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On this #HighlightThursday, we kindly invite you to read:

"Federalism and the Institutional Development of Public Pensions: A Comparative Policy Analysis of the United States, Canada, and Mexico"

By @danielbeland.bsky.social and Anahely Medrano: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
May 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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We are launching the ICPA Lecture Series in Comparative Public Policy! 🎉 Join us for insightful discussions presented by the main authors in the field.

Our first lecture will be about comparative public policy in the era of automation and AI. We will be sharing details soon!
April 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Policy comparatists, hello. We want to share another book talk for you. Join Professor Leslie Pal to talk about David Weimer´s book: Negotiating Values - Implementing Change in the Allocation of Transplant Organs. See you on the 28th!

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April 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
This #HighlightThursday is for Professor Michael Barzelay of The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is one of the most influential academics in the field of public management and a long time collaborator of the JCPA.
August 27, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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The #CLAD journal and #JCPA_ICPA shared a panel based on rigorous research insights about benefits, novelties and challenges about comparison. The conversation was about local governments, academina and practice. Here´s to the begginning of a strong partnership!
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Read "Informing Governance for Food System Resilience: A Comparative Case Policy Analysis of Two Australian Regions Impacted by Multiple Disaster" by Sheriden Keegan, Kimberley Reis, Anne Roiko, and Cheryl Desha.

Find it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Energy governance is complex and multidimensional.

Emmanuelle Mathieu and Jose Maria Valenzuela contribute to understanding this topic through a framework for national renewable energy auctions and governance.

Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Congratulations to Prof. Ringa Raudla, Prof. Külli Sarapuu; Dr. Johanna Vallistu and Kerli Onno from Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. Their article “Learning from Policy Experiments” won the Best Comparative Paper Award at the #egpa2025 Conference.
August 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
It´s #JCPA_ICPA´s #HighlightThursday.

Today we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to three outstanding academics: Jale Tosun, @davidevampa.bsky.social, and Susan Appe. As they embark on new projects, we highlight that their efforts have made a lasting impact in the field.
January 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Michelle Morais, the Wick Cary Associate Professor of International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma, shares about the book “Public Policy in Democratic Backsliding. How Illiberal Populists Engage with the Policy Process” youtu.be/lPaHzfNHqqY
Michelle Morais shares about "Public Policy in Democratic Backsliding", recently reviewed in JCPA.
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April 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Sometimes policy learning occurs from south to north. Watch our 9th. Book Talk about "Policy Innovations from the Global South – Will the North Ever Learn?" to know more.

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Book Talk 9: Policy Innovations from the Global South – Will the North Ever Learn?
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September 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Take the time to listen to Professor Gita-Steiner Khamsi. In this video, she talks about "Time in Education Policy Transfer. Seven Temporalities of Global School Reform". It is #OpenAccess and will soon be in Spanish and Chinese: tinyurl.com/3p5dv2bt

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Gita Steiner-Khamsi on "Time in Education Policy Transfer. Temporalities of Global School Reform"
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September 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Our Book Talks series is back! This open access book flips the script on policy diffusion tracing how the Global South shapes policy in the Global North. Join us on September 8, 11 AM EDT, 5 PM CEST. Zoom link here:

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September 3, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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#NewSpecialIssue

"Responsive Urban Governance and Inclusive Policy Making: A Comparative Perspective" contains three open access articles and two more (for three months) courtesy of #Routledge

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August 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Why is public policy not converging on a metatheory? This excerpt of one of our #JCPABookTalks is packed with insights, take a look!

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Excerpt 4 of Book Talk 8. Why is public policy not converging on a metatheory?
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August 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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It's all on our website! Come check it out. ;)
July 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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We welcome Kira Quiñonez, the winner of 2026 - 2027 JCPA Internship Program. Kira is a graduate student at FLACSO Ecuador and will be working closely with our team on the ins and outs of academic publishing and communication.
July 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Thank you for helping us achieve this milestone, policy comparatists. Let´s celebrate this #HighlightThursday
June 18, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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A very valuable piece by Mark Skip and David Cingranelli doi.org/10.1080/1387...
May 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Policy comparatists, Professor David Weimer shared about "Negotiating Values – Implementing Change in the Allocation of Transplant Organs". Watch Book Talk 7
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Book Talk 7: Negotiating Values. Change in the Allocation of Transplant Organs with David L. Weimer.
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May 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
#HighlightThursday The College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) awarded the rank of Professor Emeritus to Leslie Pal. Professor Emeritus Pal is the Vicepresident of the #ICPASociety. Congratulations!
April 30, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Hi policy comparatists, please join us for tomorrow´s #HighlightThursday. We´ll have the sixth session of ICPAs Book Talks about "Women´s Empowerment and Public Policy in the Arab Gulf States"
Join us on March 26th for Book Talk 6: Women’s Empowerment and Public Policy in the Arab Gulf States. With editor Rabia Naguib. At 8:00 AM (EDT - Eastern Daylight Time); 1:00 PM (CET - Central European Time )
March 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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“Digital innovation in public services should be approached (...) as a governance and administrative reform challenge.” (Salazar, 2025, p.23)

A Set-Theoretical Analysis of the Pathway(s) to Digital Innovation in Developing Democracies: doi.org/10.1080/1387...
March 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Today, our community shows appreciation to Derin Atiskan, #JCPA_ICPA´s newly minted Executive Director.
March 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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The #JCPA has a new issue, policy comparatists. And @Routledge is granting free access to 2 articles to complement the issues´ 3 #OpenAccess pieces.

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February 20, 2026 at 4:48 AM