Journal of Public Policy

1981 - 2026

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Volume 46, issue 2, 2026

A forum on representation and responsiveness in public policy pp. 187-188

Josh M. Ryan

On policy responsiveness: conditions for effective demand and supply pp. 189-222

Christopher Wlezien

Responsive to whom? The inequality problem in studies of policy responsiveness pp. 223-231

G. Agustin Markarian

Policy responsiveness: compared to what? pp. 232-239

Tara Grillos and Mary F. Scudder

What policy responsiveness conceals pp. 240-247

Samuel Bagg

The political economy of policy instruments: The Left and collectively governed markets in Germany pp. 248-268

Niccolo Durazzi and Cecilia Ivardi

Retirement challenges amidst demographic changes pp. 269-287

Nicholas Stowell, Yuzhu Zeng and Jacek Kugler

Redefining influence: how a feminist advocacy group reformed paternity leave in Spain through insider women’s alliances pp. 288-310

Manuel Alvariño

Aligning active labor market policies with national growth strategies: a comparative study of Portugal and Spain pp. 311-339

Paulo Marques and Pedro Videira

Communication as an enabler of evidence-informed policy: a study on spatial planning pp. 340-365

Maria Chiara Cattaneo and Martino Mazzoleni

Volume 46, issue 1, 2026

Taxing your cake and growing it too: public beliefs on the dual benefits of progressive taxation pp. 1-20

Bastian Becker, Bruno Castanho Silva and Hanna Lierse

Beyond NIMBY-ism: rethinking acceptance of housing densification in a direct democratic renters society pp. 21-49

Malte Wehr, Michael L. Wicki, Stefan Wittwer and David Kaufmann

Inheritance, wealth transfers, and the case for a capital accessions tax pp. 50-74

Eric Fabri

Selective decentralization under the trend of centralization: reforms in China’s governmental power of environmental governance from 1973 to 2023 pp. 75-101

Mengzhi Xu, Huachun Wang and Shixin Luan

A Trump effect on immigration policy attitudes? Another look pp. 102-125

Andrew J. Taylor

Strategic investment of public funds: State responses to federal R&D grants pp. 126-145

Aichiro Suryo Prabowo and Thomas Luke Spreen

Policy design and governance in hierarchical, risk-oriented organizations: a Danish Armed Forces case study pp. 146-169

Karina Mayland

How proximity and trust of policy narrators motivate their audience pp. 170-186

Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Rob A. DeLeo, Deserai Anderson, Kristin Taylor, Thomas A. Birkland, Clifton M. Chow, Danielle Blanch-Hartigan, Honey Minkowitz and Elizabeth A. Koebele

Volume 45, issue 4, 2025

Stages, orders & periods of welfare state development: a global sequence analysis of social policy dynamics pp. 549-576

Fabian Besche-Truthe, Tobias Böger and Johanna Fischer

Understanding policy instrument preferences under conflicting beliefs and uncertainty pp. 577-610

Milena Wiget, Judit Lienert and Karin Ingold

The electoral connection, state attorneys general, and the dynamics of incarceration rates pp. 611-635

Jason S. Byers and Laine P. Shay

Public demand and LGBTQ+ rights pp. 636-658

Yeon Soo Park

Joining forces or going solo? The political and economic dynamics of intermunicipal cooperation pp. 659-685

Germà Bel, Esther Pano and Marianna Sebő

How do Europeans want to fight climate change? Comparing and explaining public support for a wide variety of policies pp. 686-710

Malcolm Fairbrother, Ingemar Johansson Sevä and Joakim Kulin

Why participation? Institutions and inequality in urban politics pp. 711-736

David Foster and Joseph Warren

Does social media undermine trust? Institutional trust in civil society and governance institutions pp. 737-760

Christianna Sirindah Parr

Measuring organizational effects on street-level bureaucrats’ discretionality: a comparative study of three Italian contexts pp. 761-779

