Asia Pacific Journal of PA

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What explains different disaster governance outcomes? Yang, Brower & Berlan use a center–periphery lens to examine Metro Manila—highlighting the role of values, religion, and local knowledge in shaping recovery. 👉 buff.ly/cNhmALT #PublicAdmin #DisasterGovernance

🎉 New APJPA article collection out now! “Synthesizing Public Administration Research: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses” The collection brings together 7 articles on systematic reviews and meta-analyses in PA. Explore the collection here 👇 buff.ly/zltOgku

How does organisational political climate shape employee behaviour? Asma Gul & Tasneem Fatima examine how organisational political climate and impostorism fuel procrastination and submissive behaviour through fear of failure. 🔗 buff.ly/tIS9SA2 #PublicAdministration

Can social entrepreneurship transform social assistance? @takoyudo, @HH_Setiawan, Habibullah, Susantyo, & Suyatna examine the challenges of state-driven social entrepreneurship programs in Indonesia’s public welfare system. 🔗 buff.ly/gSIwq9n

How does the central government shape policy diffusion in #China? In a new APJPA article, Jing He shows that the central government significantly promotes vertical policy diffusion. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/Ufma8Wp #PublicAdministration #PolicyDiffusion

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📣 The latest APJPA conference flyer is now available. It features recent editorials, open-access articles, and our June 2026 special issue. We warmly invite colleagues to share it at conferences, including PMRC this June.☺️🤝

Governance isn’t only built in institutions—it’s also shaped through culture. New APJPA research explores how art resists extremism in the Global South. 👉 Read more: buff.ly/mVwvDVx #PublicAdministration #GlobalSouth

How do people cope with corruption in everyday life? New in APJPA, Md Shahriar Islam shows how social capital can ease stress—especially in collectivist contexts. 👉 Read more: buff.ly/ClunRwR #PublicAdministration #Corruption #SocialCapital

What drives employee engagement in government? Taha Hameduddin, Kerstin Alfes & Adrian Ritz highlight the role of public values, professionalism, and institutions—beyond private-sector models. 🔗 buff.ly/EuWniof #PublicAdministration #PSM

Just out (Free Access) in APJPA: @MjinL & Walker (2026) find external hard performance information is most credible, while internal soft information can be less credible than none. Read: buff.ly/FXwKv9u #PublicAdministration #HongKong #Performance

How should we understand public service motivation today? This new symposium introduction by @JLPerrySPEA & Wai-Fung Lam brings together research on interaction effects, career satisfaction, and employee engagement. Read more👇 buff.ly/97Pbqkq

Just out (Free Access) in APJPA: @potipiroon (2026) reviews 153 studies showing how public service motivation shapes outcomes through interactions, highlighting mechanisms like person–environment fit and saturation. Read: buff.ly/GSReoUG #PublicAdministration #PSM

What makes a strong paper in public administration? We’re happy to share this new editorial by @JLPerrySPEA & Wai-Fung Lam on APJPA’s editorial direction and priorities for submissions. Read more👇 buff.ly/Yd9DWtM #PublicAdministration #AcademicPublishing

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Just out (Free Access) in APJPA: @juliea_beasley & Fernandez (2026) find work-related diversity boosts job satisfaction and performance, while social diversity shows more complex effects in U.S. federal agencies. Read more: buff.ly/KgqLMXY

New cognitive science evidence for public service motivation: Can public managers rely on public service motivation during austere and chaotic times? New evidence from cognitive sciences tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Ideas about how to close the theory-practice gap in public administration: Reconsidering the gap between theory and practice in public administration tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Insightful editorial: Building global knowledge in public administration tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Open-access article just published: Perceived credibility of performance information: experimental evidence on type and source effects tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… @JLPerrySPEA