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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · 7h

Highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (3⃣)

🧐Have you had the opportunity to read Janine O’Flynn's reflections on the foundations for a human(e) government ❓

🖊️The article argues for interweaving #positivity, #complexity, #humility, & #empathy 👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · 6d

📣 Early View

What is #GamefulGovernment ❓

David Threlfall & Catherine Althaus study the usage of #games and #gamification in #Australian public sector practice, & what it means for processes and outcomes of policymaking 👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · 7d

📣Early View

Can #CommunityOrganisations (COs) extend the reach of support to at-risk groups❓

Corina Crisan & colleagues employ #CollaborationTheory & suggest a framework to guide strategic alliances with COs to support at-risk workers👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · 8d

👉 Highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (3⃣)

🖊️ Government agencies are not just complex bureaucracies but also learning organisations

Ed Dandalt analyses the themes covered in public sector leadership development programmes 👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · 12d

👉 Highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (3⃣)

✏️ #HumanLearningSystem emphasises continuous learning & improvement within organisations to enhance their effectiveness

Christianne Ormston & Michael Macaulay examine the emergent HLS project #CollaborativeNewcastle #NHSUK 👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · 14d

👉 Highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (3⃣)

🖊️ Christiane Gerblinger examines the dynamics of selective knowledge in government policymaking

How & why the strategic use of overlooking, ignoring, & silencing is a challenge to #accountability and #PublicTrust 👇

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 21d

“Bad governance in Australia and how to mitigate it”
… by re-separating political and civil service roles once again.
Nice paper from Keith Dowding, Marija Taflaga
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Bad governance in Australia and how to mitigate it

We argue that new public management (NPM) and other processes have led to adverse selection and agency rent problems within the political elite in Australia. The politicisation of the public service...

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · 21d

📣Vol 8⃣4⃣(3⃣) is out ❗️ 🌥️ 🌞

The September 2025 Issue is a rich, dense, and stimulating collection of

3⃣ Research articles

4⃣ Research notes

2⃣ Practice and policy articles

Explore, read, & engage 👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · 22d

📣🆕Early View

#LeveragePoints are places within #systems where small, strategic interventions can create significant and lasting impact

Deborah Blackman, Vindhya Weeratunga, Jade Hart, @hdicko.bsky.social propose a crucial refinement to Meadows’ leverage points👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · 29d

🧐 Holistic approaches studying #CitizenSatisfaction with public services in developing countries have been scarcer

👉 Xin Tao, Nikita Makarchev & colleagues examine the sources and mechanisms of #Vietnamese citizens’ satisfaction with land administration services 👇

Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Mar 2

♨️Early View📩

Why do governments need to manage citizen satisfaction with public services❓

Xin Tao, Nikita Makarchev & colleagues provide insights from #Vietnam & methodological & theoretical contributions to understand the sources of citizen satisfaction👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Sep 3

📣🆕Early View

Can we trace back the performance of public services to the effectiveness of service providers’ management of their supply chains❓

Phuc Nguyen & colleagues study the under-performing provision of employment services from a system approach👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Aug 25

📣🆕Early View

Why can the #humanities be beneficial for the practice of #PublicAdministration (PA)❓

In this Forum article, dedicated to Fabienne Maron, Edoardo Ongaro, @albertmeijer.bsky.social & colleagues argue that the humanities can deepen our understanding of PA👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Aug 19

🌞Summer readings & highlights from Vol 8⃣4⃣ (2⃣)

Kerkko Huhtanen, Anna-Katriina Salmikangas & Hannu Itkonen discuss #Hybridity in the provision of public services driven by economic recessions, #NewPublicManagement & other societal changes in #Finland 👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Aug 13

🌞Summer readings

More than 300K full-text downloads in the last two years, which articles have been read most ❓

Explore our readers' collection 👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Aug 12

🌞Summer readings & highlights from Vol 8️⃣4️⃣(2️⃣)

Sebastian Singler & Ali A. Guenduez examine:

How prevalent are #PublicSectorInnovation (PSI) barriers in the innovation process❓

What differences exist between PSI barriers at the national and regional levels❓ 👇

Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Aug 7

What are the three dimensions of co-destruction of service value ❓

Shabana Naveed identifies three dimensions:

👉Value-in-production

👉 Value-in-delivery

👉 Value-in-usage 👇

Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Mar 9

♨️Early View📩

How do dynamic interactions within networks lead to service value co-destruction❓

How do the value co-creation & co-destruction of public services interconnect and co-exist❓

Shabana Naveed explores the electricity network in #Pakistan👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Aug 4

🧐Have you had the opportunity to explore the latest Special Issue (SI) on #HybridisedPublicManagement, co-guest edited by an-Erik Johanson, Jarmo Vakkuri, David Mills & @adinadudau.bsky.social ❓

Explore AJPA's collection of‬ Symposiums, SIs & Virtual Issues👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Jul 30

A new academic year is ahead of us 🏫

In case you are looking for 📚 on #AdministrativeBurden, @ausjpa.bsky.social recommends a recent article by Zhang Chun, Jiang Guojun & Liao Fuchong

The article examines the relationship between public sector reform & administrative burdens 👇

Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Jun 16

♨️ Early View 📩

Does addressing #AdministrativeBurden (AB) cultivate a conducive business ecosystem ❓

Zhang Chun, Jiang Guojun & Liao Fuchong leverage empirical firm-level data in #China & find a positive effect of reforms addressing AB on the business ecosystem 👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Jul 17

🆕 Early view 📩

👉 Co-guest edited by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine present the upcoming special issue on "The implications of #NewPublicGovernance arrangements for #StreetLevelOrganisations and #Bureaucrats"

👉 Watch this space for the collection 👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Jul 11

📣Vol 8⃣4⃣ (2⃣) is out 🌥️ 🌞

This Issue involves:

👉 The special issue on #HybridisedManagement co-guest edited by an-Erik Johanson, Jarmo Vakkuri, David Mills & @adinadudau.bsky.social

👉 2⃣ Research articles & a research note

Explore, read & engage👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Jul 7

Happy #NAIDOCWEEK2025 ❗️

@ausjpa.bsky.social celebrates the 50th anniversary of #NAIDOCWEEK2025 with the theme of ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy’.

Will Sanders contributes to the #NAIDOCWEEK2025 collection👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Jul 4

♨️Early View📩

Digital mental health services in #Australia have grown rapidly, but there is no single regulatory authority dedicated to overseeing all aspects of digital mental health.

@pgooding.bsky.social & Grant Pink propose ways to clarify referrals👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Jul 1

♨️ Early View 📩

In an era of growing hostility towards government in many parts of the world, how might we chart a more positive future direction ❓

Janine O’Flynn introduces 4⃣ ideas to shape future thinking in our field 👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Jun 26

🧐 Why & how did #Indonesia merge the Ministry of Research & Technology, 4⃣ major research agencies & all research units from various ministries into the National Research and Innovation Agency, which contradicts the evolving concept of #InnovativeBureaucracy❓ 👇

Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Mar 11

♨️Early View📩

Governments are reforming bureaucracy to build innovative capabilities through a layered configuration of organisations with diverse functions.

Yet why were they integrated in #Indonesia❓

Hadi Kardoyo & colleagues discuss👇

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Jun 23

🧐 In case you missed it ❓

What is the impact of the internal governance form on the contribution that the government organisation makes to the external network ❓

How can the internal governance form align with external network governance ❓ 👇

Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · Apr 25

♨️Early View 📩

How does a government organisation engaging in external networks shape its internal governance❓

Rick Anderson studies the impact of the internal governance form on the contribution that the organisation makes to the external network👇

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