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European institutions have promoted and implemented a citizen turn since the beginning of the 2000s, with the use of mini-publics where randomly selected citizens deliberate on European policies. Even if citizen deliberation can nowadays be considered as a consensual narrative of European Union (EU) legitimization, the article contends that it remains an interesting proxy through which to understand and evaluate power struggles among several EU actors. Notably, not all the actors involved in designing and implementing citizen procedures at the EU level do so for the same interests and with shared conceptions. Based on documentary analysis, interviews, and the observation of three EU citizen randomly selected procedures, this article identifies several conceptions of citizen deliberation: the civic conception, the identity-building conception, the neo-managerial conception, and the political instrumentalization conception. Such equivocality of citizen deliberation at the EU level enriches academic analyses focusing on the institutional lockdown of citizen deliberative experiments.

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Crowley, K. 2009. “Can Deliberative Democracy Be Practiced? A Subnational Policy Pathway.” Politics & Policy 37, no. 5: 995–1021. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2009.00208.x/abstract.

Curato, N., and S. Niemeyer. 2013. “Reaching Out to Overcome Political Apathy: Building Participatory Capacity through Deliberative Engagement.” Politics & Policy 41, no. 3: 355–383. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12015.

McBeth, M. K., D. L. Lybecker, and K. A. Garner. 2010. “The Story of Good Citizenship: Framing Public Policy in the Context of Duty-Based Versus Engaged Citizenship.” Politics & Policy 38, no. 1: 1–23. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2009.00226.x/abstract.

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is reshaping migration dynamics in the MENA region and the GCC. This study examines the BRI's impact on migration trends and the socio-economic factors influencing migration decisions. The extensive infrastructure projects—including motorways, railways, and ports—boost connectivity, create economic opportunities, and expand labor markets by attracting workers and easing mobility. As regions become more integrated, cultural exchange and social ties strengthen, further influencing migration patterns. The creation of special economic zones and industrial corridors along BRI routes fuels both internal and cross-border migration. In this context, the study highlights how the BRI's infrastructure development not only facilitates physical connectivity but also serves as a catalyst for economic growth. As new industries and urban centers emerge, significant migration is expected as people seek work in these areas. The study contributes to the understanding of the impacts of BRI on migration in the MENA region.

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Chang, Y. Y. 2023. “China Beyond China, Establishing a Digital Order With Chinese Characteristics: China’s Growing Discursive Power and the Digital Silk Road.” Politics & Policy 51, no. 2: 283–321. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12524.

Duggan, N. 2020. “China—The Champion of the Developing World: A Study of China’s New Development Model and Its Role in Changing Global Economic Governance.” Politics & Policy 48, no. 5: 836–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12377.

Fong, W., and N. Sakib. 2021. “A ‘Good’ Country Without Democracy: Can China’s Outward FDI Buy a Positive State Image Overseas?” Politics & Policy 49, no. 5: 1146–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12428.

This study aims to evaluate the existence of a mimetic behavior model in local governments‘ online information disclosure using spatial econometrics. To analyze this behavior, the Bidimensional Transparency Index is employed, which is an e-disclosure measurement instrument that measures the local government‘s transparency level through two components reflecting this behavior: Breadth and Depth. The results of the theoretical model‘s application on the levels of information disclosure in the Spanish case for the 2021 period reveal mimetic behavior of different intensities between the elements of Breadth and Depth, indicating that neighboring municipalities‘ level of transparency affects local governments‘ transparency, which is further intensified if the municipalities have the same political sign, along with political, organizational, and financial factors.

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Adriana, V. M. 2024. “Digital Rights in Perspective: The Evolution of the Debate in the Internet Governance Forum.” Politics & Policy 52, no. 1: 12–323. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12571.

Jinghan. Z., T. Stevens, and Y. Chen. 2017. “China’s Solution to Global Cyber Governance: Unpacking the Domestic Discourse of ‘Internet Sovereignty.’” Politics & Policy 45, no. 3: 432–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12202.

Pedro, R., and D. J. Mallinson. 2023. “Catching Up With AI: Pushing Toward a Cohesive Governance Framework.” Politics & Policy 51, no. 3: 355–72. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12529.

