating the mechanisms linking revenue recycling to increased political acceptability of carbon pricing pp. 1050-1075

Daniel Muth

Volume 42, issue 3, 2025

Collaboration and participation in governance pp. 428-443

Nils C. Bandelow, Johanna Hornung and Ilana Schröder

Knowledge is not power: Learning in polycentric governance systems pp. 444-465

Pamela Rittelmeyer, Mark Lubell, Meredith Hovis, Tanya Heikkila, Andrea Gerlak and Tara Pozzi

Unraveling the dynamics of information exchange in governance networks: Opportunity structures in anti‐corruption multi‐stakeholder partnerships pp. 466-507

Jose Antonio Reyes‐Gonzalez, Filip Agneessens and Marc Esteve

The EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism: Shaped and saved by shifting multi‐level reinforcement? pp. 508-529

Jørgen Wettestad

Multi‐level governance in higher education quality assurance: Agencification and policy coordination in Spain pp. 530-551

Ana García‐Juanatey, Jacint Jordana and David Sancho

What shapes the formation of interstate benchmarking networks? pp. 552-575

Shuai Cao and Hongtao Yi

Evaluating conflict in collaborative environmental governance: A study of environmental justice councils pp. 576-606

Graham Ambrose, Jangmin Kim and Saba Siddiki

Performance ranking, span of control, and grassroots government responsiveness pp. 607-628

Youlang Zhang, Wenkang Zhai and Wenzhao Li

Abandoned mine land program: Examining public participation in decision‐making pp. 629-657

Karsyn Kendrick and Younsung Kim

Toward an effective policy mix for domestic waste management in China: Interdepartmental cooperation as an enabler pp. 658-681

Jingjing Zhang, Guifang Luo and Yan Yan

The gift of mobility: Transfer networks of local decision‐makers and interlocal collaboration pp. 682-710

Puyao Xing and Ruiqi Yang

Public‐private or public‐public? Exploring factors affecting private participation in China's public‐private partnerships pp. 711-735

Shikun Qin and Jerry Zhirong Zhao

Stakeholder theory in the public sector domain: A bibliometric analysis and future research agenda pp. 736-756

Greici Sarturi, Simone R. Barakat and Ricardo Corrêa Gomes

Volume 42, issue 2, 2025

Implementation arrangements as institutions: Assessments and prospects pp. 154-163

Mattia Casula and Yves Steinebach

“Countries you go, asylum adjudication you find.” Asylum appeals implementation arrangements, actors' discretion, and organizational practices pp. 164-187

Cristina Dallara and Alice Lacchei

Coordinating school improvement: Understanding the impact of state implementation approach on coordination in multilevel governance systems pp. 188-211

Jordyn E. Green and Elizabeth A. Koebele

Upstream and downstream implementation arrangements in two‐level games. A focus on administrative simplification in the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan pp. 212-233

Fabrizio Di Mascio, Alessandro Natalini and Stefania Profeti

Implementation arrangements for research and innovation policies in the Italian, Spanish, French, and German national recovery plan: A comparative analysis of emerging challenges for multi‐level governance pp. 234-251

Valentina Ottone and Michele Barbieri

Linking absorptive capacity and project performance in environmental uncertainty: A perspective on implementation arrangements pp. 252-275

Jahanzeb Waheed

The impact of policy legacies on the implementation of Citizen Income in Italy: A policy feedback perspective pp. 276-290

Giorgia Nesti and Paolo Graziano

The politics of piloting. The case of minimum income schemes in European cities pp. 291-309

Giorgia Nesti, Matide Cittadini and Matteo Bassoli

Assessing participatory process‐system linkages in polycentric water governance: Insights from WFD implementation in Germany pp. 310-345

Nadine Jenny Shirin Schröder and Nigel Watson

A systematic review of public policy implementation during the Covid‐19 pandemic: Current topics and future directions pp. 346-370

Valeria de Oliveira Lemos Novato, Cristiana Maria Toscano, Vicente da Rocha Soares Ferreira and Shivani Patel

The evolution of mandated coordination in policy implementation: Evidence from China's central government agencies pp. 371-392

Liang Ma, Bin Chen, Tom Christensen and Weixing Liu

Gap reduction and collaborative empowerment: How can farmland protection policies be effectively implemented? Based on the case study of Y County, China pp. 393-422

Chen Ran, Peng Rui, Li Songtang and Luo Hongxia

Volume 42, issue 1, 2025

The policy process and governance of technological innovation pp. 6-10

Nils C. Bandelow, Johanna Hornung and Ilana Schröder

Artificial intelligence technology, public trust, and effective governance pp. 11-28

Pedro Robles and Daniel J. Mallinson

Public trust in regulatory agencies and support for policies on agricultural gene drive pp. 29-49

Leah W. Buchman, Carol L. Goldsmith, Elizabeth Heitman, Ki Eun Kang and Xinsheng Liu

Cliquepolitik: Multimodal online discourse coalitions on CRISPR‐Cas genome editing technology pp. 50-76

Eduardo Rojas‐Padilla, Tamara Metze and Art Dewulf

Climate integration into sectoral policies: The case of the Brazilian biofuel policy RenovaBio pp. 77-94

Gustavo Velloso Breviglieri and Camila Yamahaki

Blockchain and digital governance: Decentralization of decision making policy pp. 95-121

Maxat Kassen

Research on digital discretion—The subjectification of street‐level work in public administration pp. 122-148

Jörgen Johansson