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Stuck in the waiting room: citizen experiences of administrative limbo in three European crises

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · 4h

Using cases from Ireland and the Netherlands, it finds that administrative limbo produces deep uncertainty, strain, and diminished life prospects, highlighting the need to study how state inaction unfolds over time.

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Abstract. In recent years, there have been numerous cases where citizens have found themselves stuck in highly protracted administrative processes affectin

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · 4h

🌞 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.

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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Deslatte

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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · 1d

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Roskilde University
Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen
Seulki Lee
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@michael-siciliano.bsky.social
Thad Calabrese
Rick Vogel
@gabilotta.bsky.social
@nathanfavero.com
@anadimand.bsky.social
Melissa Falkær Olsen
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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · 1d

📢 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!

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Public Administration SDU @pa-sdu.bsky.social · 24d

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

Thorbjørn Sejr Guul @tsguul.bsky.social · 24d

Thrilled to share that our paper "A Learning Approach to the Governance of Professionals. Field Experimental Evidence" with scandersen.bsky.social has been accepted for publication in jpart1991.bsky.social

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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Aug 6

@olehelby.bsky.social
Aaron Deslatte

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Aug 6

@pmra-1991.bsky.social
Roskilde University
Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen
Seulki Lee
@elizabethlinos.bsky.social
@michael-siciliano.bsky.social
Thad Calabrese
Rick Vogel
@gabilotta.bsky.social
@nathanfavero.com
@anadimand.bsky.social
Melissa Falkær Olsen
@sassmikkelsen.bsky.social

Breaking the rules, but for whom? How client characteristics affect frontline professionals’ prosocial rule-breaking behavior

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Aug 6

Findings show all three deservingness dimensions increase PSRB, with needed deservingness having the strongest effect, offering new insights into the discretionary behavior of frontline workers.

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Abstract. Studies have shown that a client’s characteristics can affect frontline professionals’ decision-making and use of discretion. However, we do not

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Aug 6

This study investigates how perceptions of earned, needed, and resource deservingness shape prosocial rule-breaking (PSRB) among Dutch social welfare professionals, using a vignette experiment and focus groups.

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Aug 6

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How do client characteristics influence the willingness of frontline professionals to break rules to help them? 🧵

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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Aug 3

@olehelby.bsky.social
Aaron Deslatte

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Aug 3

@pmra-1991.bsky.social
Roskilde University
Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen
Seulki Lee
@elizabethlinos.bsky.social
@michael-siciliano.bsky.social
Thad Calabrese
Rick Vogel
@gabilotta.bsky.social
@nathanfavero.com
@anadimand.bsky.social
Melissa Falkær Olsen
@sassmikkelsen.bsky.social

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Aug 3

By analyzing interviews from Mexico, the research highlights six key capacities that influence how burdens are structured, offering practical insights for improving equitable service delivery.

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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Aug 3

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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.

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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Jul 31

@olehelby.bsky.social
Aaron Deslatte

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Jul 31

@pmra-1991.bsky.social
Roskilde University
Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen
Seulki Lee
@elizabethlinos.bsky.social
@michael-siciliano.bsky.social
Thad Calabrese
Rick Vogel
@gabilotta.bsky.social
@nathanfavero.com
@anadimand.bsky.social
Melissa Falkær Olsen
@sassmikkelsen.bsky.social

Financial performance of state-owned enterprises: does political ideology play a role?

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Jul 31

This study highlights how political ideology and party behavior shape the financial sustainability of public organizations, even beyond election cycles.

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ABSTRACT. Corporatization in the public sector entails decentralizing the provision of public goods and services to more autonomous entities, including sta

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Jul 31

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.

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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Jul 28

@olehelby.bsky.social
Aaron Deslatte

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Jul 28

@pmra-1991.bsky.social
Roskilde University
Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen
Seulki Lee
@elizabethlinos.bsky.social
@michael-siciliano.bsky.social
Thad Calabrese
Rick Vogel
@gabilotta.bsky.social
@nathanfavero.com
@anadimand.bsky.social
Melissa Falkær Olsen
@sassmikkelsen.bsky.social

Governance in layers: how female street-level bureaucrats reshape state power through emotional labor

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Jul 28

The article calls for rethinking public service design to formally recognize this unseen, undervalued labor.

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Abstract. This article draws on multisited ethnographic fieldwork conducted from 2021 to 2024 across six Chinese cities, encompassing twenty-eight semi-str

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social · Jul 28

This ethnographic study across six Chinese cities reveals how female street-level bureaucrats use emotional labor not just to cope, but to govern. By absorbing community tensions and projecting state empathy, they maintain stability, often at great personal cost.