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The cognitive fabric of collaborative governance: paradox mindset in transformation-oriented collaborations

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Polihot 公共行政 Collaborative Governance Paradox Mindset Transformative Outcomes Microfoundations Public Administration
PMR — pp. 1-35 2026-07-16 Original The cognitive fabric of collaborative governance: paradox mindset in transformation-oriented collaborations Noa A. Birman Abstract This theoretical article develops a micro-foundational perspective on how and under what conditions collaborative governance groups generate transformative outcomes. It integrates literature on collaboration, transformation, and paradox to advance three core propositions. First, collaborating for transformative outcomes constitutes a distinctive paradoxical context, in which the tensions of collaboration and the tensions of transformation are nested, reinforcing, and constitutive of the process itself. Second, diversity in collaborators’ cognitive-emotional capacity to perceive and navigate tensions (i.e. paradox mindset) shapes collaborative outcomes, with diversity in paradox mindset enhancing the likelihood of transformative outcomes. Third, the paradoxical leadership behaviours of designated leaders further increase the likelihood of transformative outcomes. By highlighting the dual challenge of transformation-oriented collaborations of eliciting tensions to stimulate change while containing them to sustain collaboration, the article links individual-level cognitive-emotional predisposition to group dynamics and system-level outcomes, offering a broader theorizing of collaborations in public administration.

Cultivated Memories and Selective Nationalism in China: Evidence on the United States and Russia

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Polihot 比较政治 政治行为 中国研究 Collective Memory Selective Nationalism Public Opinion Survey Experiments China
JCC — pp. 1-18 2026-07-16 Original Cultivated Memories and Selective Nationalism in China: Evidence on the United States and Russia Yu Liu, Tuo Chen Abstract Despite China’s similarly complex modern relationships with both the United States and Russia, contemporary Chinese public opinion is far more favorable toward Russia than toward the United States. Why? Combining observational analysis, survey experiments, and conventional regression, we argue that state regulation of collective memory about the two countries plays a key role in producing this selective nationalism. Using original data from two survey experiments in China, we show that exposure to more balanced historical information, rather than the one-sided narratives promoted by the state, reduces both anti-Americanism and pro-Russian sentiment. We also find that educational attainment, as a vehicle for political indoctrination, is associated with stronger anti-American and pro-Russian views. Our study highlights memory engineering as a powerful instrument of political misinformation.

Anti-corruption efforts and citizen-initiated accountability: evidence from administrative litigation

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Polihot 公共行政 中国研究 Anti-Corruption Administrative Litigation Citizen Accountability China Judicial Remedies
JPART — 2026-07-16 Original Anti-corruption efforts and citizen-initiated accountability: evidence from administrative litigation Weitao He, Haohao Li, Luning Liu Abstract Abstract Despite widespread recognition that institutional environment shapes citizen behavior, we have limited understanding of how anti-corruption efforts influence citizens’ willingness to challenge government actions through formal accountability mechanisms. This study examines how provincial leaders’ corruption convictions affect citizen-initiated administrative litigation in China, exploring the mediating role of judicial remedies and the moderating effect of local corruption environments. Drawing on comprehensive data including over 1.25 million judicial documents and corruption prosecutions, we find that provincial leaders’ corruption convictions significantly increase citizen accountability actions, with this effect mediated by enhanced judicial remedies. However, this direct relationship is substantially weakened when local corruption levels are higher. These findings reveal that anti-corruption efforts can catalyze citizen engagement with accountability institutions, but their effectiveness depends critically on the broader institutional context. This research advances public administration literature by revealing how anti-corruption efforts and judicial review function as institutional mechanisms that activate citizen-initiated legal accountability, reshaping incentive structures for citizen participation in government accountability.

Strategic Legislation under Weakened Judicial Review

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Polihot 政治经济学 Judicial Review Strategic Legislation Separation of Powers Legislative Politics Formal Theory
JOP — 2026-07-15 Original Strategic Legislation under Weakened Judicial Review Michael Beenstock Abstract （原文未提供摘要） 中文 司法审查弱化下的策略性立法 Michael Beenstock 摘要 原文未提供摘要 关键词 司法审查、策略性立法、立法行为、司法政治、权力分立、立法机关 DOI: 10.1086/743114 查看原文 →

Rebel Victory and Authoritarian (Dis)Order

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Polihot 比较政治 安全研究 Authoritarian Durability Rebellion Civil War Power-Sharing Regime Survival
APSR — pp. 1-21 2026-07-15 Original Rebel Victory and Authoritarian (Dis)Order KILLIAN CLARKE, ANNE MENG, JACK PAINE Abstract Many authoritarian regimes originating in violent rebellion are exceptionally durable. Yet others collapse quickly after their birth. We argue that the structure of the founding rebellion explains these divergent trajectories by shaping power-sharing dynamics in the new regime and the nature of conflict recurrence. Regimes founded by unified rebellions (single armed group) usually become highly durable autocracies because their members can credibly share power within the same armed organization. By contrast, regimes founded by fractured rebellions (multiple armed groups) often fail quickly because armed rivals must attempt to share power across their organizations, prompting defections and recurrent rebellions. Empirically, we support these arguments by analyzing originally compiled data on every regime founded by successful rebellion worldwide from 1900 to 2020. Neither alternative rebellion characteristics, like social revolution or leftist ideology, nor country-level factors can explain why rebel regimes follow divergent trajectories.