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Beyond dyads: an ecosystem approach to third-sector legitimacy in public services

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Polihot 公共行政 Third-Sector Organizations Legitimacy Public Service Ecosystem Qualitative Case Study Scotland
PMR — pp. 1-39 2026-04-27 Original Beyond dyads: an ecosystem approach to third-sector legitimacy in public services Alina Khakimova Abstract Third-sector organizations (TSOs) play an increasing role in public service provision, yet their legitimacy remains underexplored beyond dyadic and organization-centric accounts. This paper develops an ecosystem-based explanation by integrating legitimacy theory with the Public Service Ecosystem (PSE) framework. Drawing on a qualitative multi-case study of four TSOs delivering children’s services in Scotland, the findings show that legitimacy emerges through interdependencies among actors and institutions across macro, meso, and micro levels. Three mechanisms are identified: institutional translation, leadership coordination, and temporal reconfiguration. The study conceptualizes legitimacy as an emergent, cross-level process and a central dynamic shaping coordination and participation within PSEs.

Partisanship, Deservingness, and the Attitudinal Policy Feedback Process for Social Policy

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Polihot 公共政策 政治行为 Policy Feedback Partisanship Deservingness Social Policy Political Attitudes
PSJ — 2026-04-26 Original Partisanship, Deservingness, and the Attitudinal Policy Feedback Process for Social Policy Chris Faricy, Christopher Ellis Abstract ABSTRACT In an era of identity‐based partisan polarization, we examine whether social policies can still generate positive attitudinal feedback among beneficiaries. Drawing on nationally representative survey data, we demonstrate that partisanship conditions the policy feedback process through divergent perceptions of group deservingness. Democrats attribute economic vulnerability to systemic injustice and view policy beneficiaries as hardworking and sympathetic, while Republicans attribute poverty to individual failings and view beneficiaries more negatively. We show that Democrats evaluate both policy beneficiaries and taxpayers favorably, whereas Republicans sharply differentiate between these groups, viewing themselves as “makers” contributing to a system that benefits undeserving “takers.” These differences shape emotional responses to program use with Democrats reporting positive feelings about using social policies, while Republicans express more negative emotions. Even after controlling for actual policy usage and demographics, partisan gaps in attitudes toward social programs persist across diverse policy types. Experimental evidence reveals that partisan framing affects non‐users more than beneficiaries, with Democrats more responsive to group‐based cues. Our findings suggest that in American politics, partisan identities serve as powerful interpretive filters that prevent similar policy experiences from generating widespread positive political attitudes, thereby challenging the assumption that policies create new politics.

Climate exposure drives firm political behavior: Evidence from earnings calls and lobbying data

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Polihot 政治经济学 公共政策 Corporate Political Activity Climate Politics Lobbying Earnings Calls Text Analysis
AJPS — 2026-04-26 Original Climate exposure drives firm political behavior: Evidence from earnings calls and lobbying data Christian Baehr, Fiona Bare, Vincent Heddesheimer Abstract Abstract When and how do firms engage in climate politics? We argue that regulatory concerns, business opportunities, and physical risks activate policy preferences and lobbying efforts. We measure firm‐level exposure to opportunity, regulatory, and physical aspects of climate change based on discussion in quarterly earnings call transcripts for 11,705 publicly traded firms between 2001 and 2023. We estimate the effect of climate exposure on climate lobbying instances (extensive margin), amount (intensive margin), and targets (political entities). We find that more exposed companies, especially in terms of opportunities and regulation, are more likely to lobby. The type of climate exposure, both absolute and relative to industry peers, dictates whether firms lobby, how much they spend on lobbying, and their choice of government target. Taken together, our findings demonstrate the importance of disaggregating firm‐level perceptions of climate impacts to understand patterns in political activity.

Managing noise through nudges: a mixed methods study on decision-hygiene in public management

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Polihot 公共行政 Nudges Decision Hygiene Noise Mixed Methods Public Management
PMR — pp. 1-36 2026-04-25 Original Managing noise through nudges: a mixed methods study on decision-hygiene in public management Nicola Belle, Paola Cantarelli Abstract Nudging interventions can enhance expert decision-making in public management, improving resource use and equity. Using a parallel mixed-methods design, we experimentally tested 2,763 healthcare professionals’ prescribing decisions. Results show physicians are susceptible to systematic errors (i.e. bias) and exhibit variation in choices when presented with the same case (i.e. level noise), but their choices are influenced in the desired direction by guidelines, cost information, command-and-control mechanisms, reduction targets, and social comparisons. Nudges effectively reduce or redirect between-subjects variability. We also compare two noise measures: equality in distribution versus standard deviation. Semi-structured interviews with 36 healthcare managers explored real-world applications of educative and architectural nudges and root causes of noise.

Varieties of Authoritarian Policymaking: Housing Policy Across Dictatorships

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Polihot 比较政治 公共政策 Authoritarianism Policymaking Housing Policy Latin America Regime Types
GOV 39/3 2026-04-24 Original Varieties of Authoritarian Policymaking: Housing Policy Across Dictatorships Emilia Simison Abstract ABSTRACT Public policies are expected to vary across regime types, but this association remains inconclusive even when further differentiating within types of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on the theoretical mechanisms behind the expected associations between regime type and policy, I propose a novel framework to analyze policymaking and outputs across regimes. I claim that policymaking and how close its results are from the dictator's goal in any authoritarian regime depends on the extent and ways in which the space for contestation over policy is constrained. I apply this framework to an in‐depth historical comparative analysis of policymaking and outputs in three Latin American military‐led regimes. I show that differences in how the space for contestation was constrained in each explains differences in their policymaking processes and resulting policies despite the shared regime type, policy challenges and goals.