Silvia Lucciarini, Michele Santurro and Alessandra Rimano

The impact of inter-actor competition on administrative burdens: theorizing “consequent populations” using the illustrative case of gamete donation governance pp. 780-802

Ashley Splawinski

Volume 45, issue 3, 2025

The post-oil post-COVID social contract: taxing informal workers for healthcare insurance in oil-exporting developing economies pp. 399-427

Tom Moerenhout, Nicolas Orgeira Pillai and Joonseok Yang

Do welfare states have lower carbon emissions? The importance of state capacity in lower-income countries pp. 428-448

Tobias Böhmelt, Hugh Ward and Thomas Bernauer

Factors facilitating the adoption of wellbeing budgets in New Zealand: a case study with budget actors pp. 449-473

Stephanie Ortynsky, Marwa Farag and Haizhen Mou

Types of pandemic-induced psychological distress, clarity of responsibility, and support for incumbents pp. 474-499

Subhasish Ray, Ankin M. Patil, K. Sree Vidya and Holli A. Semetko

Multilevel policy textual learning in Chinese local environmental policies pp. 500-521

Wenna Chen, Li Liao and Hongtao Yi

Bureaucratic politics in customized implementation of the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive in France and Germany pp. 522-546

Anna Simstich

How do policy environments shape public service motivation during the national disaster? Evidence from large-scale survey experiments – CORRIGENDUM pp. 547-547

Don S. Lee, Kee Hoon Chung and Soonae Park

Volume 45, issue 2, 2025

Police interrogation and fraudulent epistemic environments pp. 201-223

Luke William Hunt

Redirecting revenues from law enforcement fines, forfeitures, and related fees to fund local nonprofits: a policy design proposal pp. 224-244

Inkyu Kang and Su Young Choi

The price of creativity: a conjoint experiment in copyrights pp. 245-269

Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko and Yifat Nahmias

Does multilevel government increase legitimacy? Citizens’ preferences for subnational authority and acceptance of governmental decisions pp. 270-292

Berkay Alıca and Arjan H. Schakel

Business engagement in gender equality policy: roles, contributions, and expectations pp. 293-320

Paula Otero-Hermida and Hannia Gonzalez-Urango

A hard pill to swallow: Social capital, opiates, and health outcomes in the United States pp. 321-348

Daniel P. Hawes and Austin Michael McCrea

Authority vs. incentives: examining the effects of policy tools on municipal solid waste policy performance in South Korea pp. 349-371

Seejeen Park and Yoon Jik Cho

Subnational policy entrepreneurs in action: a systematic quantitative review pp. 372-398

Todd Yuda Shi and Alex Jingwei He

Volume 45, issue 1, 2025

How do policy environments shape public service motivation during the national disaster? Evidence from large-scale survey experiments pp. 1-22

Don S. Lee, Kee Hoon Chung and Soonae Park

Fiscal decentralization and energy intensity: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment of VAT revenue-sharing reform in China pp. 23-44

Yumeng Pang and Mengmeng Wang

Problem indicators and territorial restructuring: do institutional decision rules matter? pp. 45-67

Jostein Askim, Adam Gendźwiłł and Jan Erling Klausen

Environmental vertical management reform and data manipulation in the public sector: evidence from China pp. 68-96

Huange Xu, Guangchen Li and Bo Chen

Conservation for nature and wildlife’s sake: the effects of (non-)anthropocentric ethical justifications on policy acceptability pp. 97-119

Lauren Yehle, Patrik Michaelsen, Niklas Harring and Sverker C. Jagers

Overcoming the agglomeration paradox: skill-dependent FDI and urbanization in China pp. 120-145

Samantha A. Vortherms

Optimizing government outsourcing: a performance management framework for enhancing public service delivery pp. 146-177

Harsh Sharma

Gatekeepers of the Undesired? A systematic review on local housing policy and the settlement of vulnerable groups pp. 178-199

Gustav Lidén, Emma Holmqvist, Joel Jacobsson, Kristoffer Jutvik and Jon Nyhlén