The public's health is intimately linked to politics and policy. But political science has yet to
make a major contribution to understanding the political economy of health (as distinct from …

The establishment of policy is key to the implementation of actions for health. We review the
nature of policy and the definition and directions of health policy. In doing so, we explicitly …

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ABSTRACT COVID-19 has created a ramifying public health, economic, and political crisis
throughout many countries in the world. While globally the pandemic is at different stages …

Citizens' social policy opinions are strongly influenced by a simple heuristic: Are the
recipients of social benefits deserving or not? Adding to this growing literature, we provide …

What political and social features of states help explain the distribution of reported Covid-19
deaths? We survey existing works on (1) state capacity,(2) political institutions,(3) political …

Interest groups struggle to build reputations as influential actors in the policy process and to
discern the influence exercised by others. This study conceptualizes influence reputation as …

We argue that research on political behavior, including political participation, public opinion,
policy responsiveness, and political inequality will be strengthened by studying the role of …

Health crises can reveal the inability of governments to induce compliance with policy
interventions. While lack of compliance is conventionally attributed to individual mistrust in …

An interest group coalition exists whenever two or more interest groups collaborate in
advocating their public policy agendas. Working together in coalition is one of the most …