About this journal

From its inception in 1996, the primary aim of the International Review of Public Administration (IRPA) is to provide a comprehensive knowledge of public administration and policy based on high-quality academic research. The journal seeks to promote the dissemination and discussion of academic research and strives to provide a worldwide audience with the opportunity for communication and further understanding on issues of public administration and policy. Moreover, it stimulates research and critical thinking, which can contribute to the quality of government and public services. Its primary target audience is the academic and research community, but it also values practical implications.

IRPA covers a wide array of public administration field, including but not confined to:

• public management
• comparative and international administration
• governance and intersectoral relationships
• democratic governance and public administration
• organizational theory and human resource management in the public sector
• innovation and organizational learning in the public sector
• public budgeting and finance
• policy tools and evaluation
• various fields of public policy (social welfare policy, education policy, health policy, etc.)

As an international journal, IRPA is eager to learn and promote lessons from public administration across the world and encourages cross-national and cross-boundary research. Methodologically, the journal encourages a wide range of social science approaches, including both qualitative and quantitative analysis. It also encourages innovative methodologies as well as interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to the understanding of public administration and policy.

Peer Review Integrity

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is via email to [email protected]

Responsible and Ethical Research / Publisher policies:

Authors of papers with human research participants are advised to review IRPA's Guidance on Ethics Statements. International Review of Public Administration began adhering to the publisher-level disclosure statements and ethics statement policies from Volume 28, Issue 3, 2023 onward. Articles submitted after this date must adhere to these policies.

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Editor-in-Chief
Jun Koo, Korea University, Korea

Managing Editors
Sangyub Ryu, Yeonsei University, Korea
Don S. Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
David Lee, Ewha Womans University, Korea
Myungjung, Kwon, California State University, Fullerton, USA

Emerging Issues Editors
Junesoo Lee, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Korea
Tae Hee Kim, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
Cheol Liu, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Korea
Min Gyo Koo, Seoul National University, Korea
Bok Gyo Jeong, Kean University, USA
Yunji Kim, Seoul National University, Korea
Taewoo Nam, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

(Public Administration/ Governance/ Collaboration/ ICT and Policy)
Associate Editors
Dong Seong Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Eunju Rho, Northern Illinois University, USA
Jeongyoon Lee, University of Kentucky, USA
Miyeon Song, The State University of New Jersey – Newark, USA
Hee Soun Jang, University of North Texas, USA
Do Han Kim, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Hyun Hee Park, Kookmin University, Korea
David Oliver Kasdan, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Byunggeor Moon, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

(Human Resource Management/ Performance Management/ Organizational Behavior)
Associate Editors
Sun Young Kim, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea
Jongsoo Park, Sookmyung Women's University, Korea
Seung-Ho An, University of Arizona, USA
Shuyang Peng, University of New Mexico, USA
Byungjo Kim, Seoul National University, Korea
Chih Wei Hsieh, City University of Hong Kong, China

(Public Budgeting and Finance/ Public Policy/ Policy Evaluation)
Associate Editors
Young Joo Park, University of New Mexico, USA
Hosung Sohn, Chung-Ang University, Korea
Sungho Park, University of Alabama, USA
Can Chen, Georgia State University (Andrew Young School of Policy Studies), USA

(Comparative Public Administration/ Public Administration and Democracy/ Policy Decision Making Process)
Associate Editors
Na Ra Park, Yonsei University, Korea
Yoomi Kim, Ewha Womans University, Korea
Young Jun Choi, Yonsei University, Korea

(Nonprofit Management, International Development, Public Private Partnership, Social Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship , Policy Analysis)
Associate Editors
Qihai Cai, Macao University of Science and Technology, China
Jiwon Suh, University of Texas-Arlington, USA
Aya Okada, Tohoku University, Japan
Suparna Soni, Buffalo State - The State University of New York, USA

(Local Government, City Management, Community Development)
Associate Editors
Yuanshuo Xu, Zhejiang University, China
George Homsy, Binghamton University, USA

