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Journal of Public Policy is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Social Policy and Reform Studies, Legal case studies and regulations, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 1,556 papers, which have received 43,614 citations.
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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| Reference style | Numbered Numbered — [1], [2] in the text [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Public Policy 12 (2023) 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Social Policy and Reform Studies Legal case studies and regulations Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Policy Transfer and Learning Political Influence and Corporate Strategies |
| ISSN | 0143-814X |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 2.52 |
| h-index | 98 |
| i10-index | 539 |
| Open access | Yes — indexed in DOAJ |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Strathclyde |
| Journal website | journals.cambridge.org |
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ABSTRACT Politicians are motivated primarily by the desire to avoid blame for unpopular actions rather than by seeking to claim credit for popular ones. This results from voters' ‘negativity bias’: their tendency to be more sensitive to real or potential losses than they are to gains. Incentives to avoid blame lead politicians to adopt a…
Abstract This paper first reviews the implementation literature of the past fifteen years, with particular emphasis on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ approaches. It also argues that the 4–6 year time-frame used in most implementation research misses many critical features of public policy-making. The paper then outlines a conceptual framework…
ABSTRACT Since the late 1970s European governments have been forced to change their traditional modes of governance in response to such trends as increasing international competition and deepening economic and monetary integration within the European Union. Strategic adaptation to the new realities has resulted in a reduced role for the positive, interventionist state and a…
ABSTRACT Lesson-drawing addresses the question: Under what circumstances and to what extent can a programme that is effective in one place transfer to another. Searching for fresh knowledge is not normal; the second section describes the stimulus to search as dissatisfaction with the status quo. Lessons can be sought by searching across time and/or across…
The policy literature often mentions the agenda-setting influence of focusing events, but few policy studies systematically examine the dynamics of these events. This article closes this gap by examining focusing events, group mobilization and agenda-setting. Using natural disasters and industrial accidents as examples, most focusing events change the dominant issues on the agenda in a…