Little research has been conducted on litigation crowdfunding, including how links to politically controversial causes may influence fundraising success. This study collected 500 crowdfunding campaigns for legal expenses initiated between December 27, 2022, and June 1, 2023, and 50 litigation campaigns with the highest fundraising totals on the GiveSendGo crowdfunding platform. These campaigns were categorized into politically controversial and non-politically controversial categories. 236 (47.2%) politically controversial fundraisers received median of $579 of $30,000 requested from 8 donations. Two hundred sixty-four (52.8%) non-politically controversial campaigns requested median of $10,000 and raised median of $0 from 0 donations. Forty-six of 50 campaigns with the highest fundraising totals were for politically controversial issues. The relative success of politically controversial litigation campaigns suggests that they benefit from this connection, and campaigners may be motivated to stress politically controversial elements in their campaigns. Non-politically controversial campaigns with litigation needs may find it relatively difficult to support their needs through crowdfunding.

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Brogan, M. J., and J. Mendilow. 2012. “The Telescoping Effects of Public Campaign Funding: Evaluating the Impact of Clean Elections in Arizona, Maine, and New Jersey.” Politics & Policy 40, no. 3: 492–518. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2012.00353.x.

Jäckle, S., and T. Metz. 2017. “Beauty Contest Revisited: The Effects of Perceived Attractiveness, Competence, and Likability on the Electoral Success of German MPs.” Politics & Policy 45, no. 4: 495–534. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12209.

Pompl, S., and S. Gherghina. 2019. “Messages and Familiar Faces: Crowdfunding in the 2017 U.K. Electoral Campaign.” Politics & Policy 47, no. 3: 436–463. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12301.

This essay systematically reviews articles on geopolitical risk (GPR), providing a detailed analysis of publication trends and research themes. The results revealed that the rise in the GPR has led to severe economic repercussions, including depressed economic activities, reduced investments, constrained domestic credit, and disrupted global supply chains. While there is broad consensus on the significant influence of GPR on oil prices and market volatility, the findings reveal the nuanced and sometimes conflicting impacts and predictive power of these risks. This underscores the importance of considering the context and timing of geopolitical events in market analysis and policy formulation. The study suggests that scholars should incorporate a variety of GPR indices, both country-specific and global, to capture the multifaceted impacts of geopolitical events on markets. Context-specific analyses are essential for understanding the differential impacts of GPR under various economic environments and market conditions.

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Lemire, S., L. R. Peck, and A. Porowski. 2023. “The Evolution of Systematic Evidence Reviews: Past and Future Developments and Their Implications for Policy Analysis.” Politics & Policy 51, no. 3: 373–396. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12532.

Hernández-Moreno, J., J.-B. Harguindéguy, and B. Carrasco-Ariza. 2025. “Review Essay—Territorial Politics and COVID: A Comprehensive Review.” Politics & Policy 53, no. 1: E70010. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70010.

Robles, P., and D. J. Mallinson. 2023. “Review Essay—Catching Up With AI: Pushing Toward a Cohesive Governance Framework.” Politics & Policy 51, no. 3: 355–372. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12529.

This research has two aims: on the one hand, it seeks to measure ethnolinguistic diversity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at a disaggregated level, with a granularity that corresponds to the second Congolese administrative scale; on the other hand, it explains this fragmentation based on recent empirical literature. We therefore present the first estimates of ethnic diversity at the subnational level and examine their origins in the DRC. First, the data clearly reveal a strong and nonhomogenized ethnolinguistic diversity across the national landscape, while also acknowledging the real presence of ethnic dominance and significant ethnic polarization in certain territories. Second, based on our data, our empirical evidence suggests that ethnolinguistic diversity in the DRC can be primarily explained by geoclimatic factors, followed by historical-institutional factors, mixed variables, and finally, modern variables.

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Ishiyama, J., and K. Fox. 2006. “What Affects the Strength of Partisan Identity in Sub-Saharan Africa?” Politics & Policy 34, no. 4: 748–773. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2006.00039.x.

Koos, A. K. 2016. “Constitutional Definition of the Demos and Inter-Ethnic Relations.” Politics & Policy 44, no. 4: 639–676. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12170.

Ondoua Beyene, B., T. Mamadou Asngar, B. E. Ongo Nkoa, C. B. Kamdem, and P. K. Fosso. 2025. “Cultural Diffusion and Democracy: What Lessons in Sub-Saharan Africa's Experience?” Politics & Policy 53, no. 1: e70012. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70012.

