This article discusses one of the most important institutions in the modern world, namely
public bureaucracies, from a comparative perspective. Bureaucratic organizations can be …

In political science, one issue still in need of greater theorizing is the proper measurement of
bureaucratic autonomy, that is, the degree of discretion that political principals should grant …

Using the social network analysis method, this paper explores the characteristics of the
spatial association network structure of China's provincial transportation carbon emissions …

Public Administration, the field's oldest journal, is now 100 years old. Despite this centenary,
it has only been relatively recently that scholars have examined questions of:(1) how …

The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process
by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship …

Most research on administrative burdens focuses on measuring their impact on citizens'
access to services and benefits. This article fills a theoretical gap and provides a framework …

The study of street-level bureaucracy has been dominated by research from the Global
North. Mainstream conceptualizations are, therefore, based on observations from …

Theories of smart urbanism have overlooked the influence of contextual factors on the
conception, planning and implementation of digital transformation practices across regions …

ABSTRACT A number of international development initiatives increasingly give recognition
and authority to city governments in sub-Saharan Africa. However, key features of urban …

In the context of limited state capacity and a politicized public administration, democratic
backsliding tends to exploit preexisting deficiencies in the functioning of the public sector …