💫 New Issue Highlight: What if reducing red tape were as simple as rewriting an ad? A new study tested this with 75,451 participants. Clearer ads about services and eligibility drew significantly more women to active labor market programs.

New Issue Highlight: Is street-level responsiveness a solo choice between "client" or "rules"? A new ethnography of Amsterdam home care says no, it's an organizational achievement. Workers and managers do boundary work together, breaking and restoring institutional limits.

New Issue Highlight: How do collaborations between police and mental health organizations stay strong in turbulent environments? "Cultivating collaborative resilience amid volatility: implementation partnerships between law enforcement and mental health organizations"

New Issue Highlight! Ever wondered why some city governments outperform others, even with equally talented leaders at the top?

New Issue Highlight! What happens when a mostly White fire department is led by a Black fire chief, and how do Black and White firefighters actually view racial diversity under that leadership?

New Issue Highlight: Could adding more accountability (more checks, more evaluations, more oversight) actually make public employees work less hard?

New Issue Highlight: Could better teaching be as simple as giving teachers the right information—no rewards, no pressure, no oversight?

New Issue Highlight! What if the key to sustaining public sector collaboration isn’t eliminating tensions, but managing them?

New Issue Highlight! Can accountability to external bodies induce performance turnaround in struggling public services?

Have you ever wondered how military occupation reshapes the work of teachers and other public servants on the ground?

#Wilmasreview Wilma is standing in the beautiful @au.dk park and can't believe it — it's mid-April, and the trees are still bare! 🪵 Where she grew up, it would already be lush and green by now. 🌳 1/🧵

New article in JPART on administrative burdens. We examine how collaborating with citizens can help break down such burdens. The paper speaks to debates in public administration on policy design and citizen–state interactions. @jpart1991.bsky.social

We are pleased to share some great news from the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. As of January 1, 2026, Kim Sass Mikkelsen has been promoted to Full Editor and now serves as co Editor in Chief of JPART, on equal footing with Ole.

A recent @jpart1991.bsky.social study by @saaralonbarkat.bsky.social, @mbusuioc.bsky.social, @schwoererskayla.bsky.social & @ksweissmueller.bsky.social investigated this through a survey experiment with Dutch citizens. Some key insights: 2/🧵

Have you ever wondered how the visibility of your tax payments shapes how you feel about your local government? 🧵 This study shows that when people are less aware of their property tax payments,

Have you ever thought about how the right kind of leadership can make government work better? Between 2002 and 2022, 28 U.S. states upgraded their unemployment insurance IT systems, boosting on-time benefit delivery by 5.26 percent and reducing delays by 2.90 percent, a net improvement of 8.16 🧵

Have you ever wondered whether citizens hold public organizations less responsible for discrimination caused by AI than by humans? The study finds they do not. However, citizens assign more responsibility when the algorithm is developed in-house rather than outsourced.

Have you ever wondered why some bureaucracies respond more effectively to political demands than others? Research shows that agencies with slack resources, rather than just overall capacity, are significantly more responsive, commit to clearer timelines, and complete legislative requests faster.

Have you ever wondered what happens when governments introduce new policies without adding the administrative capacity to support them? Recent research shows that instead of improving problem-solving, such expansions can overwhelm public agencies, forcing them to engage in “policy triage”,

Have you ever wondered why some government agencies manage to stay on track even when key employees leave? This study shows that when task knowledge is embedded in organizational structures, through centralized authority and standardized processes, agencies are better equipped to

Have you ever wondered how street-level bureaucrats manage the pressures of working directly with clients? This study systematically reviews 165 studies using the PRISMA model to uncover both old and new coping mechanisms, including a newly identified approach called “moving with clients,”

🌞 Editor's Choice Article! The study introduces the concept of administrative limbo to describe citizens’ experiences of being trapped in prolonged bureaucratic processes that shape critical life outcomes.

📢 Now Available: JPART Vol. 35, No. 4 We’re pleased to announce that the latest issue of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is out. In the coming days, we’ll be highlighting individual articles, introducing authors, and pulling out key insights. Stay tuned!

