What About Fertility? The Unintentional Pro-natalism of a Nordic Country

Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 31(3), P. 429 - 454

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Combining high birth rates with gender equality and women’s reproductive choice is often put forward as a Nordic success story. We analyze Norwegian governmental commission reports delivered 1984–2017, tracing how fertility issues are approached in policy-making under shifting demographic conditions. focus on four key topics—pro-natalism, individual versus societal level effects of policies, socioeconomic differences fertility, immigration. see little or no attention given to the fact that policy may vary by class background preferences. Relatively considered positive, but pro-natalist intent downplayed absent, even when falling. connect these findings distinctive dual earner/care-giver model, historical legacy “unintentional” pro-natalism, features system. call for more interchange between demography institutionalist scholarship argue questions macro-level family policies could be better handled explicit debate.

Language: Английский

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Steering the future: expert knowledge and stakeholder voices in autonomous vehicle policy reports

Policy and Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 11, 2025

Abstract The anticipated arrival of autonomous vehicles has created considerable uncertainty for US states because they govern roads. In response, activated their policy advisory systems. While advising at the national level been studied, less is known about sub-national level. Similarly, more use scientific knowledge by policymakers than full range deployed in advising. This study analyzes reports written to help them make sense an emerging technology preparation governance. Committees, university researchers, staff Department Transportation, and legislative produced different types reports, example, academic, focused or on topics associated with governance engineering. Our analysis reveals that state systems used two processes—convening expert—and employed three expertise—academic, practical, political—to prepare this technology. provides insight into how mobilized expertise address around technology, showing actors balanced need credible technical legitimate stakeholder engagement.

Language: Английский

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Does the Background of the Regulator Matter? The Role of Expertise and Diversity on the Perceived Competence of Regulatory Bodies

Regulation & Governance, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 21, 2025

ABSTRACT This paper examines expertise and professional diversity within new (agencies central banks) traditional (ministries) regulatory bodies (RBs) assesses their effect on the perceived competence of RBs. In particular, we address following research questions: To what extent do members RBs have display in terms trajectories? How affect RBs? By using two empirical sources data, this article provides core information educational profiles staff. addition, evidence that both among not a significant by regime actors. However, study also suggests actors are more closely aligned to trajectory RB (i.e., other regulators executive branch) tend positive perception Conversely, societal be critical toward RBs, suggesting lack shared language creates greater distance from regulators.

Language: Английский

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Who benefits from public sustainable finance in the EU?

Journal of European Public Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 26

Published: March 5, 2025

At this critical juncture in the climate crisis, public sustainable finance is increasingly recognised as crucial to addressing society's socio-ecological challenges. However, we still know surprisingly little about its actual implementation. This paper examines EU Just Transition Mechanism (JTM), a pioneering policy aimed at alleviating costs of transition economy. I present political economy framework analyze who benefits from these investments and why, highlighting role bureaucratic departments with different types expertise interests. Based on original data collection, show substantial regional variation allocation JTM 1) employment, 2) equality, 3) carbon neutrality. Moreover, part not used for any three areas. Regression analysis further reveals that employment projects more likely when 'Social Affairs' department involved, while 'Environmental are linked Overall, contributes our understanding general.

Language: Английский

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Contentious population policy-making and its consequences: a health policy analysis

International Journal for Equity in Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: April 7, 2025

Language: Английский

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Policy advisory systems and crisis governance: the advisory committee architecture within different politicization settings

International Journal of Public Sector Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 29, 2025

Purpose An Advisory Committee (AC) is a particular type of crisis governance device that provides evidence to inform government decision-making. This article explores AC architecture and how it may determine government’s response capacity during the COVID-19 by politicization settings (i.e. meritocratic vs highly politicized/patronaged). Design/methodology/approach study compares two cases with contrasting archetypes: Ireland as Slovakia patronaged. A pattern-matching approach applied in case design. Findings The findings illustrate different impacted governance. Irish demonstrated hierarchical traceable decision-making membership was composed bureaucrats independent experts focused on production. politicized Slovak characterized centralization around prime minister, informal structures, circularity procedures unclear accountability. Research limitations/implications conceptual insights be deployed interpret impact diverse settings. Practical implications existing organizational determines strengthening essential. Explicit documented design critical accountability, transparency societal trust. Social ACs can empower production contribute effective setting. In contrast, setting result promoting patronage characteristics. Originality/value contributes emerging research system level arguing character organization expertise conditions adoption expert ideas. It proposes framework for comparative analysis.

