Dear all, Please find below a call for papers on policy process theories in authoritarian settings. If you work on the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory, Multiple Streams, Narrative Policy Framework, Advocacy Coalition Framework, IAD, Policy Feedback Theory, or policy diffusion in an authoritarian setting, please consider submitting an abstract. You will find the full call for papers below. Policy process theories in authoritarian settings International Workshops on Public Policy (IWPP3) 28-30 June Budapest and online Call for papers: click here <https://www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/iwpp3-budapest/panel-list/15/panel/policy-processes-in-authoritarian-settings/1250> Deadline: 31 January 2022 Chairs: Caroline Schlaufer (University of Bern) and Annemieke van den Dool (Duke Kunshan University) *Policy process theories in authoritarian settings* Although there is a flourishing body of literature on policy processes (Weible and Sabatier, 2017), its focus remains on western democracies (Jones et al., 2016; Kuhlmann & van der Heijden, 2018; Williamson & Magaloni, 2020). English-language studies that apply the main theories of the policy process (Weible and Sabatier, 2017) to nondemocracies remain limited in number and scope. In response to this research gap, an emerging body of research has started to adjust and apply theories of the policy process to authoritarian institutional contexts. However, a key question is whether existing policy process theories are sufficiently capable to do so given that their underlying assumptions are clearly rooted in a liberal democratic context. The aim of this workshop is threefold. First, it aims to systematically explore the applicability of existing theories of the policy process (Weible and Sabatier, 2017) to authoritarian regimes. Second, it aims to identify the specificities of policy processes and potential factors of policy change in authoritarian systems that go beyond existing theories of the policy process. Thirdly, it aims to start building an inclusive and coherent research community for scholars working on policy process theories in authoritarian settings. To address the relative lack of studies on policy process theories in authoritarian settings, we welcome papers that empirically test existing theories of the policy process in nondemocratic context, empirical papers that use other theoretical approaches, and conceptual papers that move further public policy theory for authoritarian contexts. We welcome papers that empirically test existing theories of the policy process in nondemocratic context, empirical papers that use other theoretical approaches, and conceptual papers that move further public policy theory for authoritarian contexts. Key research questions to be addressed by the workshop include: - To what extent and how do existing policy process theories, including their underlying assumptions and hypotheses, need to be adjusted to fit authoritarian contexts? - What are blind spots of existing (adjusted) policy process theories to explain policy change in authoritarian contexts, how can existing theories about authoritarianism be integrated into policy process theories, and what other theoretical approaches could be useful? - How to conduct policy process research in authoritarian contexts given limited data availability, limited funding, censorship, and other research obstacles? - How are existing policy process theories taught in authoritarian contexts and to what extent are they adjusted to fit local contexts? *Dr. Annemieke van den Dool* *Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy* Duke Kunshan University | 昆山杜克大学 中国江苏省昆山市杜克大道8号 邮编：215316 No. 8 Duke Avenue, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China 215316 www.dukekunshan.edu.cn