International Review of Public Policy

📢New issue out — IRPP Vol. 8(1), 2026. Can democracies govern AI? Do autocracies allow participation? New answers in our latest issue — plus B. Guy Peters on six decades in public policy. 🔗bit.ly/4lkibyC #PublicPolicy

🔴 War in ME. Thousands stranded in Dubai & Gulf. Every gov reacts differently—some evacuate, some leave citizens to fend for themselves. A comparative study of 45 countries shows why: International norms are thin & non-binding📷 bit.ly/3OHAgux #repatriation #evacuation

Happy to share my solo-authored article on hybrid democratic innovations in non-democratic settings, comparing participatory budgeting in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Published in the International Review of Public Policy. Open Access. journals.openedition.org/irpp/5793

Unfortunately, a timely piece as thousands seek their consulates for evacuation services out of the Middle East. Open access @IRPPJournal journals.openedition.org/irpp/5838

📢 The International Review of Public Policy is now on LinkedIn! Follow us for: 📄 Latest published articles ✍️ Calls for papers 🌍 Public policy research news Join us 👉 linkedin.com/showcase/irpp-…

During a lecture at the IPPA Alps Winter School, our Editor Prof. Bishoy Zaki presented his research and discussed with students the challenges — and emotional side — of academic publishing. 📚🏔️

📢 Excellent news! IRPP has just been classified as A4 in the Qualis CAPES system! We are in tier A, the highest in the Brazilian ranking. We thank the Brazilian academic community and look forward to your submissions! 🏛️📔 shorturl.at/U93Df

📢 Excelente notícia! A International Review of Public Policy acaba de ser classificada como A4 no sistema Qualis CAPES! Estamos no tier A, o mais alto do ranking brasileiro. Agradecemos à comunidade acadêmica brasileira e aguardamos suas submissões! shorturl.at/U93Df

New paper in @IRPPJournal! What if we stopped treating #capitalism as a single model? Here, I unpack the diverse forms of capitalism (by structure, time, and intensity) and why these distinctions matter for #publicpolicy. Check it out: journals.openedition.org/irpp/5569

📢We are pleased to announce the publication of Issue 7.3, now complete and freely accessible online🌍🔓. The issue features new contributions to Public Policy research🏛️. Available here: journals.openedition.org/irpp/5451

This paper (@IRPPJournal, @_IPPA_) offers the first comparative mapping of budgetary dynamics across Latin America using CEPAL/COFOG data. This empirical baseline opens the door for further theory-driven institutional analysis, which I will pursue in my PhD at @FlacsoMx.

Hoy se publicó mi artículo “Punctuated Equilibrium in Latin American Budgets: Mapping Cross-National and Cross-Sectoral Patterns” en la @IRPPJournal, revista de la International Public Policy Association (@_IPPA_). doi.org/10.4000/15bfx

Interested in knowing how Big Tech business lobbies have dominated the EU’s response to disinformation? Check out the open access new paper by @luisbouzagarcia and I in the International Review of Public Policy (IRPP), the journal of @_IPPA_: journals.openedition.org/irpp/5395

I live in Milan and don't own a car. Naturally, I had to dive into the city’s mobility policy and take the opportunity to reflect on the challenging methodological task of evaluating its outcomes in the absence of clear counterfactuals. journals.openedition.org/irpp/5353

We’re excited to share that the International Review of Public Policy is now also on Bluesky! 🚀 Follow us there for updates, publications, and conversations with the public policy community. 👉bsky.app/profile/irpp.b… #PublicPolicy

🆕In IRPP: “When Consultants Come to Town...” looks at how the European Commission justified outsourcing consultations under Juncker. Key finding: consultants were hired mainly as cheaper substitutes for civil servants—raising risks for EU governance. 👉bit.ly/3VeE0DH

We’re thrilled to welcome IRPP editor Prof. Lydie Cabane at the IRPP/@IPPA booth at the ECPR General Conference in Thessaloniki! 🇬🇷 Come by to explore publishing opportunities and chat with us. #ECPRgc25 #PublicPolicy

✨IPPA is at #ECPR in the beautiful city of Thessaloniki! Come meet us and discover the Association’s projects: our Seasonal Schools, International Review of Public Policy, and the upcoming IWPP5 in Ottawa. 📷 #PublicPolicy @IRPPJournal #ECPRgc25

Our Editor Prof. Evie Petridou presented the IRPP during the #ICPP7 Welcome Speech and announced the 2024 Best Paper winners: Justa Mwangi & Wilson Muna Kenyatta University! 🎉 shorturl.at/ogw2o Congrats to them!#IRPP #PublicPolicy

สวัสดีครับ from Chiang Mai! 🇹🇭 We're excited to be at #ICPP7 — the International Conference on Public Policy. 📍Come find us at the IRPP booth in the exhibition hall! Meet our editors and explore publishing opportunities in open access public policy research.