GL07 Governance and Public Policy

This general track invites individual papers and panel proposals in any field of public policy and governance. In alignment with the conference’s theme, "Resisting Autocratization Polarized Societies", the track particularly encourages proposals that delve into connections between public policy, governance and autocratization or polarization processes. The proposals may explore, for instance, how processes of autocratization or polarization affect the formulation or implementation of public policies, as well as its impact on governance systems. The track also welcomes submissions that explore new trends or approaches in the study of those two topics. Thus, regarding the first one, governance, proposals may address for instance the role of governance structures in promoting or hindering democratic consolidation and resilience or new ways in which such structures are redistributing political power. In turn, in the topic of public policy, submissions may investigate the relation of public policies with emerging challenges in the realms of public health, technology, social inclusion, migration, climate change, social networks and grassroots advocacy, or others. Proposals may employ various methodological approaches and focus on either national or sub-national levels of analysis.