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The latest issue of the Policy Studies Journal is here! Dive into fresh insights, research, and discussions on pressing policy issues. Link: https://lnkd.in/gnyTQx-M #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal #PSJnews

REMINDER ALERT! 📢 Haven't had the chance to check out the latest issue of the Policy Studies Journal? Don't miss out on fresh insights, research, and discussions on pressing policy issues! https://lnkd.in/gnyTQx-M #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal #PSJnews

🔴 Do you wish to go deeper into what happened in EU Affairs and beyond thsi month? 👉 The ninth issue of our newsletter "The Finder" is out! You can read it here 👇

The role of citizens' juries in supporting the successful implementation of planning policies, including national initiatives like the National Planning Framework, is discussed in a new paper by Edmond Grace, published by the Institute of International and European Affairs. In his paper, Grace argues that these juries, at both regional and national levels, could deliver better public understanding and acceptance of planning policies and lead to more balanced and sustainable development at all levels of society. #iieapublications #EUAffairs #citizensjuries You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/eKKvEgRr

I am happy to share that our research article "Decision-making traps behind low regional absorption of Cohesion Policy funds", co-written with Giovanni Cunico and Edoardo Mollona, has been one of the 10 most cited papers in the European Policy Analysis journal of Wiley during 2022-2023. #CohesionPolicy #SystemDynamics #TopCitedArticle

📚 New Essential Reading Alert! We’re thrilled to announce the publication of "Critical Policy Inquiry: Interpreting Knowledge and Arguments" by Frank Fischer, now available from Edward Elgar Publishing! This book is a foundational resource for anyone in the field of policy analysis, interpretive research, or critical policy studies. Fischer's insights challenge traditional views and offer transformative ways to think about knowledge, arguments, and the very purpose of policy inquiry. Adding this to the must-read list! 📖

just out, with E. Erittu, G. Francisci, A. Natalini in European Policy Analysis. Policy networks should not be assumed to exist a priori. We propose an analytical strategy to empirically test their existence and we apply it to administrative reform in Italy https://lnkd.in/dwGiGCpZ

Can research networks be a source of policy advice? Do COST Actions manage to engage with policy makers? How does COST Association support researchers and innovators to make great policy recommendations? Our Policy Adviser Judith Litjens writes about science-informed policy advice in action within our research networks for the latest Joint Research Centre 'Knowledge for Policy' blog. Discover what COST is doing to support its community in engaging with policy makers and numerous best practise examples 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eatFjMt3 With WEMov COST Action, Marie Ruiz, Sara Basart, Bojan Blagojevic and EU Science, Research and Innovation #COSTactions #ScienceWithoutBorders #Science4Policy

Thanks to the support of COST Association to former COST Action PEARL PV https://lnkd.in/ecBFEBhr a community of PV system researchers could provide significant policy advices to the EC's documents on future solar technology developments in Europe. So, yes, research networks can be a source of policy advice. Thanks to all who contributed to PEARL PV 🌞 and the further implementation of the biggest source of sustainable energy we have: solar power 🌞

📣 New publication! In this (open access) article published in the The Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis I develop a framework for the study of policy-making in multi-level systems experiencing national and/or sub-national political instability. It has become increasingly evident that multilevel politics and public policy can no longer be viewed through the lens of a “stability bias”, whereby actors, coalitions, and policy preferences remain fixed or confined within highly predictable boundaries. Drawing on my previous research on regional party politics, I provide a typology linking different forms of territorial stability/instability in party competition with eight types of central–regional policy-making interactions: integration, competition, cooperation, contagion, polarization, evaporation, centralization and fragmentation. While these categories serve as conceptual models, it is important to note that they are not exhaustive representations of the intricate realities inherent in the elaboration and implementation of policies that may also be characterized by significant sectoral variations. Rather, they function as “ideal types” that help to recognize patterns within empirical instances, which often exhibit “hybrid” and more complex characteristics. The article also discusses methodological implications and provides an analysis of the mechanisms (and some examples) linking policy dynamics to outcomes. https://lnkd.in/efPw7Ehz