𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦

𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Administrative Theory & Praxis

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
31 December 2026 (Rolling Call)

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

Administrative Theory & Praxis (ATP) has long served as a platform for critical, heterodox, and transformative perspectives in public administration. Rooted in its origins as Dialog (1978), the journal continues its tradition of challenging dominant paradigms and engaging with pressing social, political, and ethical questions.

This Special Issue seeks timely and critical reflections on the ethical, social, and global implications of a second Trump presidency. It aims to foster intellectual dialogue on how public administration theory and practice can respond to challenges involving democracy, social equity, public trust, governance, and justice during a period of significant political polarization.

The issue welcomes contributions that critically examine the administration of public services and goods, explore spaces of hope and resistance, and expand public administration scholarship through comparative and non-Western perspectives.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Ethical implications of a second Trump presidency for public administrators and institutions
• Public trust, transparency, accountability, and responsibility in governance
• Spaces of resistance and hope within government, nonprofit, and grassroots settings
• Social equity, justice, human rights, and responses to inequality and disenfranchisement
• Implications for administrative law, professional codes, and public service professions
• Public servants' roles in governance, resistance, and institutional adaptation
• Comparative and international perspectives on governance challenges
• Insights from non-Western theories and knowledge systems
• Theoretical and practical implications for democracy and public administration in polarized environments

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The Special Issue adopts a rolling dialogue format, encouraging rapid and responsive scholarly engagement with ongoing political developments. Contributions will be published continuously online and in print, supporting an evolving scholarly conversation that directly engages contemporary events and theoretical advancements in public administration.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Dialogue submissions should be approximately 3,000 words.
• All submissions will undergo double-anonymized peer review.
• This is a rolling call and submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis until 31 December 2026.
• Accepted contributions will be published continuously online and in print.
• Authors should select the article type "Discussion" during submission.
• Manuscripts should clearly indicate that they are intended for the special call:
"Public Administration in the Second Trump Administration."
• Authors are encouraged to consult ATP's Dialogue Guidelines before submission.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹

Administrative Theory & Praxis publishes critical and interdisciplinary scholarship that advances theoretical and practical understanding of public administration. The journal is widely recognized for its commitment to anti-positivist, post-positivist, and critical perspectives that challenge conventional assumptions and promote socially responsive governance scholarship.

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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