Public Administration
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Established in 1923, Public Administration (PA) is the oldest journal in the field of public administration.
"The Limits of Regulatory Capture: Explaining the UK Payment Protection Insurance Mis-Selling Scandal" by Eva Heims reexamines the ineffective response of government agencies to the vast mis-selling of payment protection insurance by the financial industry in the UK. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"The Limits of Regulatory Capture: Explaining the UK Payment Protection Insurance Mis-Selling Scandal" by Eva Heims reexamines the ineffective response of government agencies to the vast mis-selling of payment protection insurance by the financial industry in the UK. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
"Accountability in Government Use of AI: Citizen Concerns and Preferences" by Naikang Feng & Yanto Chandra answers the question about how ordinary citizens perceive accountability policies in government AI use. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"Accountability in Government Use of AI: Citizen Concerns and Preferences" by Naikang Feng & Yanto Chandra answers the question about how ordinary citizens perceive accountability policies in government AI use. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
"Comparing the Implications of Strategies for Governing the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Political Robustness of Five European Political Regimes" by Eva Sørensen, Peter Triantafillou, Tiziana Caponio, György Hajnal, Tiina Randma-Liiv, & David Spacek (1/n) doi.org/10.1111/padm...
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Comparing the Implications of Strategies for Governing the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Political Robustness of Five European Political Regimes" by Eva Sørensen, Peter Triantafillou, Tiziana Caponio, György Hajnal, Tiina Randma-Liiv, & David Spacek (1/n) doi.org/10.1111/padm...
Have you had a chance to read "Unpacking Approaches to Digitalization Strategy" in 103(3)? Novel framework on how to analyze local governments digitization strategies is identified in this article. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Have you had a chance to read "Unpacking Approaches to Digitalization Strategy" in 103(3)? Novel framework on how to analyze local governments digitization strategies is identified in this article. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
"Can Cross-Sector Collaboration Contribute to Boundaries Reshaping of Digital Government Platforms? Empirical Evidence Based on Machine Learning and Text Analysis" in 103(3) explores the role of collaboration in the governance of digital government. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Can Cross-Sector Collaboration Contribute to Boundaries Reshaping of Digital Government Platforms? Empirical Evidence Based on Machine Learning and Text Analysis" in 103(3) explores the role of collaboration in the governance of digital government. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
Have you had a chance to read "Auditing, the State and Democracy in a “New” Machine Age of Digitalization: The UK Supreme Audit Institution" in 103(3)? Interesting findings on the digitalization of the audit. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
October 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Have you had a chance to read "Auditing, the State and Democracy in a “New” Machine Age of Digitalization: The UK Supreme Audit Institution" in 103(3)? Interesting findings on the digitalization of the audit. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
Have you had a chance to read "Chasing Digitalization: Understanding Control and Dispersion of Digitalization in Public Sector Organizations" by Gustaf Kastberg Weichselberger in 103(3)? doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
October 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Have you had a chance to read "Chasing Digitalization: Understanding Control and Dispersion of Digitalization in Public Sector Organizations" by Gustaf Kastberg Weichselberger in 103(3)? doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
"Institutional Factors as Antecedents of Energy Efficiency Policies at the Local Level" by @abouassi.bsky.social, Carley Weted, & David Schwegman finds that state-level policies and global city networks shape local energy efficiency adoption. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa... @au-spa.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Institutional Factors as Antecedents of Energy Efficiency Policies at the Local Level" by @abouassi.bsky.social, Carley Weted, & David Schwegman finds that state-level policies and global city networks shape local energy efficiency adoption. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa... @au-spa.bsky.social
"Strategic Response Under Pressure: The Impact of
Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy on How Local Governments Tackle “Environment-Economy” Nexus" by Fangyuan Zhong, Qing Liu, & Mengbing Du explores how pilot policies reshape governments' goal-setting process. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy on How Local Governments Tackle “Environment-Economy” Nexus" by Fangyuan Zhong, Qing Liu, & Mengbing Du explores how pilot policies reshape governments' goal-setting process. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Strategic Response Under Pressure: The Impact of
Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy on How Local Governments Tackle “Environment-Economy” Nexus" by Fangyuan Zhong, Qing Liu, & Mengbing Du explores how pilot policies reshape governments' goal-setting process. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy on How Local Governments Tackle “Environment-Economy” Nexus" by Fangyuan Zhong, Qing Liu, & Mengbing Du explores how pilot policies reshape governments' goal-setting process. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
"Algorithmic Governance: Experimental Evidence on Citizens' and Public Administrators' Legitimacy Perceptions of Automated Decision-Making" by Jaakko Hillo, Isak Vento, & Tero Erkkilä examines admin & citizen perceptions of automated decision legitimacy. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
September 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Algorithmic Governance: Experimental Evidence on Citizens' and Public Administrators' Legitimacy Perceptions of Automated Decision-Making" by Jaakko Hillo, Isak Vento, & Tero Erkkilä examines admin & citizen perceptions of automated decision legitimacy. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
"The Socio-Structural Drivers of Strategic Improvisation in Emergency Services: An Exploratory Study of the Royal Malaysia Police" by Ian R. Hodgkinson, Paul Hughes, Darwina Arshad, Swapan Ghosh, & Mohd Sharizal Ainul is open access on the website. doi.org/10.1111/padm... (1/n)
September 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"The Socio-Structural Drivers of Strategic Improvisation in Emergency Services: An Exploratory Study of the Royal Malaysia Police" by Ian R. Hodgkinson, Paul Hughes, Darwina Arshad, Swapan Ghosh, & Mohd Sharizal Ainul is open access on the website. doi.org/10.1111/padm... (1/n)
This week's #FlashbackFriday is less of a flashback and more of a highlight of "Does Outsourcing Reduce Public Scrutiny Toward Elected Officials?: Insights From US Municipal Water Management" in 103(3)! doi.org/10.1111/padm...
September 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This week's #FlashbackFriday is less of a flashback and more of a highlight of "Does Outsourcing Reduce Public Scrutiny Toward Elected Officials?: Insights From US Municipal Water Management" in 103(3)! doi.org/10.1111/padm...
"Dialogue of the Deaf: How Deliberation With Discontented Citizens May Hopelessly Fail" by Anouk van Twist finds that differing views on what constitutes good deliberation can create a dialogue of the deaf.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Dialogue of the Deaf: How Deliberation With Discontented Citizens May Hopelessly Fail" by Anouk van Twist finds that differing views on what constitutes good deliberation can create a dialogue of the deaf.
doi.org/10.1111/padm...
doi.org/10.1111/padm...
"Advancing Social Equity in Public Budgeting: The Role of Minority Political Representation in Local Government" by Can Chen, @vestorcien.bsky.social, & Milena Neshkova finds that greater minority representation predicts higher redistributive spending. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
September 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"Advancing Social Equity in Public Budgeting: The Role of Minority Political Representation in Local Government" by Can Chen, @vestorcien.bsky.social, & Milena Neshkova finds that greater minority representation predicts higher redistributive spending. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
Have you had an opportunity to read "Efficiencies of and Motivations for Contracting Out in the Public Sector: The Case of Social Services in Spain" in 103(3)? Fascinating findings! doi.org/10.1111/padm...
September 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Have you had an opportunity to read "Efficiencies of and Motivations for Contracting Out in the Public Sector: The Case of Social Services in Spain" in 103(3)? Fascinating findings! doi.org/10.1111/padm...
Issue 103(3) contains a special issue exploring Accountability and Governance. The introduction to the special issue is a great read! doi.org/10.1111/padm...
September 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Issue 103(3) contains a special issue exploring Accountability and Governance. The introduction to the special issue is a great read! doi.org/10.1111/padm...
"Navigating Digital Transformation? The Guiding Role and Socialization Processes of Change Agents" by @carofischer.bsky.social & Jessica Breaugh tracked 76 municipal "change agents" to show how staff grow into hybrid roles via socialization and identity shifts. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
September 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Navigating Digital Transformation? The Guiding Role and Socialization Processes of Change Agents" by @carofischer.bsky.social & Jessica Breaugh tracked 76 municipal "change agents" to show how staff grow into hybrid roles via socialization and identity shifts. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
"Moving Beyond New Public Management: How Business Type-Management Is Embedded in the Swedish State Through Institutional Hooks" by @shirinaoberg.bsky.social & Göran Sundström uses a historical-institutionalist analysis of Sweden, showing that... doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"Moving Beyond New Public Management: How Business Type-Management Is Embedded in the Swedish State Through Institutional Hooks" by @shirinaoberg.bsky.social & Göran Sundström uses a historical-institutionalist analysis of Sweden, showing that... doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
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"Public Versus Private Providers: How Ownership Impacts Quality in Public Service Markets" by Lena Brogaard examines differences in service quality among public, nonprofit, and for-profit providers of center-based childcare. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
September 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"Public Versus Private Providers: How Ownership Impacts Quality in Public Service Markets" by Lena Brogaard examines differences in service quality among public, nonprofit, and for-profit providers of center-based childcare. doi.org/10.1111/padm...
"Wartime Leadership as a Bridge Over Troubled Waters:
A Representative Bureaucracy Perspective on Ethnically
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Schools" by Maayan Davidovitz & Chen Schechter explores Israeli schools after Oct 7 to show how minority staff advance representation.
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A Representative Bureaucracy Perspective on Ethnically
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Schools" by Maayan Davidovitz & Chen Schechter explores Israeli schools after Oct 7 to show how minority staff advance representation.
doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
September 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Wartime Leadership as a Bridge Over Troubled Waters:
A Representative Bureaucracy Perspective on Ethnically
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Schools" by Maayan Davidovitz & Chen Schechter explores Israeli schools after Oct 7 to show how minority staff advance representation.
doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
A Representative Bureaucracy Perspective on Ethnically
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Schools" by Maayan Davidovitz & Chen Schechter explores Israeli schools after Oct 7 to show how minority staff advance representation.
doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
"A Replication of “Why Do Policymakers Support
Administrative Burdens? The Roles of Deservingness,
Political Ideology, and Personal Experience”" by Maria Tiggelaar & Bert George is a narrow replication of Baekgaard, Moynihan, and Thomsen (2021). doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
Administrative Burdens? The Roles of Deservingness,
Political Ideology, and Personal Experience”" by Maria Tiggelaar & Bert George is a narrow replication of Baekgaard, Moynihan, and Thomsen (2021). doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
September 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"A Replication of “Why Do Policymakers Support
Administrative Burdens? The Roles of Deservingness,
Political Ideology, and Personal Experience”" by Maria Tiggelaar & Bert George is a narrow replication of Baekgaard, Moynihan, and Thomsen (2021). doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
Administrative Burdens? The Roles of Deservingness,
Political Ideology, and Personal Experience”" by Maria Tiggelaar & Bert George is a narrow replication of Baekgaard, Moynihan, and Thomsen (2021). doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
Excited to announce the release of issue 103(3), which includes a special issue on Accountability and Governance. Please keep your eyes on the Public Administration social media accounts as we promote all of the amazing research in 103(3)! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679299...
September 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Excited to announce the release of issue 103(3), which includes a special issue on Accountability and Governance. Please keep your eyes on the Public Administration social media accounts as we promote all of the amazing research in 103(3)! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679299...
"Creative Discretion on the Frontline of Public Services: A Longitudinal Qualitative Digital Diary and Interview Study" by Liesbeth Faas, Glenn Houtgraaf, Peter Kruyen, & Sandra van Thiel finds that while all professionals value creativity for... (1/n) doi.org/10.1111/padm...
September 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"Creative Discretion on the Frontline of Public Services: A Longitudinal Qualitative Digital Diary and Interview Study" by Liesbeth Faas, Glenn Houtgraaf, Peter Kruyen, & Sandra van Thiel finds that while all professionals value creativity for... (1/n) doi.org/10.1111/padm...
A Replication of “Explaining Why the Computer Says
No: Algorithmic Transparency Affects the Perceived
Trustworthiness of Automated Decision-Making” by Xuemei Fang, Huayu Zhou, & Song Chen confirms that explainability increases public trust. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
No: Algorithmic Transparency Affects the Perceived
Trustworthiness of Automated Decision-Making” by Xuemei Fang, Huayu Zhou, & Song Chen confirms that explainability increases public trust. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
September 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A Replication of “Explaining Why the Computer Says
No: Algorithmic Transparency Affects the Perceived
Trustworthiness of Automated Decision-Making” by Xuemei Fang, Huayu Zhou, & Song Chen confirms that explainability increases public trust. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
No: Algorithmic Transparency Affects the Perceived
Trustworthiness of Automated Decision-Making” by Xuemei Fang, Huayu Zhou, & Song Chen confirms that explainability increases public trust. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...
We’re delighted to recognize Chung-An Chen as a winner of the 2025 Outstanding Reviewer Award for Public Administration! Chuang-An's thoughtful insights and dedication to the review process help advance excellence in the field.
September 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We’re delighted to recognize Chung-An Chen as a winner of the 2025 Outstanding Reviewer Award for Public Administration! Chuang-An's thoughtful insights and dedication to the review process help advance excellence in the field.