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- ISSN: 0898-0306 (Print), 1528-4190 (Online)
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The Journal of Policy History is an interdisciplinary journal concerned with the application of historical perspectives to public policy studies. While seeking to inform scholars interested in policy history, the journal also seeks to inform policy makers through a historical approach to public policy. Its authors, considering public policy primarily in the United States though also in other nations, focus on policy origins and development through historical inquiry, historical analysis of specific policy areas and policy institutions, explorations of continuities and shifts in policy over time, interdisciplinary research into public policy, and comparative historical approaches to the development of public policy.
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Cuerpo, mestizaje y colonialidad: La alteridad de las mujeres trans en las muestras fotográficas Padre Patria y Vírgenes de la Puerta/
- 23 July 2025,
- The photographic series “Padre Patria” (2014) and “Vírgenes de la Puerta” (2014), by Juan José Barboza-Gubo and Andrew Mroczek, offer a visual narrative of...
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Hospitals Hire Tobacco Lobbyists. Why?
- 15 July 2025,
- It is common for health organizations, including hospitals, to hire lobbyists who represent tobacco interests. In our study in the Journal of Public Policy,...
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Types of pandemic-induced psychological distress, clarity of responsibility, and support for incumbents
- 07 July 2025,
- Although the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic now feels like a distant memory, the political consequences of that period remain a critical lens through which...