Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology
Recent Submissions
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Performance management and political accountability: how local governments respond to performance feedback
(Routledge, 20 March 2024)Using the results of an annual assessment of local governments’ integrity levels from 2012 to 2016, we explore how Korea’s local governments respond to performance feedback provided by the central government. First, we ... -
Do government performance signals affect citizen satisfaction?
(Wiley, 11 April 2024)Previous studies have confirmed the causal effect of performance information on citizen satisfaction, but they were primarily conducted in survey experimental settings that featured hypothetical and abstract scenarios and ... -
A typology of the climate activist
(Springer Nature, 1 December 2023)As the climate crisis escalates and citizens increasingly come to understand the existential consequences of political inaction on our civilisation, they are demanding radical action. Although people are mobilising as ... -
The ‘Mesopotamian trap’: from the ‘first’ international to dynamic multiplicity
(Cambridge University Press, 2024)Building on studies of historical non-Westphalian world orders, this article challenges desires to identify a ‘first’ international. The question ‘when was the first international?’ is fundamental to defining disciplinary ... -
Beyond Powering and Puzzling: The Political Dimensions of Policy Learning
(Routledge, 2024)Over the years, policy learning has emerged as a theoretical lens to provide an alternative understanding to powering-based approaches to the policy process and policy outcomes. This has been a success story, with policy ...