Public Administration and Development
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PAD publishes research on the practice of public administration where it is directed to managing development processes. Est. 1949. #AcademicSky #Academic #Research #GlobalSouth #PASky #PolicySky
♨️ New article How AI-ready are Europe's bureaucracies? This study finds that many national AI strategies give limited attention to civil servants, despite their central role in digital transformation. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
New #OpenAccess Article 📢 . Can digitalization make public administration more efficient while simultaneously narrowing democratic participation? Arash Beidollahkhani explores how digital governance can function as an administrative tool and for political participation. doi.org/10.1002/pad....
📢 How can disruption become an opportunity for humanitarian reform? Deloffre & Brinkerhoff introduce the concept of intermediated localization, arguing that aid reform depends on understanding how power is mediated through relationships. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pad....
📢 #OpenAccess How is authority negotiated in small states? Dana-Marie Ramjit explores hybrid governance in Caribbean SIDS, showing co-production and governance amid postcolonial legacies and recurring crises. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pad....
📢New article! . Matías Dewey & Lucas Ronconi show that professional, Weberian bureaucracies are better at labor enforcement than politicized agencies, underscoring the importance of state capacity. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pad....
♨️New article! . Pradit Chinudomsub, Thanikun Chantra, Kwankaow Kongdecha, Phuriphat Kruanopparatana & Stithorn Thananithichot examine municipalities in Thailand to explore how participatory design and digital tools can strengthen local governance. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
There will be two workshops for the special issue. *Hong Kong workshop*: October 2, 2026 (4 PM to 6 PM local Hong Kong time) *Milan workshop*: November 4, 2026 (9.30 AM to 11.30 AM local Italy time)
Just released today! . We are Q1 in Public Administration and in Development Studies in the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Report! Our JIF is 3.3. . This places us as the 14th highest ranked journal in development studies (14/66) and 23rd highest ranked journal in PA (23/97).
📢 New Article! #OpenAccess . Marlene Jugl compares administrative systems across 29 non-Western countries and finds a far more diverse picture than conventional labels. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pad....
📢 New article! A mixed-methods study by Nantapong Butakhieo, Stuti Rawat, Arjun Vyas & Lina Vyas finds that organisational commitment and workplace relationships were critical drivers of motivation during the crisis in India. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pad....
👥 Co-editors: Yanto Chandra | Greta Nasi | Jiasheng Zhang . 🔗 More information here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
♨️Special Issue Alert! . We have a new special issue on 'Policy Capacity in Developing Countries: Linking Theory and Empirics' by guest editors: Yifei Yan @kidjiesaguin.bsky.social @mkeremcoban.bsky.social 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1099162x... . #GlobalSouth #PublicAdministration #Governance
📢 Update from PAD! . The 2025 SCImago Journal Rankings are out—and PAD is ranked Q1 in both Development Studies and Public Administration for the first time since 2015! . Our SJR for 2025 is 0.761. 🔗 scimagojr.com/journalsearc...
🌍 We are pleased to share our updated editorial board-now representing 28 countries across the globe! . 👩🎓 54% of our board members are women. . We are committed to inclusive & representative public policy scholarship. . Explore the full editorial board here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
♨️New #OpenAccess Brief report! . Ibrahim Bornoma, Nick Kirsop-Taylor & David Benson argue that administrative traditions in the majority world must be understood through both colonial and pre-colonial institutional legacies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pad....
🎊 Heartiest congratulations to our Associate Editor Prof. Shahjahan Bhuiyan for receiving the the Allan Rosenbaum International Public Administration Award at #ASPA2026!
⭐ The PAD crew at #ASPA2026! . Our co-editor-in chief Dr Ian C Elliott with Associate Editors Wendy Chen, Alfred M. Wu, and Shahjahan Bhuiyan . Do reach out to them at the conference if you would like to know more about PAD: aspanet.org/Conference20... .
PAD wishes its readers a Happy Year of the Horse! #yearofthehorse . May this year bring strength, momentum, and bold ideas to move forward. 🌟
⌛️PAD is committed to a timely and rigorous review process. Our median time from submission to first decision is 3 days, supporting efficient and constructive scholarly engagement. . Do submit your manuscripts to us! . 🔗For details, visit our website: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1099...
📢It's the International Day of Clean Energy | #UnitedNations to raise awareness and mobilize action for a just and inclusive transition to clean #energy for the benefit of people and the planet. un.org/en/observanc... . Here are selected works from PAD focusing on energy!
♨️ New article! . How can governments strengthen capacity to adopt #AI in long-term care? . Si Ying Tan, Lili Li, & @arazth.bsky.social draw on interviews to find that #SG demonstrates analytical and operational capacity but not individual-level political capacity. . doi.org/10.1002/pad....
♨️New article! . What is the impact of performance information on citizen satisfaction? . Xuede Gao & Fei Sun find that while relative performance information influences satisfaction, its effects are fragile in #China. . 🔗https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pad.70023
♨️New article! . Anil Gurjar & Anupam Ghosh examine the resource use and outputs across #India to identify performance gaps and high achievers to find that larger states outperform the smaller states. . 🔗https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pad.70018
♨️ New article! . What are the factors that increase localization? . Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre examines four country-based pooled funds to identify types of brokerage models and their effects on localization. . 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
♨️New article! . Why do capacity building projects fall short despite efforts? . Kablan P. Kacou, Lavagnon A. Ika & Lauchlan T. Munro examine this through content analysis of 73 articles to bridge the rigour-relevance gap. . 🔗https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pad.70020
♨️New article! . Haibo Tan, Lihua Yang, Ziteng Fan & Yingying Gao trace public service innovation to propose an integrative model for practitioners in strategically allocating resources across innovation stages. . 🔗https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pad.70017
🔊 On Reviewer Appreciation Day 2025, we announced the Best Reviewer Award, along with notable mentions. We are deeply grateful to Frank Ohemeng (Concordia University) for his timely and thoughtful reviews, and we commend him for his outstanding service to PAD. Thank you! #reviewerappreciationday
📢 On International Reviewer Appreciation Day, PAD thanks our dedicated reviewers! . 🏆 Best Reviewer 2024: Frank L.K. Ohemeng (Concordia University, Canada) . 👏 Special Mentions: Hanyu Xiao (Hong Kong) Sisira Kumara (Sri Lanka) Amy Harris (Univ. of Michigan, USA)
♨️ New article! How do policies work under instability & low compliance . Jaime Sainz Santamaría examines the Latin America’s Payment for Ecosystem Services to find that data & analysis identify solutions and politics sustains them. . 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pad....