Border-related deaths have often been linked to immigration enforcement. Since the 1990s, the US government has used “prevention through deterrence” policies which have resulted in a militarization of the border and heightened the risks of unauthorized entry. By increasing border barriers, enforcement has re-routed migration to remote parts of the Sonoran Desert, the Rio Grande Valley and the Del Rio sectors. Changes to migration traffic have exposed immigrants to extreme heat, dehydration and death. The rationale provided is that increased dangers act as deterrents to migration. Yet, data from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) suggests that in 2022, over 880 people died when attempting to cross the US-Mexico border. Using data from the Missing Migrants Project, No More Deaths and official statistics from the CBP, this manuscript tracks migrant fatalities. Rooted in Mbembe's (2003) theme of necropolitics, this manuscript also discusses the legal and ethical consequences of immigrant death. It elaborates on how structures of power and sovereignty dictate who has the right to life and who dies at the border.

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Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe. 2013. “Security, Migration, and the Economy in the Texas–Tamaulipas Border Region: The ‘Real’ Effects of Mexico's Drug War.” Politics & Policy 41(1): 65–82. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12005.

Duman, Yoav H. 2014. “Reducing the Fog? Immigrant Regularization and the State.” Politics & Policy 42(2): 187–220. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12065.

Garrett, Terence M. 2020. “The Security Apparatus, Federal Magistrate Courts, and Detention Centers as Simulacra: The Effects of Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy on Migrants and Refugees in the Rio Grande Valley.” Politics & Policy 48(2): 372–35. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12348.

While a growing amount of research is emerging on the voting patterns and attitudes of Generation Z (Gen Z) voters in general, little attention has been given to independent Gen Z voters. To better understand these independent Gen Z voters, we surveyed 1315 registered voters in Arizona between 20 and 30 years old. We explored how Gen Z voters differ from their partisan counterparts in their attitudes toward politics, barriers to voting, and their motivation to vote in the 2024 election. We found that Gen Z voters are decidedly more independent and Latino than their party-affiliated counterparts and have significantly lower voting participation. Gen Z independents aligned with Democrats on several issues of concern and Republicans on others. They overwhelmingly felt that the two major parties are not working in the best interest of the country, and over two-thirds feel that the current political system is not working for their generation.

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Fisher, P. 2020. “Generational Replacement and the Impending Transformation of the American Electorate.” Politics & Policy 48, no. 1: 38–68. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12340.

Fisher, P. 2024. “A Generation Divided: The politics of Generation X.” Politics & Policy 52, no. 5: 900–917. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12620.

Shaykhutdinov, R. 2019. “Socialization, Rationality, and Age: Generational Gaps and the Attitudes Toward the Chechen War in Russia.” Politics & Policy 47, no. 5: 931–955. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12323.

The article poses and attempts to address the question of whether, how, and to what extent political democracy influences income distribution and, more broadly, economic inequality in current Western and comparable societies such as OECD countries. It first reviews the sociological and related literature concerning the relations between political democracy and economic inequality, including income and wealth distribution. Considering theoretical arguments and empirical observations, it then states hypotheses concerning the influence of political democracy on income distribution and specifies the data, methods, and variables of the empirical analysis. It presents the findings of empirical exploratory and regression analyses. Last, it discusses the findings and offers conclusions and directions for further research. The findings largely corroborate the hypotheses that political democracy inversely relates to, and negatively influences, income distribution by providing preliminary, suggestive, though not conclusive, definitive evidence for this.

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Adegboye, A., K. Adegboye, U. Uwuigbe, et al. 2023. “Taxation, Democracy, and Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Relevant Linkages for Sustainable Development Goals.” Politics & Policy 51, no. 4: 696–722. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12547.

Nchofoung, T., S. Asongu, V. Tchamyou, and O. Edoh. 2022. “Gender, Political Inclusion, and Democracy in Africa: Some Empirical Evidence.” Politics & Policy 51, no. 1: 137–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12505.

Wang, Y. 2017. “Why Tax Policy Is Not Politics in China: Public Finance and China's Changing State-Society Relations.” Politics & Policy 45, no. 2: 194–223. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12200.