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Explore this PSJ article from our latest issue examining how local agendas evolve in response to national signals, population growth, and institutional change.

By Peter B. Mortensen & Brooke Nicole Shannon

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November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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The final PSJ issue of 2025 is almost here! Stay tuned for new research and fresh insights from across the policy community.

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November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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What if racial disparities start in agenda-setting? Dive into this PSJ article blending Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) to rethink the roots of equitable policy design.

By Jonathan Wong

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November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Explore this open-access PSJ article using a social identity perspective and Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to uncover the hidden diversity within policy target groups.

By Johanna Hornung, Nils C. Bandelow & Madita Olvermann

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November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Discover this PSJ article applying the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) to global policymaking, revealing how troop deployments, aid, and trade shift dramatically amid long periods of calm.

By Jeroen Joly & Friederike Richter

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November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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We were thrilled to welcome PSJ's former Editor-in-Chief and pioneer of the Narrative Policy Framework, Dr. Michael Jones (Clemson University), alongside Dr. Melissa Merry (University of Louisville), PSJ Senior Editor, to the University of Arkansas!

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November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Explore this PSJ article bridging theory and empirics to reveal how elements of model law design influence policy complexity, and how complexity in turn affects state adoption.

By Joshua M. Jansa & Daniel J. Mallinson

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November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Discover this PSJ article developing a theory linking policy disasters to institutional design, information flow, and veto players across 70 countries over six decades.

By E. J. Fagan

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October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Explore this PSJ article tracing how U.S. states design and evolve medical and recreational cannabis policies, revealing three distinct policy bundles - pharmaceutical, permissive, and fiscal.

By Grant W. Neeley & Lilliard E. Richardson Jr.

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October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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October 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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PSJ celebrates our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. @gbsong.bsky.social, who was recognized at the @University of Arkansas' Annual Faculty Promotion and Tenure Celebration.

Congratulations, Dr. Song!

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October 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Discover this PSJ article introducing "policy dimension" as a key analytical tool to distinguish substance (policy design) from process (power in policy debates) within the NPF.

By Johanna Kuenzler & Bettina Stauffer

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October 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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EARLY VIEW ALERT!

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Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence - doi.org/10.1111/psj....
By Mikael Persson & Anders Sundell

Policy Feedback and the 2021 Advanced Child Tax Credit - doi.org/10.1111/psj....
By Lyle Scruggs

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October 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Meet Rachel Britton, our new Editorial Assistant at PSJ!

Rachel is pursuing her MPA in Nonprofit Studies at the University of Arkansas, where she’s also a Gosack Fellow. She earned her B.A. in Communications & Journalism from the University of Memphis.

Welcome to the PSJ team, Rachel!
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Dive into this PSJ article from our latest issue revealing how California’s Human Right to Water law (AB 685) transformed drinking water governance, built power and shifted narratives.

By Jenny Linder Rempel & Kristin Babson Dobbin

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October 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Discover this PSJ article expanding the Narrative Policy Framework by exploring macrolevel narratives, tested through a multi-method analysis of Swiss child and adult protection policy.

By Bettina Stauffer

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October 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Discover this PSJ article from our latest issue revealing how social cohesion, trust and civic engagement, reshapes social and pension policy design across 30 OECD countries over the period 2010 to 2020.

By Jiwon Kim

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October 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Explore this PSJ article examining environmental storytelling in U.S. State of the Union Addresses and how these stories reveal partisan divides and shifting public attention.

By @hollylpeterson.bsky.social

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October 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Advisory Board of Editors Emeriti.

This honorific appointment recognizes their enduring leadership and ensures PSJ’s editorial legacy continues to support its growth, strategic vision, and impact in the policy community.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM