ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION is dedicated to research that enhances public governance and administration, emphasizing the Asia Pacific region.

Hong Kong, China
Joined March 2020
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🔓 Open Access in APJPA! Hameduddin, Alfes & Ritz review what drives employee engagement across sectors and propose a public-sector model centred on public values, professionalism & political insulation. 📖 buff.ly/EqjMyI1 📚 buff.ly/pM0InLm
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📚 How do public management reforms become hybrid? Qin & Christensen show how #China institutionalised traditional PA, #NPM & post-NPM almost simultaneously—a “compressed reform trajectory” contrasting with more sequential reform layering elsewhere. 📖 buff.ly/f2ljp5E
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📚 One of APJPA’s most-read articles Tran, Cheema & @JLPerrySPEA draw on cognitive science to show why #PublicServiceMotivation may remain resilient in austere and chaotic times—and how compassion-based training could strengthen it. 📖 buff.ly/njlhwVa
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🆕 Just out in APJPA! Nguyen Thi Quynh Trang shows how ethical #leadership can work through competing pathways: stronger leader identification may increase unethical pro-organisational behaviour, while #PublicServiceMotivation may reduce it. 📖 buff.ly/izcrOs3
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🆕 Just out in APJPA! Brillantes Jr., Ruiz, Dulpina & Rivera examine how the #Philippines’ Civil Service Commission and capacity-building institutions work to protect meritocracy amid persistent political pressures. 📖 buff.ly/MQaSDrR
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⚖️ Uncertainty can widen bureaucratic discretion—and lead to very different responses. Drawing on evidence from #Indonesia, Bake, Alam & Wahbi show how expanded discretion can support integrity-based adaptation or enable opportunism. 📖 buff.ly/9L3lURy
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📣 Anti-corruption information can backfire. Cui, Yuan & Tang show that citizens’ corruption experiences shape how they respond to different information formats—and, in turn, their willingness to fight corruption. 📖 buff.ly/wLTmpDm 📚 buff.ly/xddf7Js
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🤖 Trust in algorithmic governance can be emotional. Drawing on a survey of 586 citizens, Levitats, Vigoda-Gadot & Styrin examine how emotions towards algorithmic decision-making shape trust in governance institutions. 📖 buff.ly/hc62uiG
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👤 Meet the Author: Jekyung Lee Jekyung is an Assistant Professor at Chungnam National University, researching public finance, performance, and corruption. His latest APJPA article with Han Qiu examines government transparency in China. 📖 buff.ly/9lI0XTA
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🏛️ Similar cultural roots, different visions of good government. Zhou, Chen & Kim compare #PublicValues in China, Singapore, and Taiwan, revealing diverse views of government functions across three #Confucian societies. 📖 buff.ly/PRhw5CI
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🆕 Just out in APJPA! Wahyu Sutiyono & Lila Sari examine #Indonesia’s Civil Service Commission, tracing its rise, abolition, and proposed return—and the implications for meritocracy and bureaucratic neutrality. 📖 buff.ly/pWI9Xfl
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🔎 Can #SocialCapital help reduce stress caused by #corruption? Drawing on data from five Asia-Pacific countries, Islam finds that trust within personal networks can help—but may also reinforce corruption. 📖 buff.ly/tUtv1eL
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📚 Discover what’s new in APJPA. Our updated flyer highlights a selection of recent publications from the journal. Feel free to share it with colleagues or bring copies along to your next conference.
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🔓 Now FREE ACCESS in APJPA! Tian & Pérez-Durán review 70 studies on accountability in 15 Asian autocracies, highlighting the dominance of vertical mechanisms and the roles of social & horizontal accountability. 📖 buff.ly/vUhYeia
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📢 APJPA Call for Proposals: Public-Sector #AI Governance Comparative and theory-driven research across the Asia-Pacific and beyond. 🗓 Due 1 Dec 2026 🔗 Full details: buff.ly/2OfxzIh
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🆕 Just out in APJPA! Andrew Podger & @JLPerrySPEA compare five countries to show how public service commissions can support meritocratic, neutral civil services while balancing responsiveness and independence. 📖 buff.ly/VnvjndY
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