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M. Kerem Coban
@mkeremcoban.bsky.social
Public policy & Regulatory governance & Int'l pol econ
Lecturer in Public Policy & Management, School of Finance and Management @soasuni.bsky.social
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Great panel @auspsa.bsky.social yesterday discussing AI/ChatGPT in teaching, with Blair Williams, Diane Perche, Rob Manwaring @mussagulova.bsky.social
and Narelle Miragliotta. I’ve written about my experience with this in @ausjpa.bsky.social
I asked my students to use #ChatGPT to write a public policy brief, as part of their my policy course:
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November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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In case you missed @ausjpa.bsky.social's trending article

@christianeva.bsky.social examines the #IndigenousProcurementPolicy in #Australia & shows half of the $7 billion spent in the first eight years of the policy went to just 18 businesses 👇

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November 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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For the Guardian, @jonhenley.bsky.social reports on our new research briefs on the politics of housing. Current policies too often treat housing as an asset. Housing as a social right has nearly disappeared from the agenda of even progressive parties.

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European progressives must tackle housing crisis to beat far right, say researchers
Centre left can win broad support by addressing soaring house prices and rents, according to data analysis
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November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Can #clientelism be designed out of #SocialPolicies

@kidjiesaguin.bsky.social explores alternative conceptions of dealing with the “dark side” of policymaking & discusses how policy tools can perform the “detecting” function to address clientelism 👇

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November 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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What is on the menu 🧑‍🍳❓

@ausjpa.bsky.social's December is in the press & brings together a co-guest edited (by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine) special issue on #NewPublicGovernance at street-level

The Issue will also include 3⃣ research articles

More soon...👇
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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🧐 Why and how does the politics of #PolicyDesign shape #Decentralization outcomes ❓

Satyajit Singh examines the reasons for decentralization of #NaturalResources in India within a political economy framework 👇

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November 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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"Guys, seriously, get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
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Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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How can governments respond to #PolicyBubbles driven by #DysfunctionalEmotions❓

@msmaor.bsky.social invites policy scholars and practitioners to start a conversation about situations in which intense #emotions spark #maladaptive #behavioral consequences 👇

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November 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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🗞️ Early view

#RegulatoryDarkMatter are instruments that often evade democratic oversight, despite binding regulatory ramifications

Michael McGuinness & colleagues examine the influence of unofficial rules, soft law & quasi-regulatory mechanisms in #Australia 👇

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November 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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🗞️ Early view

#PolicyLearning literature has generated a prolific endeavour & examines learning processes at micro-, meso- and macro-levels

@bishoyzaki.bsky.social focuses on the meso-level & conceptualises the scarcely theorised ‘organisational policy learning’ 👇

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November 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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☕️ Early view

#PolicyCapacity available to oppositions and parliaments has received less attention

Darren A. Disney studies the policy capacity across major Australian national and sub-national jurisdictions 👇

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November 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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How do #AdvocacyCoalitions mobilise at the macro-system and policy subsystems❓

Christopher Weible, @annacrawford.bsky.social, @kaylamgabehart.bsky.social gabehart.bsky.social, @giuliamariani.bsky.social & colleagues introduce deep core coalitions 👇

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November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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⏰ Early view

What is the mediating role of laissez-faire leadership in the relationship between #MeaningfulWork & #JobSatisfaction

Abid Hussain & Esme Franken examine the interplay between #Autonomy, #Leadership, and #OrganisationalConstraints 👇

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November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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🧐 In case you missed it

Phuc Nguyen & colleagues study the under-performing provision of employment services in #Australia

They apply the #SupplyChainManagement theory & visualise the network of stakeholders involved in the provision of employment services 👇

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November 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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🆕 Early view

🗣️ How could we design #deliberative summits better ❓

Heath Pickering discusses the @cityofmelbourne.bsky.social's #M2050 Summit.

The article derives four lessons for improvements and the bases for replication elsewhere 👇

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November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Why should we care about (a specific form of) #MalignPolicymaking - #IllegalAction by the state❓

@adamjhannah.bsky.social & Linda Botterill study the #Robodebt scandal in #Australia & discuss how the government avoided Parliamentary and media oversight👇

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November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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🤔Why problems that are identified as unintended & negative are not addressed❓

B. Guy Peters & Maximilian L. Nagel discuss whether they are ever addressed or rather become #ZombiePolicies & the difficulties in #coordination and #coherence in public policies 👇

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November 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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🧩 Early view

What does #intermediation look like in #WeaklyIinstitutionalized contexts characterized by limited #state #oversight and prevalent #informality

Aviram Sharma draws empirical insights from the #BottledWater quality regulations in #India 👇

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November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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♨️Early view

Who defines #success in #IndigenousPolicymaking❓

Christian Eva provides the most comprehensive quantitative analysis of the distribution of #Procurement contracts to #IndigenousBusinesses 👇

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November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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🧐 Which are the "most-read" "top-5" articles published in 2025 ❓

You have been reading #PolicySuccess & #failure, foundations of a #HumaneGovernment, #BureaucraticGovernance, #PolicyImplementation & In Memoriam #GemmaCarey👇

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November 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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🧐 Are #RevolvingDoor policies effective ❓

Why do regulators have to strengthen #oversight & cultivate #EthicalCulture

Filippo Silano assesses the risks of #MalignPolicy through the lens of the revolving door phenomenon & #PublicDebtManagement 👇

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November 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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⏰Early view

How is #Empathy understood by public servants❓

How do #PublicServants practise empathy in their work❓

@mussagulova.bsky.social, Jaime Padilla, & Andy Asquith study how empathy is enacted and structured into public service work 👇

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October 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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📢Early view

What do welfare preferences in #DividedSocieties teach us about #NationalIdentity

Peter Ward & @stevendenney86.bsky.social find that candidates orginally from Eastern Germany or North Korea are less preferred by Western Germans and South Koreans 👇

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October 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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⏰ Early view

How is #merit conceptualised in public sector merit protection frameworks ❓

Sue Williamson & colleagues examine the #MeritProtectionFrameworks in the #AustralianCapitalTerritory, #Queensland & #Aotearoa in #NewZealand👇

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October 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM