{"title":"American Society for Public Administration Code of Ethics","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/puar.70072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70072","url":null,"abstract":"Click on the article title to read more.","PeriodicalId":48431,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration Review","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146000534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Celebrating 86 Years","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/puar.70071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70071","url":null,"abstract":"Click on the article title to read more.","PeriodicalId":48431,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146000879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This manuscript systematically reviews 221 peer‐reviewed studies on rural public sector organizations published in 15 leading public administration journals between 1980 and 2022. It addresses three core questions: (1) How has rurality been conceptualized and measured? (2) What outcomes are attributed to rurality? and (3) Where is further research most needed? Key trends in publication patterns, geographic focus, citation networks, research design, and measurement strategies are analyzed. Findings reveal growing academic interest and increasingly sophisticated approaches to defining and studying rurality. However, the literature remains fragmented, often relying on inconsistent definitions and underrepresenting non‐US contexts. For both scholars and practitioners, the review highlights the need for clearer conceptual frameworks and more consistent measures to better understand how rural settings shape governance, service delivery, and administrative capacity. Improved conceptual clarity and global inclusion are critical for building a more cohesive, policy‐relevant research agenda for rural public administration.
{"title":"40 Years of Rural Research in Public Administration: Conceptualization, Evidence, and Future Avenues for Research","authors":"Colt Jensen","doi":"10.1111/puar.70084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70084","url":null,"abstract":"This manuscript systematically reviews 221 peer‐reviewed studies on rural public sector organizations published in 15 leading public administration journals between 1980 and 2022. It addresses three core questions: (1) How has rurality been conceptualized and measured? (2) What outcomes are attributed to rurality? and (3) Where is further research most needed? Key trends in publication patterns, geographic focus, citation networks, research design, and measurement strategies are analyzed. Findings reveal growing academic interest and increasingly sophisticated approaches to defining and studying rurality. However, the literature remains fragmented, often relying on inconsistent definitions and underrepresenting non‐US contexts. For both scholars and practitioners, the review highlights the need for clearer conceptual frameworks and more consistent measures to better understand how rural settings shape governance, service delivery, and administrative capacity. Improved conceptual clarity and global inclusion are critical for building a more cohesive, policy‐relevant research agenda for rural public administration.","PeriodicalId":48431,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration Review","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145993309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Increasing environmental complexity and uncertainty have made organizational resilience a key concern in public administration. Yet its inherent ambiguity calls for a systematic examination of its conceptualizations, operationalizations, and applications. This meta‐narrative review synthesizes 49 studies, advancing the discourse by identifying three distinct narratives—maintenance, recovery, and adaptability—and exploring how they intersect when public institutions encounter acute shocks versus slow‐burn disturbances. Our analysis further identifies networking and collaboration as the most frequently studied antecedents of resilience, followed by digital technology and leadership. Resilience outcomes are also highlighted—continuous service delivery, enhanced public policy value, and strengthened institutional identity. A key epiphany emerges: Resilience is not merely about responding to crises but also about embedding strategic principles into long‐term governance—balancing top‐down authority with decentralized decision‐making to functionally and structurally address short‐term needs and long‐term transformation. We conclude by identifying implications for research, practice, and education.
{"title":"Unpacking Resilience in Public Administration: Insights From a Meta‐Narrative Review","authors":"Jixiang Li, Shui‐Yan Tang, Bo Wen","doi":"10.1111/puar.70083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70083","url":null,"abstract":"Increasing environmental complexity and uncertainty have made organizational resilience a key concern in public administration. Yet its inherent ambiguity calls for a systematic examination of its conceptualizations, operationalizations, and applications. This meta‐narrative review synthesizes 49 studies, advancing the discourse by identifying three distinct narratives—maintenance, recovery, and adaptability—and exploring how they intersect when public institutions encounter acute shocks versus slow‐burn disturbances. Our analysis further identifies networking and collaboration as the most frequently studied antecedents of resilience, followed by digital technology and leadership. Resilience outcomes are also highlighted—continuous service delivery, enhanced public policy value, and strengthened institutional identity. A key epiphany emerges: Resilience is not merely about responding to crises but also about embedding strategic principles into long‐term governance—balancing top‐down authority with decentralized decision‐making to functionally and structurally address short‐term needs and long‐term transformation. We conclude by identifying implications for research, practice, and education.","PeriodicalId":48431,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration Review","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145955085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
President Trump altered the U.S. federal civil service system by reducing merit‐based protections for bureaucratic expertise and expanding the scope of political appointments, shifting the balance long established under the Pendleton Act of 1883. Similar reforms have occurred at the state level with moves to at‐will employment. These shifts raise questions about what shapes public support for merit system protections. Using data from the 2023 Cooperative Election Survey, we examine how public service motivation (PSM), political knowledge, and ideology influence support for political neutrality and protection from political coercion. We find that political knowledge and PSM are positively correlated with favorable perceptions of current merit system protections. Interestingly, there is no significant association between ideology and support for merit protections. These findings suggest that informed and motivated citizens are more likely to support meritocratic principles, highlighting the need for public education on merit systems' role in sustaining democratic governance.
