ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION is dedicated to research that enhances public governance and administration, emphasizing the Asia Pacific region.
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🎥 Article at a Glance
Watch a quick summary of “Vertical and horizontal accountability: determinants of government transparency in China” by Han Qiu & Jekyung Lee.
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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.
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Brillantes Jr., Ruiz, Dulpina & Rivera examine how the #Philippines’ Civil Service Commission and capacity-building institutions work to protect meritocracy amid persistent political pressures.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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📚 Discover what’s new in APJPA.
Our updated flyer highlights a selection of recent publications from the journal.
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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.
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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
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Andrew Podger & @JLPerrySPEA compare five countries to show how public service commissions can support meritocratic, neutral civil services while balancing responsiveness and independence.
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🎥 Editorial at a Glance
Watch the summary of “From obedience to accountability: the global relevance of recent bureaucratic reforms in #SouthKorea.”
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📢 Coming in APJPA’s December 2026 issue!
Our #PublicServiceMotivation Symposium features articles by Potipiroon (OA); Gupta, Kakkar, Chaudhuri, Malik & Saha; and Hameduddin, Alfes & Ritz (OA).
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Why do local governments differ in #transparency?
Using 2017–2021 data from #China, Han Qiu & Jekyung Lee find that political and fiscal factors dominate, while vertical accountability shapes the influence of social pressures.
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