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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
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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#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
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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
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
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
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Han Xiao, Wei Ge, and Xinyue Shi wrote an interesting article about policy narrative salience using topic modelling. Take a look at the highlights and read it here: lnkd.in/gjMZAEVm
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Join us later today to talk about one of the most comprehensive collections of comparative policy insights in the world. #HighlightThursday
The ICPA Society and #JCPA invite you to our
Book Talk 4: International Library of Policy Analysis (ILPA) Book Series. The editors Michael Howlett and Iris Geva-May will talk about the series and answer questions from the audience. Join us next Thursday 3:00 PM (EST); 9:00 PM (CET).
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Today we send our appreciation to the #coppr26 organizers for building the environment of collaboration and dialogue that makes our discipline grow. The Editors Roundtable was a success!!

Please remember to visit our website: comparativepolicy.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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This study makes a significant contribution by applying Wilson´s regulatory politics model to cases of technology-enabled business models in South Korea. Read this piece by Wookjoon Sung and Jooho Lee at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 16, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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On the third episode of the ICPA Society Book Talks, Leslie Pal interviewed #ChristopherWeible about the policy process and changes produced by AI. This is a must for researchers and students. View it on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/OJ74GdPVbg4
ICPA Society Book Talks Series. Episode 3.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This #HighlightThursday is for the International Library of Policy Analysis book series and its upcoming volumes. In this video, professors Michael Howlett and Iris Geva-May explain the legacy and future of this comparative endeavor.

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Michael Howlett and Iris Geva-May on the International Library of Policy Analysis Series.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Congratulations, Carlos Rodrigues for receiving the JCPA Best Comparative Policy Paper Award. His article: "Transparency policy design in LAC: a comparative analysis" was selected by the Joint Adjudication Committee of #CLAD and #JCPA

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November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM