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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James Low & Kee Hean Soh examine how #Singapore’s Public Service Commission has helped sustain a meritocratic, professional, and trusted #PublicService—and the challenges it faces today.
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James Low & Kee Hean Soh examine how #Singapore’s Public Service Commission has helped sustain a meritocratic, professional, and trusted #PublicService—and the challenges it faces today.
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In our latest editorial, Tobin Im examines the rise and fall of #SouthKorea’s Civil Service Commission—and what it reveals about meritocracy, political neutrality, and power in the civil service.
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In our latest editorial, Tobin Im examines the rise and fall of #SouthKorea’s Civil Service Commission—and what it reveals about meritocracy, political neutrality, and power in the civil service.
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The collection’s latest three articles examine PSM’s moderating effects, career satisfaction and commitment, and turnover intention.
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The collection’s latest three articles examine PSM’s moderating effects, career satisfaction and commitment, and turnover intention.
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In our latest editorial, Co-Editors Zhengyan (Ian) Li and James L. Perry reflect on APJPA’s editorial transition, thank former Co-Editor Wai-Fung (Danny) Lam for his many contributions, and look ahead.
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In our latest editorial, Co-Editors Zhengyan (Ian) Li and James L. Perry reflect on APJPA’s editorial transition, thank former Co-Editor Wai-Fung (Danny) Lam for his many contributions, and look ahead.
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Andrew Podger reflects on the #Australian experience of balancing responsiveness to elected governments with professional independence in the public service.
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Andrew Podger reflects on the #Australian experience of balancing responsiveness to elected governments with professional independence in the public service.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us.😊
🎥 Recording: youtu.be/-X9QSSfTuX8?...
Thank you to everyone who joined us.😊
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Ian is an Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong, studying institutional design, policy tools, environmental governance, and citizen–government interactions.
We’re glad to welcome Ian to the APJPA editorial team.☺️ 👏
Ian is an Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong, studying institutional design, policy tools, environmental governance, and citizen–government interactions.
We’re glad to welcome Ian to the APJPA editorial team.☺️ 👏
Dau examines this question using evidence from 202 #Vietnamese public organisations, exploring how digital procurement tools influence #PublicBudgeting.
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Dau examines this question using evidence from 202 #Vietnamese public organisations, exploring how digital procurement tools influence #PublicBudgeting.
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We welcome comparative and theory-driven research across the #AsiaPacific and beyond.
🗓 Due 1 Dec 2026
📩 Contact: Hsien-Lee Tseng — [email protected]
See details below.
We welcome comparative and theory-driven research across the #AsiaPacific and beyond.
🗓 Due 1 Dec 2026
📩 Contact: Hsien-Lee Tseng — [email protected]
See details below.
Join us on 2 September 2026 for an APJPA webinar on #PublicAdministration research with a focus on #China.
💻 Online via Zoom
See the poster for details.
Join us on 2 September 2026 for an APJPA webinar on #PublicAdministration research with a focus on #China.
💻 Online via Zoom
See the poster for details.
Tian & Pérez-Durán review 70 studies across 15 #Asian closed autocracies, examining how accountability mechanisms operate beyond democracy.
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Tian & Pérez-Durán review 70 studies across 15 #Asian closed autocracies, examining how accountability mechanisms operate beyond democracy.
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Explore APJPA’s Digital Transformation in Public Administration collection—17 articles on AI, digital public services, inclusion, privacy, governance, and more across the #AsiaPacific.
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Explore APJPA’s Digital Transformation in Public Administration collection—17 articles on AI, digital public services, inclusion, privacy, governance, and more across the #AsiaPacific.
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Rifat Mahmud’s article explores trust in public institutions across #Bangladesh, #Nepal, and #SriLanka, revealing a complex relationship between corruption and public confidence.
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Rifat Mahmud’s article explores trust in public institutions across #Bangladesh, #Nepal, and #SriLanka, revealing a complex relationship between corruption and public confidence.
