Public Affairs

Public Affairs is an interdisciplinary academic field concerned with the strategic management of an organization's relationships with governmental, media, and public stakeholders through communications and advocacy designed to influence public policy.

224.4K

Publications

12.4M

Citations

317.2K

Authors

25.7K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

61.2K

Children

Education PolicyEnvironmental PolicyHealth PolicyInternational Public AffairsLegislative AffairsNonprofit ManagementPolitical CommunicationPublic AdministrationPublic BudgetingPublic Finance

Publications

224.4K

Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework

Hilary Arksey, Lisa O’Malley · International Journal of Social Research Methodology · 2005 · 35.6K citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Health Services Research +12

Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place

Sebastiaan Theodorus Michaël Peek, Katrien Luijkx, M. D. Rijnaard et al. · Gerontology · 2015 · 19.7K citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Assistive Technology +13

Development and Distortion of Malaysian Public- Private Partnerships: Patronage, Privatised Profits and Pitfalls DOI: 10.1111/j.1467- 8500.2009.00655.x

Loo‐See Beh · Intellectum (Universidad de La Sabana) · 2010 · 16.1K citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Public Management +13

A Ladder Of Citizen Participation

Sherry R. Arnstein · Journal of the American Institute of Planners · 1969 · 15.7K citations

Public Affairs, Social Policy, Urban Policy +14

Toward a New Conception of the Environment-Competitiveness Relationship

Michael E. Porter, Claas van der Linde · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 1995 · 12.6K citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Environmental Management, Strategic Management +17

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Authors

317.2K

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Michael Howlett
Simon Fraser University, Canada
150 publications · 19.2K citations
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Martin McKee
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
206 publications · 20.4K citations
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Benjamin K. Sovacool
University of Sussex, United Kingdom
117 publications · 11.3K citations
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Joel Slemrod
University of Michigan, United States
116 publications · 11.2K citations
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Joseph P. Newhouse
Harvard University, United States
107 publications · 15.1K citations
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Institutions

25.7K

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Venues

Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 2.1K publications · 252.9K citations
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Energy Policy
2.4K publications · 184.4K citations
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Journal of Public Economics
1.3K publications · 142K citations
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American Economic Review
669 publications · 114.4K citations
179
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Health Affairs
2.2K publications · 154.8K citations
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See also Public Affairs
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Policy Influence	Advocacy Regulatory Capture Agenda-setting Research Revolving Door Phenomenon Procedural Obstruction Issue Framing Multiple Streams Framework Boardroom Politics Issue Agreement Public Interest Groups
Stakeholders	Interest Groups Civic Organizations Political Elites
Ethical Issues	Algorithmic Bias Accountability Data Privacy Public Affairs Reporting
Organizational Contexts	Higher Education Non-governmental Organizations