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Forged through forces: configurations to digital policy attention in local governments

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Polihot 公共行政 公共政策 中国研究 Digital Policy Attention Local Governments Digital Transformation FsQCA China
PMR — pp. 1-29 2026-06-29 Original Forged through forces: configurations to digital policy attention in local governments Tao Wang, Chen Zhong, Ge Wang, Liumiao Qin Abstract Although governments’ digital policy attention is pivotal for effective digital governance, the mechanisms shaping attention remain insufficiently understood. Drawing on an integrated view of institutional environment, task environment, and resource endowment, we analyse 272 Chinese prefecture-level cities using a hybrid fsQCA – regression method to examine how multiple conditions jointly shape attention to digital transformation. We find that normative pressure, fiscal capacity, economic conditions, and digital infrastructure provide the foundation for high policy attention. Beyond this base, we identify three configurations across these dimensions: capability alignment, where leaders with technocratic backgrounds and digital culture jointly foster endogenous commitment; pressure compliance, where coercive, mimetic, and normative pressures jointly drive policy attention; and peer learning adaptation, where governments enhance attention through horizontal emulation when top-down mandates are weak. Regression analyses show that pressure compliance exerts the strongest influence on digital policy attention. These findings reveal configurational dynamics underlying digital governance.

Managing Exposure: China’s Foreign Policy Adaptation to Overseas Conflict Risks

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Polihot 国际关系 安全研究 中国研究 China Foreign Policy Overseas Conflict Risk Global Security Initiative Asset Protection
JCC — pp. 1-17 2026-06-28 Original Managing Exposure: China’s Foreign Policy Adaptation to Overseas Conflict Risks Pascal Abb Abstract China’s global economic expansion has resulted in a major foothold in conflict-prone regions. This exposure drives an increasingly active approach to risk mitigation and asset protection, and a gradual shift in Chinese security policy towards more interventionist measures. Yet how these risks are assessed in China, and what role they play in shaping its global security agency, remains understudied. This paper traces Chinese discourses on overseas conflict risk management and resulting policy shifts. It examines how Chinese sources describe the problem, rate risks across distinct environments, and propose measures to improve risk management and asset protection. It argues that outcomes like the Global Security Initiative are best understood as adaptations to these risks, revealing clues about China’s emergence as a global security provider.

Beyond co-creation: how non-profit organizations create public value in complex social challenges

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Polihot 公共行政 Public Value Co-Creation Non-Profit Organizations Refugee Integration Volunteers
PMR — pp. 1-28 2026-06-28 Original Beyond co-creation: how non-profit organizations create public value in complex social challenges Caitlin McMullin, Alessandro Sancino Abstract This article explores how public value is created in the complex and contested field of refugee integration, identifing three key arenas – service delivery, social and community activities, and advocacy – whereby NPOs create value in the multiple domains of refugee integration. We develop a conceptual model illustrating mechanisms of public value creation from the perspective of NPOs (full co-creation, societal creation of value between volunteers and service users only, and contestation), highlighting the roles of local and refugee volunteers. We contribute to public management scholarship by advancing theoretical understanding of how value is created in politicized policy fields and by whom.