{"title":"Safeguarding Merit: Citizen Support for Civil Service Protections Against Political Interference","authors":"Colt Jensen, Jaclyn Piatak","doi":"10.1111/puar.70079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70079","url":null,"abstract":"President Trump altered the U.S. federal civil service system by reducing merit‐based protections for bureaucratic expertise and expanding the scope of political appointments, shifting the balance long established under the Pendleton Act of 1883. Similar reforms have occurred at the state level with moves to at‐will employment. These shifts raise questions about what shapes public support for merit system protections. Using data from the 2023 Cooperative Election Survey, we examine how public service motivation (PSM), political knowledge, and ideology influence support for political neutrality and protection from political coercion. We find that political knowledge and PSM are positively correlated with favorable perceptions of current merit system protections. Interestingly, there is no significant association between ideology and support for merit protections. These findings suggest that informed and motivated citizens are more likely to support meritocratic principles, highlighting the need for public education on merit systems' role in sustaining democratic governance.","PeriodicalId":48431,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration Review","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145903650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Our study contributes to the representative bureaucracy theory literature by testing the significance of majority identity, masculinity, and partisanship on responsiveness to social unrest. This study analyzes the responsiveness of police chiefs within the first week of the U.S. Capitol attack in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021. Data are retrieved from social media accounts of police chiefs within local jurisdictions with at least 200,000 residents. An event history analysis is used to understand why some officials responded faster than others or not at all. Findings reveal that White male police chiefs and those with a Republican mayor were less responsive, while White male police chiefs were more responsive in localities with larger White populations due to the presence of minoritized mayors. The study adds to the literature by expanding representative bureaucracy theory to include the role of whiteness and masculinity, as well as mayoral identity, in shaping bureaucratic responsiveness.
{"title":"Protecting the Citadel of Democracy: A Political and Administrative Response","authors":"William T. Jackson, Ryan J. Lofaro","doi":"10.1111/puar.70078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70078","url":null,"abstract":"Our study contributes to the representative bureaucracy theory literature by testing the significance of majority identity, masculinity, and partisanship on responsiveness to social unrest. This study analyzes the responsiveness of police chiefs within the first week of the U.S. Capitol attack in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021. Data are retrieved from social media accounts of police chiefs within local jurisdictions with at least 200,000 residents. An event history analysis is used to understand why some officials responded faster than others or not at all. Findings reveal that White male police chiefs and those with a Republican mayor were less responsive, while White male police chiefs were more responsive in localities with larger White populations due to the presence of minoritized mayors. The study adds to the literature by expanding representative bureaucracy theory to include the role of whiteness and masculinity, as well as mayoral identity, in shaping bureaucratic responsiveness.","PeriodicalId":48431,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145895706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
While scholars have built considerable evidence on representative bureaucracy as a transformational independent variable, less is known about the organizational and policy conditions that motivate public institutions to invest in workforce diversity. Drawing on resource dependency theory, we argue that tuition‐free college policies (‘Promise Programs’) will alter organizational incentives by expanding financial resources and diversifying clientele. In turn, we argue that colleges will expand workforce diversity and enhance passive representation of diverse clientele. In our staggered difference‐in‐differences analysis, we find that Promise Programs significantly increased the hiring of Hispanic faculty and staff. However, these gains lagged behind the rapid diversification of the student population, limiting progress toward a representative bureaucracy. These effects were driven by public and two‐year colleges. Our results suggest that Promise Programs can promote workforce diversity but may fail to create a representative bureaucracy.
