Australian Journal of Public Administration
The Australian Journal of Public Administration is committed to the study and practice of public administration, public management and policy making (since 1937)
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- What constitutes an #IdealType #MicroLevel #learning process during a #crisis ❓ What challenges might undermine this ideal ❓ Neil Mortimer & @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social study the micro-flow of crisis policy learning & policy processes during a protracted crisis 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- How do public servants #frame and #practise #empathy ❓ @mussagulova.bsky.social, Jaime Padilla, & Andy Asquith study how public servants use empathy in their work by distinguishing between empathy as a frame and empathy as a practice 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- What are the unintended consequences of the #BlendedWorkforce on #MiddleManager #WellBeing❓ 👀 Vindhya Weeratunga, Fiona Buick, Deborah Blackman, & Michael O'Donnell explore these impacts through the lens of Job Demands–Resources (JD–R) theory 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- How do #PublicOrganisations undertake policy learning to influence policymaking and governance❓ @bishoyzaki.bsky.social suggests #OrganisationalPolicyLearning as a process by which they seek and process information & knowledge about policy & governance 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- Whether and how can #SoftLaw & #QuasiRegulation undermine and enhance public value, depending on their design, application, and oversight ❓ Michael McGuinness & colleagues examine ‘regulatory dark matter’ in the Australian regulatory environment doi.org/10.1111/1467... 👇
- Highlights from 8⃣4⃣ (4⃣) #SpecialIssue on #StreetLevel #Organisations & #Bureaucrats (co-guest edited by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine) How does #religious #InstitutionalLogic affect frontline work in hybrid arrangements environments ❓ doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- Highlights from 8⃣4⃣ (4⃣) #SpecialIssue on #StreetLevel #Organisations & #Bureaucrats (co-guest edited by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine) Bettina Stauffer & Susanne Hadorn investigate the cooperation between politicians & SLBs in the context of policy implementation 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- Highlights from 8⃣4⃣ (4⃣) #SpecialIssue on #StreetLevel #Organisations & #Bureaucrats (co-guest edited by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine) How did #SLBs adapt to changing conditions by exercising discretion in the implementation of #Covid19 crisis response❓ doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- Highlights from 8⃣4⃣ (4⃣) #SpecialIssue on #StreetLevel #Organisations & #Bureaucrats (co-guest edited by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine) How do fragmented approaches to policy implementation undermine the response to the needs of vulnerable populations❓ doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- Season's Greetings from @ausjpa.bsky.social 🌲 🎅 We are proud to host the conversation on #Australia & beyond on our pages We wish you all a joyous #FestiveSeason & a #HappyNewYear! Look forward to 2⃣0⃣2⃣6⃣ with our #Australian roots & #Global reach 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/14678500
- Highlights from 8⃣4⃣(4⃣) the #SpecialIssue on #StreetLevel #Organisations & #Bureaucrats (co-guest edited by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine) @lutfunlata.bsky.social & colleagues examine the barriers to equity by centralised & street-level public governance approaches👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- Highlights from 8⃣4⃣ (4⃣) the #SpecialIssue on #StreetLevel #Organisations & #Bureaucrats (co-guest edited by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine) Nashellit González-Martínez & @rikpeeters2.bsky.social study informal street-level interactions & citizen–state relations 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- Highlights from 8⃣4⃣ (4⃣) the #SpecialIssue on #StreetLevel #Organisations & #Bureaucrats (co-guest edited by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine) Jawad Abu Younis, Anna Uster & Itai Beeri explore #CoProduction between the state and non-profits in #Israel 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 🎊 Congratulations to Nicole El-Haber & Dr Swati Nagpa for winning this year’s #IPAA #SamRichardsonAward for the most influential paper published in @ausjpa.bsky.social in 2024 #SamRichardsonAward page ❓ 👇 www.ipaa.org.au/national-awa... The article ❓ 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 📣 Highlights from 8⃣4⃣ (4⃣) & the #SpecialIssue on #StreetLevel #Organisations & #Bureaucrats (co-guest edited by @gabilotta & Mark Considine) 📚 Claudio Domenig & Fritz Sager study how street-level organisations adapt to a new legal framework after regulatory reform 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 📣 Vol 8⃣4⃣ ( 4⃣ ) is out 🌞 The December 2025 Issue features a #SpecialIssue on the implications of new public governance for #StreetLevel #organisations and #bureaucrats & 3⃣ research articles See our newsletter 👇 mailchi.mp/e74ef5557f23... For the Issue 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678500...
- Is #success in one domain (i.e., #Policy, #Process, and #Political) sufficient to ensure success in other domains ❓ Scott Prasser shows why success needs to be seen across the interrelated areas of policy, process, and politics 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- ☕️ How does managing a #BlendedWorkforce impact the well-being of middle managers in the public service ❓ Vindhya Weeratunga, Fiona Buick, Deborah Blackman, Michael O'Donnellexplore the unintended consequences of the blended workforce model 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
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- In case you missed @ausjpa.bsky.social's trending article @christianeva.bsky.social examines the #IndigenousProcurementPolicy in #Australia & shows half of the $7 billion spent in the first eight years of the policy went to just 18 businesses 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
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- What is on the menu 🧑🍳❓ @ausjpa.bsky.social's December is in the press & brings together a co-guest edited (by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine) special issue on #NewPublicGovernance at street-level The Issue will also include 3⃣ research articles More soon...👇
- 🗞️ Early view #RegulatoryDarkMatter are instruments that often evade democratic oversight, despite binding regulatory ramifications Michael McGuinness & colleagues examine the influence of unofficial rules, soft law & quasi-regulatory mechanisms in #Australia 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 🗞️ Early view #PolicyLearning literature has generated a prolific endeavour & examines learning processes at micro-, meso- and macro-levels @bishoyzaki.bsky.social focuses on the meso-level & conceptualises the scarcely theorised ‘organisational policy learning’ 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- ☕️ Early view #PolicyCapacity available to oppositions and parliaments has received less attention Darren A. Disney studies the policy capacity across major Australian national and sub-national jurisdictions 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 🆕 Early view 🗣️ How could we design #deliberative summits better ❓ Heath Pickering discusses the @cityofmelbourne.bsky.social's #M2050 Summit. The article derives four lessons for improvements and the bases for replication elsewhere 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 🧐 In case you missed it Phuc Nguyen & colleagues study the under-performing provision of employment services in #Australia They apply the #SupplyChainManagement theory & visualise the network of stakeholders involved in the provision of employment services 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- ⏰ Early view What is the mediating role of laissez-faire leadership in the relationship between #MeaningfulWork & #JobSatisfaction ❓ Abid Hussain & Esme Franken examine the interplay between #Autonomy, #Leadership, and #OrganisationalConstraints 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- ♨️Early view Who defines #success in #IndigenousPolicymaking❓ Christian Eva provides the most comprehensive quantitative analysis of the distribution of #Procurement contracts to #IndigenousBusinesses 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 🧐 Which are the "most-read" "top-5" articles published in 2025 ❓ You have been reading #PolicySuccess & #failure, foundations of a #HumaneGovernment, #BureaucraticGovernance, #PolicyImplementation & In Memoriam #GemmaCarey👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...
- ⏰Early view How is #Empathy understood by public servants❓ How do #PublicServants practise empathy in their work❓ @mussagulova.bsky.social, Jaime Padilla, & Andy Asquith study how empathy is enacted and structured into public service work 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- ⏰ Early view How is #merit conceptualised in public sector merit protection frameworks ❓ Sue Williamson & colleagues examine the #MeritProtectionFrameworks in the #AustralianCapitalTerritory, #Queensland & #Aotearoa in #NewZealand👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 📣 Early View What constitutes an ideal-type #MicroLevel #Learning process during a #crisis ❓ And what challenges might undermine this ideal ❓ Neil Mortimer & @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social study #Australia's #COVID19 crisis learning as an exemplar case 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
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- 👉It is #OAWeek @ausjpa.bsky.social endorses Open Access publishing & publishes #OpenAccess The share of open access articles was only 3⃣% in 2018. It has reached 6⃣9⃣% in 2024. As of September 2025, it is 6⃣1⃣%. For more information 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...
- 📣 Early View How does #PolicyCapacity impact managing wicked problems such as climate change in the #GlobalSouth ❓ Rameen Khan & Fiaz Hussain provide insights into the capacities needed for effective #ClimateChange #PolicyWork in #Pakistan 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 🧐 In case you missed it In this #Forum article, dedicated to #FabienneMaron, Edoardo Ongaro, Wolfgang Drechsler, Hiroko Shimada-Logie (in this photo) & colleagues argue that #Humanities help us rediscover the significance of #MoralSentiments, #Imagination & #Compassion in PA 👇
- 📣🆕Early View Why can the #humanities be beneficial for the practice of #PublicAdministration (PA)❓ In this Forum article, dedicated to Fabienne Maron, Edoardo Ongaro, @albertmeijer.bsky.social & colleagues argue that the humanities can deepen our understanding of PA👇
- 🧐 In case you have missed @ausjpa.bsky.social's September Issue is out With Australian roots, @ausjpa.bsky.social has an international standing & @ausjpa.bsky.social looks forward to receiving your excellent submissions from the #GlobalSouth and beyond 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678500...
