Modernizing Governance in the Digital Era

Call for Papers

Modernizing Governance in the Digital Era

Journal: International Journal of Public Administration

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Manuscript deadline: 31 July 2026

This special issue examines how digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and blockchain are reshaping public administration and governance. It focuses on how governments can modernize decision-making, public service delivery, civic participation, administrative structures, and cross-sector collaboration in response to the complexity of today’s digital society.

The call welcomes qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and conceptual papers on topics such as digital governance reform, data governance, algorithmic governance, digital participation, risk governance, AI in public finance, digital personnel management, and social governance. It aims to bring together theoretical and practical insights that improve public-sector governance models in the digital era.

Special Issue Editors

• Yonghong Wu, University of Macau.

• Bo Wen, University of Macau.

• Taek Kyu Kim, University of Exeter.

• Hang Qi, University of Macau.

Scope

The special issue invites work on reforming governance structures through digital technology, intelligent regulation, public value, democratic innovation, resilience building, AI transformation in public finance, digital HRM in the public sector, and the broader social implications of digital governance. It encourages research that connects emerging technologies with administrative reform and public-sector performance.

Submission details

Proposal abstracts of up to 750 words were due by 31 January 2026, and full papers are due by 31 July 2026. Proposals were to be sent directly to the guest editors, and all manuscripts will be peer-reviewed according to the journal’s standards.

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