{"title":"Tuition‐Free College Policies and Workforce Diversity: How Policy Incentives and Environmental Favorability Shape Representation","authors":"Emily Boykin, Elizabeth Bell","doi":"10.1111/puar.70076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70076","url":null,"abstract":"While scholars have built considerable evidence on representative bureaucracy as a transformational independent variable, less is known about the organizational and policy conditions that motivate public institutions to invest in workforce diversity. Drawing on resource dependency theory, we argue that tuition‐free college policies (‘Promise Programs’) will alter organizational incentives by expanding financial resources and diversifying clientele. In turn, we argue that colleges will expand workforce diversity and enhance passive representation of diverse clientele. In our staggered difference‐in‐differences analysis, we find that Promise Programs significantly increased the hiring of Hispanic faculty and staff. However, these gains lagged behind the rapid diversification of the student population, limiting progress toward a representative bureaucracy. These effects were driven by public and two‐year colleges. Our results suggest that Promise Programs can promote workforce diversity but may fail to create a representative bureaucracy.","PeriodicalId":48431,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration Review","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145830206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gregory A. Porumbescu, Vishal Trehan, Agbonlahor Edomwonyi
As governments increasingly digitalize client encounters, there are growing concerns that standardized platforms may reduce bureaucratic responsiveness, particularly for historically underserved communities. We examine whether frontline workers help close that gap through their use of civic‐tech platforms. Analyzing 8037 service requests from Newark's Open311 system (2019–2022) using machine learning classification and spatial analysis, we find that frontline workers submitted nearly 25% of all requests on this platform. Worker submissions concentrated in low‐income areas, while resident requests clustered in more affluent neighborhoods. Interviews reveal that human‐centered design features encourage frontline worker reporting, while their community commitment and organizational priorities explain proactive engagement in underserved areas. We conceptualize this pattern of engagement as digitally afforded discretion, where frontline workers leverage platform features to address community needs before formal complaints arise. Our findings suggest that human‐centered digital platforms can complement frontline discretion, offering novel insight into how technology and human judgment interact to shape equity and responsiveness.
{"title":"Frontline Workers and Civic Tech: Bridging the Responsiveness Gap in Digital Client Encounters","authors":"Gregory A. Porumbescu, Vishal Trehan, Agbonlahor Edomwonyi","doi":"10.1111/puar.70066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70066","url":null,"abstract":"As governments increasingly digitalize client encounters, there are growing concerns that standardized platforms may reduce bureaucratic responsiveness, particularly for historically underserved communities. We examine whether frontline workers help close that gap through their use of civic‐tech platforms. Analyzing 8037 service requests from Newark's Open311 system (2019–2022) using machine learning classification and spatial analysis, we find that frontline workers submitted nearly 25% of all requests on this platform. Worker submissions concentrated in low‐income areas, while resident requests clustered in more affluent neighborhoods. Interviews reveal that human‐centered design features encourage frontline worker reporting, while their community commitment and organizational priorities explain proactive engagement in underserved areas. We conceptualize this pattern of engagement as digitally afforded discretion, where frontline workers leverage platform features to address community needs before formal complaints arise. Our findings suggest that human‐centered digital platforms can complement frontline discretion, offering novel insight into how technology and human judgment interact to shape equity and responsiveness.","PeriodicalId":48431,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration Review","volume":"124 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145830208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emerging technologies have far‐reaching effects on public governance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one such technology. Yet, given concerns of privacy, accountability, and bias with AI use, public managers grapple with deciding if, and to what extent, AI should be included in delivering public services. Current research has made attempts to unpack the determinants of AI use in these settings, but with greater focus on the technology rather than its users. The current study shifts focus to citizens' perceptions and asks what the conditions are under which citizens would embrace high‐performing AI government service delivery. The study leverages a sample of 612 U.S. residents in two experiments that investigate public sentiments towards AI in public service contexts where it is implemented well. Findings reveal citizens' nuanced support for AI in simplifying complex programs delivering tailored services and reducing fraud. These insights can guide decision‐making on AI use in public service delivery.
{"title":"Citizen‐Centric Approaches to AI in Government Programs: Lessons From Experimental Studies","authors":"Donavon Johnson","doi":"10.1111/puar.70077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70077","url":null,"abstract":"Emerging technologies have far‐reaching effects on public governance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one such technology. Yet, given concerns of privacy, accountability, and bias with AI use, public managers grapple with deciding if, and to what extent, AI should be included in delivering public services. Current research has made attempts to unpack the determinants of AI use in these settings, but with greater focus on the technology rather than its users. The current study shifts focus to citizens' perceptions and asks what the conditions are under which citizens would embrace high‐performing AI government service delivery. The study leverages a sample of 612 U.S. residents in two experiments that investigate public sentiments towards AI in public service contexts where it is implemented well. Findings reveal citizens' nuanced support for AI in simplifying complex programs delivering tailored services and reducing fraud. These insights can guide decision‐making on AI use in public service delivery.","PeriodicalId":48431,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration Review","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145830207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Municipal Fiscal Stress, Bankruptcies, and Other Financial Emergencies. By TatyanaGuzman and NataliaErmasova, New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group: Routledge, 2023. 310 pp. $49.95 (paperback). ISBN : 978‐1‐03‐234938‐1","authors":"Erica Ceka","doi":"10.1111/puar.70074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70074","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48431,"journal":{"name":"Public Administration Review","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145808068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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