Special Section on Policy Capacity Framework in Implementation Analysis Across Different Contexts in the World

This first issue of PAP in 2026 is comprised of two parts. The first part contains four articles of the Special Section on the Policy Capacity Framework in Implementation Analysis across different Contexts in the World, guest-edited by Fabiana C. Saddi, Stephen Peckham, and Nagina Khan. The articles in this section focus on the applications of the policy capacity framework in various locations, including the United States, Brazil, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Please refer to the Introduction to the Special Section for brief descriptions of each article. In addition, the second part includes four regular articles on post-pandemic reflection, smart city, and primary education policy.