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- Highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (3⃣) 🧐Have you had the opportunity to read Janine O’Flynn's reflections on the foundations for a human(e) government ❓ 🖊️The article argues for interweaving #positivity, #complexity, #humility, & #empathy 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 📣Vol 8⃣4⃣(3⃣) is out ❗️ 🌥️ 🌞 The September 2025 Issue is a rich, dense, and stimulating collection of 3⃣ Research articles 4⃣ Research notes 2⃣ Practice and policy articles Explore, read, & engage 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678500...
- 📣 Early View What is #GamefulGovernment ❓ David Threlfall & Catherine Althaus study the usage of #games and #gamification in #Australian public sector practice, & what it means for processes and outcomes of policymaking 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
- 📣Early View Can #CommunityOrganisations (COs) extend the reach of support to at-risk groups❓ Corina Crisan & colleagues employ #CollaborationTheory & suggest a framework to guide strategic alliances with COs to support at-risk workers👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 👉 Highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (3⃣) 🖊️ Government agencies are not just complex bureaucracies but also learning organisations Ed Dandalt analyses the themes covered in public sector leadership development programmes 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 📣Vol 8⃣4⃣(3⃣) is out ❗️ 🌥️ 🌞 The September 2025 Issue is a rich, dense, and stimulating collection of 3⃣ Research articles 4⃣ Research notes 2⃣ Practice and policy articles Explore, read, & engage 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678500...
- 👉 Highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (3⃣) ✏️ #HumanLearningSystem emphasises continuous learning & improvement within organisations to enhance their effectiveness Christianne Ormston & Michael Macaulay examine the emergent HLS project #CollaborativeNewcastle #NHSUK 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 📣Vol 8⃣4⃣(3⃣) is out ❗️ 🌥️ 🌞 The September 2025 Issue is a rich, dense, and stimulating collection of 3⃣ Research articles 4⃣ Research notes 2⃣ Practice and policy articles Explore, read, & engage 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678500...
- 👉 Highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (3⃣) 🖊️ Christiane Gerblinger examines the dynamics of selective knowledge in government policymaking How & why the strategic use of overlooking, ignoring, & silencing is a challenge to #accountability and #PublicTrust 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 📣Vol 8⃣4⃣(3⃣) is out ❗️ 🌥️ 🌞 The September 2025 Issue is a rich, dense, and stimulating collection of 3⃣ Research articles 4⃣ Research notes 2⃣ Practice and policy articles Explore, read, & engage 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678500...
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- 📣Vol 8⃣4⃣(3⃣) is out ❗️ 🌥️ 🌞 The September 2025 Issue is a rich, dense, and stimulating collection of 3⃣ Research articles 4⃣ Research notes 2⃣ Practice and policy articles Explore, read, & engage 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678500...
- 📣🆕Early View #LeveragePoints are places within #systems where small, strategic interventions can create significant and lasting impact Deborah Blackman, Vindhya Weeratunga, Jade Hart, @hdicko.bsky.social propose a crucial refinement to Meadows’ leverage points👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 🧐 Holistic approaches studying #CitizenSatisfaction with public services in developing countries have been scarcer 👉 Xin Tao, Nikita Makarchev & colleagues examine the sources and mechanisms of #Vietnamese citizens’ satisfaction with land administration services 👇
- 📣🆕Early View Can we trace back the performance of public services to the effectiveness of service providers’ management of their supply chains❓ Phuc Nguyen & colleagues study the under-performing provision of employment services from a system approach👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 📣🆕Early View Why can the #humanities be beneficial for the practice of #PublicAdministration (PA)❓ In this Forum article, dedicated to Fabienne Maron, Edoardo Ongaro, @albertmeijer.bsky.social & colleagues argue that the humanities can deepen our understanding of PA👇
- 🌞Summer readings & highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (2⃣) Kerkko Huhtanen, Anna-Katriina Salmikangas & Hannu Itkonen discuss #Hybridity in the provision of public services driven by economic recessions, #NewPublicManagement & other societal changes in #Finland 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...
- 🌞Summer readings More than 300K full-text downloads in the last two years, which articles have been read most ❓ Explore our readers' collection 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...
- 🌞Summer readings & highlights from Vol 8️⃣4️⃣(2️⃣) Sebastian Singler & Ali A. Guenduez examine: How prevalent are #PublicSectorInnovation (PSI) barriers in the innovation process❓ What differences exist between PSI barriers at the national and regional levels❓ 👇
- What are the three dimensions of co-destruction of service value ❓ Shabana Naveed identifies three dimensions: 👉Value-in-production 👉 Value-in-delivery 👉 Value-in-usage 👇
