Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
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Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
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Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration is a scholarly double anonymized peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting the study, research and enhancement of public governance, policy, administration and management in and beyond Asia and the Pacific.
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Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration is a scholarly journal dedicated to promoting the study, research and enhancement of public governance, policy, administration and management in and beyond Asia & the Pacific.
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Just out! This article by Yang, Brower, & Berlan examines three flood governance models in Metro Manila. Drawing on center-periphery theory, it analyzes how power asymmetries and cultural values shape disaster governance and recovery outcomes buff.ly/tAvjI9D
February 13, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Check out this introduction by Azhar, Sabharwal & Rahman to our brand new special issue titled "Building Global public administration knowledge: perspectives from the Global South focusing on faith, culture, and traditions" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... More info coming soon!
February 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Hot off the press! In this new editorial Heidi Jane Smith introduces a conceptual distinction between decolonisation and discolonialization of public administration-two analytical perspectives that illuminate different pathways for transforming the field www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Just out! Gupta et al. examine how the alignment between career placement and organisational context conditions the relationship between PSM, career satisfaction, and organisational commitment in the Indian public service buff.ly/Uj2EzaP
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
This #FF we look at the article by Yuda et al. who investigate the challenges faced while implementing experimental measures to transform cash transfers into social entrepreneurship programs in #Indonesia buff.ly/5X1pMLo
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Hot off the press! Mahmud examines reported trust in civil service and local government, aggregated as public administration, across Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, using nationally representative Governance and Trust data from 2020–2021 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Just out! Horák, Špaček & Špalková present the results of our research on factors influencing organisational resilience in selected Czech ministries and agencies that differ in their levels of bureaucracy during the COVID-19 pandemic www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Congratulations to our two 🏆 Best Article Prize 2025🏆 awardees!
Sounman Hong, Suho Ji, & Taek Kyu Kim on performance management & political accountability buff.ly/cZbJzfj AND Naomi Aoki on zero bureaucracy buff.ly/tNZO7tY
More here buff.ly/dyQMkeh
January 20, 2026 at 3:21 AM
This #FF we are looking at a study by Gul & Fatima that explains how organisational political climate through fear of failure affects employee procrastination and submissive behaviour in #Pakistan www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
In a recent article Qin & Christensen examine the hybridity of different public management reform patterns by analysing the interrelationships among three major paradigms – traditional public administration, NPM, and post-NPM with a focus on #China buff.ly/vgLXDK5
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Just out! Zhou, Chen, & Kim explore how future public administrators – students majoring in public administration – perceive public values associated with a good government in #China, #Singapore, & #Taiwan, three Confucian societies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Hot off the press! Valdiglesias investigates whether the anti-corruption campaign launched in 2012 constitutes a structural shift in #China’s political system, focusing on political stability, Chinese Communist Party legitimacy, & institutional reforms www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
#FF: we are looking at the article by Roberts on the crisis of design in American government (with a video abstract). Over-centralisation within the system has contributed to four pathologies. Find out which: buff.ly/oOFWI38
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Our most recent systematic literature review by Tian and Perez-Duran focuses on accountability in 15 solid closed autocracies in Asia to provide an analysis of the state of the art, trends, and key findings on types of accountability in these autocracies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Living in the "Asian century" requires a deeper understanding of Asia, argues the pre-eminent Andrew Podger, Australia's former Public Service Commissioner. He reflects on the achievements and challenges of public administration in Asia in this new editorial: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Our newest article by Cheema, Verka & Azam explores the impact of the fulfilment of basic needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness on turnover intention of civil servants in #Pakistan www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... expanding our understanding of the factors affecting employee turnover
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Happy New Year to all our readers and followers! We are back online and will post about our new articles starting this week. Watch this space! In the meantime, check out our newest articles here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rap...
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
Publishes research on public governance, policy, administration and management in Asia and the Pacific and beyond.
www.tandfonline.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Hot off the press! Dau investigates the influence of credit card use in electronic procurement (e-procurement) on the effectiveness of using government budgets in #Vietnam buff.ly/xMCi1TA
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Just out! Riskawati, Salim, Putro & Ginting explore Muhammadiyah, #Indonesia's 2nd largest Islamic organisation & how its civic-religious values are personally internalised & applied by public leaders. An important contribution on religion & PA buff.ly/2Za3Qvd
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Hot off the press! An editorial by Tran, Cheema, & Perry discuss whether public managers can rely on public service motivation as a framework for building incentives and creating a psychological resilience that public servants can draw upon www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Just out & relevant in the light of current bureaucrat-bashing moods globally. Oliveira et al. conduct a systematic review of evidence drawn from 119 empirical studies on the link between job security, employee attitudes, & performance www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Hot off the press! Dau investigates the influence of credit card use in electronic procurement (e-procurement) on the effectiveness of using government budgets in #Vietnam www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hot off the press! Riskawati, Salim, Putro & Ginting explore Muhammadiyah, #Indonesia's second largest Islamic organisation & how Islamic values rooted in its civic-religious tradition are personally internalised & applied by public leaders. An important contribution on religion & PA buff.ly/2Za3Qvd
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We have many new articles out! Check out Potipiroon's & Tongsongsom's new work on perceived leader prosocial motivation & perceived team prosocial motivation using SDT in the context of #Thailand. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Hot off the press! Potipiroon & Tongsongsom draw on #self-determination theory to distinguish between pleasure-based & pressure-based prosocial motivations & examine their influence on volunteers’ work engagement & burnout www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM