Justice demands that no one should do more ruling than being ruled, but that all should have their turn – Aristotle This age-old quote demonstrates the aim of deliberative mini-publics (DMPs)…

In May 2026, China launched the sixth batch of its third round of central environmental inspections. Seven teams entered seven provinces and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. By June …

Collective action can serve as a vehicle for advancing policy change. Studies show that, to this end, coalitions may form around shared beliefs to influence policies in line with their preferences.…

Beginning in 2027, many adults in nearly every state will, for the first time, have to demonstrate that they are working, volunteering, or in school in order to keep their Medicaid coverage. The On…

Why do policy actors sometimes cooperate with their political opponents while at other times coordinating almost exclusively with like-minded allies? The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) argues t…

Narratives are central to how people communicate and understand public policy. Policy actors use stories to explain what went wrong, when, who is responsible, and what we should do about it. Within…

How can a policy be impactful if, by design, the policy text is highly symbolic? Symbolic policies communicate salient values such as equity or rights with minimal implementation guidelines. Despit…

Most research on bureaucracy and Congress examines oversight of policy implementation. This article shifts focus to bureaucratic access to congressional agenda setting on global warming and climate…

Migration continues to be a major area of policymaking globally. Decisions about how to best manage the economic and social impacts of more diverse populations represent important policy challenges…

Social justice has been understood to be a critical value necessary for ensuring that designed policies and practices ensure fairness and equality to the communities being served. Researchers have …

How can researchers effectively capture shifts in policy over time? Traditionally, political scientists have relied upon conventional index measures to test the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET)—…

Researchers have traditionally studied target groups as homogenously constructed groups. Thereby, the groups of interest were assigned single social identities, such as, e.g., people in unemploymen…