(E-government)
Associate Editors
Jung Wook Moon, Korea Information Society Development Institute, Korea
Byoung Joon Kim, Kookmin University, Korea
Kun Yoon, Hanshin University, Korea
Wisanupong Potipiroon, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Book Review Editor
Eunju Rho, Northern Illinois University, USA
Jeongyoon Lee, University of Kentucky, USA

Book Review Editor
Eunju Rho, Northern Illinois University, USA
Jeongyoon Lee, University of Kentucky, USA

Research forum Editor
Wonhyuk Cho, Victoria University of Wellington (Wellington School of Business and Government), New Zealand

Senior Editors
Evan Berman, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Xiaohu Wang, City University of Hong Kong, China
Jonathan Justice, University of Delaware, USA
Sanjay K Pandey, George Washington University, USA
Alma McCarthy, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
Sangmook Kim, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Korea

Board of Advisors
Marc Holzer, Suffolk University, USA
Kaifeng Yang, Florida State University, USA
Jessica E. Sowa, University of Baltimore, USA
Mary Guy, University of Colorado at Denver, USA
Jeremy L. Hall, University of Central Florida, USA
R. Paul Battaglio, University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Editorial Board
Frances S. Berry, Florida State University, USA
Barry Bozeman, Arizona State University, USA
John M. Bryson, University of Minnesota, USA
Hon S. Chan, City University of Hong Kong, China
Gang Chen, University at Albany, USA
(Rosa) Minhyo Cho, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Yoon Jik Cho, Yonsei University, Korea
Tom Christensen, University of Oslo, Norway
Chung-Yuang Jan, National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taiwan
Rizalino Cruz, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines
Carl Dahlman, OECD
Sergio Fernandez, Indiana University, USA
Jane E. Fountain, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Scott Fritzen, NYU Shanghai, China and National Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Giuseppe Grossi, Kristianstad University, Sweden
Mary E. Guy, University of Colorado Denver, USA
Morten Balle Hansen, Aalborg University, Denmark
M. Shamsul Haque, Singapore National University, Singapore
Marc Holzer, Suffolk University, USA
Yilin Hou, Syracuse University, USA
Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Sungsoo Hwang,, Youngnam University, Korea
Hong-Sang Jeong, Kyungpook National University, Korea
Yijia Jing, Fudan University, China
George D. Julnes, University of Baltimore, USA
Changhoon Jung, Inha University, Korea
Kwangho Jung, Seoul National University, Korea
Steven Kelman, Harvard University, USA
Masao Kikuchi, Meiji University, Japan
Dohyeong Kim, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Hyun Joon Kim, Korea University, Korea
Soonhee Kim, Korea Development Institute, Korea
Taeeun Kim, Korea National University of Transportation, Korea
SeokEun Kim, Hanyang University, Korea
Jun Koo, Korea University, Korea
Chang Gil Lee, Sejong University, Korea
Zhilin Liu, Tsinghua University, China
Francisco Longo, Ramon Llull University, Spain
Jun Ma, Sun Yat-sen University, P. R. China
Christine Martell, University of Colorado Denver, USA
M. Jae Moon, Yonsei University, Korea
Seong-Gin Moon, Inha University, Korea
Donald Moynihan, University of Wisconsin, USA
Arpita Mukherjee, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), India
Zia Obaid, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Rosemary O'Leary, University of Kansas, USA
Sanjay K. Pandey, George Washington University, USA
Sung Min Park, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
James L. Perry,  Indiana University, USA
Rhonda Phillips, Purdue University, USA
Cristian Plescoff, University of Chile, Chile
Gregory Porumbescu,  Rutgers University, USA
Hal G. Rainey, University of Georgia, USA
M. Ramesh,  National University of Singapore, Singapore
R. Karl Rethemeyer, University at Albany-SUNY, USA
Chul Young Roh,  Lehman College-CUNY, USA
Kohei Suzuki,  Universiteit Leiden, Nederland
Jeannette Taylor,  University of Western Australia, Australia
David M. Van Slyke,  Syracuse University, USA
Richard M. Walker,  City University of Hong Kong, China
Jessica Word,  University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
Jiannan Wu,  Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Kaifeng Yang,  Florida State University, USA

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