Language: Английский

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The Drivers of Science Referenced in US EPA Regulatory Impact Analyses: Open Access, Professional Popularity, and Agency Involvement

Regulation & Governance, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 30, 2025

ABSTRACT We perform bibliometric analysis on documents for 255 Regulatory Impact Analyzes (RIAs) prepared by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 1980 through 2024. Using a series of automated information extraction methods, we extract references these and match them to bibliographic records. then build database relevant articles (whether cited in an RIA or not) fit two‐stage regression model that predicts whether, how many times, reference is used RIAs as function journal prestige, professional popularity, article accessibility, EPA funding, involvement employees co‐authors. By considering uncited related similar scientific concepts, can observe systematic differences what types research products get policy analysis. Academic open access status, authorship sponsorship all predict more likely frequent use. Articles prestigious journals are no be referenced, but once referenced corpus frequently.

Language: Английский

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Nederlag for rusreformen?

Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 64(2), P. 126 - 146

Published: April 28, 2023

Rusreformutvalget ble nedsatt av Solberg-regjeringen i 2018 og anbefalte å avkriminalisere bruk narkotika. Vi plasserer reformforslaget en historisk kontekst belyser debatten med vekt på hvordan forskning brukt prosessen. Materialet er høringsuttalelsene som levert inn (N = 247). Norsk narkotikapolitikk tuftet visjonen om et harmonisk samarbeid mellom helse, sosial justis. Forskere fra «den samfunnsvitenskapelige opposisjonen» advarte imidlertid 1970-tallet mot kriminaliseringens kostnader tvangsmiddelbruk stigmatisering. Men kritikken fikk først politisk kraft da brukerorganisasjonene vokste frem etter år 2000. I høringsrunden var tvang stigmatisering begrunnelser for reform brukerorganisasjonene. Politiet påtalemyndigheten negative til reformen, de mente kunne bidra økt Reformtilhengerne hevdet at forebyggende effekt usikker rettferdiggjøre kriminaliseringen, gitt konsekvensene brukerne. Motstanderne usikkerheten talte imot avvikle muligheten – bekymring ofte underbygget henvisning forskere ved Folkehelseinstituttet. Det få referanser rundt den typen narkotikaopposisjonen sin tid sto for. Derimot støttet ønsket seg uttalelser ulike FN-organer, Verdens helseorganisasjon, samt Den europeiske menneskerettighetskonvensjon.

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Instrument constituencies and the brokering of OECD-knowledge in Nordic school reforms - a three country comparison

Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 18

Published: Nov. 3, 2024

Major international surveys and reports have considerably altered the expectations outlooks of national policymakers in education over last three decades. Through a comparative content analysis bibliographies policy documents, this article explores intermediary bodies that facilitate salient interconnections between organizations such as Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) experts who prepare comprehensive school reforms Nordic countries: Denmark, Norway Sweden. This builds on large research project studied transfer translation policies reform context. It extends study by examining role publishers brokers legitimize usage OECD knowledge significant members instrument constituencies. enhances our understanding variations citation patterns across documents from countries. also investigates extent to which differences instrumental constituencies arise institutional arrangements ideational foundations underpinning trajectories. Additionally, it examines topics addressed these governments' affiliations with new supported both public private publishers.

Language: Английский

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Interne und externe Akteure der wissenschaftlichen Politikberatung

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Scientific policy advice is characterised by a vast number of expert committees, research institutions and consulting firms, which can be institutionally embedded to varying degrees. A distinction made between internal within the political administrative system external, non-state advice. This thesis examines whether institutional context in terms internal–external dichotomy has consequences for scientific advisory actors using 2020 German Skilled Immigration Act observe if proximity influences addressees, objectives financing this context. With help extensive individual interviews, total 34 organisations are compared with each other.

Language: Английский

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