New research out from @tsguul.bsky.social and @scandersen.bsky.social in @jpart1991.bsky.social

And last but not least... How do client characteristics influence the willingness of frontline professionals to break rules to help them? 🧵

Following... How do government capacities shape the burdens citizens face when accessing public services? This study shows that administrative capacities, such as communication strategies, resource availability, and inter-agency coordination, can either reduce or intensify administrative burdens.

Do right-leaning governments run state-owned enterprises (SOEs) better? This new research from Brazil (2019–2022) finds that SOEs perform better financially under more right-leaning incumbents—but only when their political parties focus on policy over power.

Next... What if the glue holding frontline governance together is invisible and gendered?

Next one on the list... Have you ever wondered how frontline public workers respond when crises upend their usual ways of operating?

Next one... Have you wondered how state and federal governments ensure that local actors follow through on central policy goals?

Next...🧵 Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to compare public administrations across countries? This article tackles the confusion around Administrative Traditions

Let's begin! 🧵 Have you ever wondered how AI and humans can work together, not just side by side, to make better decisions in the public sector?

🚨 New Issue Alert! Volume 35, Issue 3 (July 2025) is now live! academic.oup.com/jpart/issue/... We’ll be highlighting each article in the coming days. Stay tuned!

New article in #JPART (@jpart1991.bsky.social): what if government leaves you stuck in administrative limbo for years on end? We find evidence of extensive strain, prolonged uncertainty and loss of perspective. @muirismac.bsky.social @woutervdooren.bsky.social Link: academic.oup.com/jpart/advanc...

🎉 Exciting news! My latest paper has just been published in #JPART @jpart1991.bsky.social. Titled “Exploring the Influence of Administrative Capacities on Administrative Burdens” Click here to learn more: academic.oup.com/jpart/articl...

Agency Leaders and Organizational Adaptation to Administrative Reform: Evidence from IT Reforms and the Timely Disbursement of Unemployment Insurance Benefits in the American States George A Krause & Ji Hyeun Hong @jpart1991.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jpart/articl...

📢 New Team Member Alert! We’re excited to also welcome Dr. Thad Calabrese as an Associate Editor on the JPART team! 🧵 Thad Calabrese is a Professor at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University where he is the Director of the finance specialization.

📢 New Team Member Alert! We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Rick Vogel as a new Associate Editor on the JPART team. 🧵

Last but not least... Have you ever wondered how crises like the COVID-19 pandemic affect the way public organizations pursue their goals?

Next up... Have you ever wondered how governments design structures, coordination, and leadership to stay resilient in turbulent times?

Next up... Have you ever wondered how the design of performance-based accountability systems shapes organizational outcomes?

Next on the list... Have you wondered how collaborations survive when participants lack the resources to meet ongoing demands? This study introduces the concept of capacity tensions—the strain between collaboration needs and available resources

How much relationship-building is enough before a disaster strikes? While conventional wisdom says more social capital always improves disaster response, new research challenges this belief.

Next... Why does distrust persist even in networks built for collaboration? This study finds that distrust in governance networks stems from clashing beliefs, competition, and relational dynamics like negative reciprocity and Simmelian ties,

Next on the list... Can giving governments more flexibility in awarding contracts actually lead to stronger partnerships and better results?

Next on the list... What happens when frontline workers are overwhelmed by layers of clunky digital tools? This study shows how digital layering (the buildup of fragmented and fragile tech systems) creates complexity and instability in public agencies.

Congratulations, Jessica Lasky-Fink and @elizabethlinos.bsky.social!!

Up next... Ever wonder what helps and what hinders the design and management of cross-sector collaborations (CSCs) in cities?

As promised, let's start exploring the latest JPART issue. Do people follow rules less when they feel distrusted? 🤔 Not always. 🧵

🚨 New Issue Alert! Volume 35, Issue 2 (April 2025) is now live! We’ll be highlighting each article in the coming days. Stay tuned! 🔗 academic.oup.com/jpart/issue/...