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Explore Volume 48, Issue 3, featuring research on policy implementation, public sector reform, digital governance, comparative public administration, and more.
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Explore Volume 48, Issue 3, featuring research on policy implementation, public sector reform, digital governance, comparative public administration, and more.
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Join APJPA’s webinar with James L. Perry, He Jing & Tao Lei for a conversation on research framing, peer review, and publishing in APJPA.
🗓 2 Sept | 💻 Zoom
🕘 9–10 pm Beijing/HK | 9–10 am ET
Join APJPA’s webinar with James L. Perry, He Jing & Tao Lei for a conversation on research framing, peer review, and publishing in APJPA.
🗓 2 Sept | 💻 Zoom
🕘 9–10 pm Beijing/HK | 9–10 am ET
🆕 Latest addition: #China’s 2023 Party-state institutional reform and party dominance.
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🆕 Latest addition: #China’s 2023 Party-state institutional reform and party dominance.
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Hameduddin, Alfes & Ritz examine what drives employee engagement across public and private sectors.
Coming in APJPA’s #PublicServiceMotivation Symposium (V48.4).
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Hameduddin, Alfes & Ritz examine what drives employee engagement across public and private sectors.
Coming in APJPA’s #PublicServiceMotivation Symposium (V48.4).
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When uncertainty expands bureaucratic discretion, what follows?
Drawing on evidence from #Indonesia, Bake, Alam & Wahbi show how uncertainty can trigger two competing responses: integrity-based adaptation or opportunism.
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When uncertainty expands bureaucratic discretion, what follows?
Drawing on evidence from #Indonesia, Bake, Alam & Wahbi show how uncertainty can trigger two competing responses: integrity-based adaptation or opportunism.
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🔎 Reviewing 119 studies across 41+ countries, it links job insecurity to poorer employee and organisational outcomes.
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🔎 Reviewing 119 studies across 41+ countries, it links job insecurity to poorer employee and organisational outcomes.
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Watch a short summary of APJPA's special issue, Building Global Public Administration Knowledge: Perspectives from the #GlobalSouth Focusing on Faith, Culture, and Traditions.
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Watch a short summary of APJPA's special issue, Building Global Public Administration Knowledge: Perspectives from the #GlobalSouth Focusing on Faith, Culture, and Traditions.
📖 Explore the special issue: buff.ly/Od48bXm
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Explore APJPA's collection on Quality of Government in the #AsiaPacific, featuring 11 articles on governance, public trust, integrity, and institutional quality.
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Explore APJPA's collection on Quality of Government in the #AsiaPacific, featuring 11 articles on governance, public trust, integrity, and institutional quality.
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Explore Smith's Guest Editorial on decolonising and discolonialising #PublicAdministration, featured in our #GlobalSouth Special Issue.
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Explore Smith's Guest Editorial on decolonising and discolonialising #PublicAdministration, featured in our #GlobalSouth Special Issue.
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Julie A. Beasley is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her latest APJPA article explores how workforce diversity shapes organizational outcomes in U.S. federal agencies.
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Julie A. Beasley is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her latest APJPA article explores how workforce diversity shapes organizational outcomes in U.S. federal agencies.
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Cui, Yuan & Tang show that #AntiCorruption information can backfire. The effects of media information depend on citizens' corruption experiences and how information is presented.
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Cui, Yuan & Tang show that #AntiCorruption information can backfire. The effects of media information depend on citizens' corruption experiences and how information is presented.
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Levitats, Vigoda-Gadot & Styrin find that citizens' emotions towards algorithmic policy decision-making are associated with trust in government—even beyond perceived governance performance.
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#AlgorithmicGovernance #PublicAdministration
Levitats, Vigoda-Gadot & Styrin find that citizens' emotions towards algorithmic policy decision-making are associated with trust in government—even beyond perceived governance performance.
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#AlgorithmicGovernance #PublicAdministration