This review article and special issue introduction argues that studying the relationship
between the populist radical right and the welfare state requires bridging literatures that …

Although the idea that existing policies can have major effects on politics and policy
development is hardly new, the last three decades witnessed a major expansion of policy …

Public support for ambitious climate policies and carbon prices that have direct costs for
voters may depend on policy sequencing. Policy sequencing theory suggests that the …

Policy action for sustainability transformation faces inherent and ever-present sources of
conflict, pushback, and resistance (ie, discord). However, conceptual frameworks and policy …

Achieving most sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the Paris climate targets
depends on the fast transformation of complex socio-technical systems. Recent research …

Despite the prominence of exogenous factors in theories of policy change, the precise
mechanisms that link such factors to policy change remain elusive: The effects of exogenous …

Hard climate policy (eg, regulation, taxes/pricing, phaseouts) is needed to meet ambitious
climate targets, but when such policy is introduced, it can sometimes trigger backlash …

Countries adopted a variety of social policy responses to reduce the social risks
exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which in some cases took the form of institutional …

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forward myriad challenges to public policy, central of
which is understanding the different contextual factors that can influence the effectiveness of …

Substantial renewable energy (RE) cost reductions have raised the prospect of a subsidy-
free RE era of the energy transition. The envisaged policy cornerstones of this era are …