PMR — pp. 1-28 2026-03-24 Original Navigating financial distress and perceived vulnerability to build (financial) resilience during austerity: An exploratory study on the responses to shocks in local government
PMR — pp. 1-27 2026-03-22 Original The contested nature of New Public Governance as a third governance model
Nicolette van Gestel, Ewan Ferlie
Abstract
This article examines New Public Governance (NPG), emphasizing the underexposed role of the national state. Focusing on Dutch labour market policy, it draws on document analysis and (group) interviews with 74 public and private stakeholders across national and subnational levels. While NPG principles are evident in network composition and collaboration, interaction between policymaking and implementation remains limited, indicating weak NPG diffusion. A longitudinal analysis over more than a decade, reveals structural barriers to interactive decision-making and performance enhancement. The findings point to a multifaceted form of state steering that generates divergent institutional arrangements and shifting power dynamics, with significant implications for governance and policymaking processes.
GOV 39/2 2026-03-22
Original A Certain Set of Skills? Pre‐Appointment Careers of Danish Ministerial Advisors
GOV 39/2 2026-03-19
Original Challenging Conventional Wisdom on Administrative Capacity With Open Data: Could ‘Administrative Throughput’ Be the Missing Link Between Administrative Inputs and Outputs?
PA — 2026-03-19
Original Academic Experts in Policymaking: Divergent Patterns but Persistent Profiles Across Parliament, Government, and Media
Janne Ingelbeen, Tessa Haesevoets, Bram Wauters
PMR — pp. 1-27 2026-03-18 Original Beyond problemistic search: a contingency perspective on organizational response to performance feedback
Taek Kyu Kim, Weijie Wang
Abstract
Using the behavioral theory of the firm, we develop a contingency perspective of organizational search. Based on an analysis of the risk preference and learning needs of high- and low-performing organizations, we propose that low-performing, risk-tolerant organizations benefit most from searching across boundaries for new knowledge. Conversely, high-performing, risk-averse organizations benefit from internal searches to refine existing routines. We tested these propositions using a regression discontinuity design, analyzing New York City public schools’ responses to academic performance signals. Our empirical results largely support our propositions, enriching the understanding of organizations’ adoption of different search strategies in response to performance signals.
PAR — 2026-03-17
Original Sea‐Level Rise Adaptation and Collaboration in Polycentric Governance: A Comparison of Three Regions
Francesca Vantaggiato, Mark Lubell, Matthew C. Nowlin, Juita‐Elena (Wie) Yusuf, Majid Shafiee‐Jood
PMR — pp. 1-25 2026-03-17 Original Outcome mutability, culpable control, and blame attribution in crisis
Yanwei Li, Hongbo Yu
Abstract
This study investigates the influence of two critical but underdeveloped factors, namely outcome mutability and culpable control, on citizens’ blame towards governments during crises. Based on a pre-registered survey experiment with 1364 Chinese citizens, our analysis shows that citizens assign more blame when they perceive the government as culpable for negative outcomes arising from crises. Additionally, outcome mutability increases citizens’ blame on the government, especially when they believe negative consequences could have been prevented. These findings demonstrate that counterfactual reasoning and causal inference influence citizens’ blame of the government, deepening our understanding of the psychological mechanisms underlying it in crises.
PA — 2026-03-16
Original Social Equity Practices in Public Financial Management: A Conceptual Review and Proposed Reforms
John R. Bartle, Philip G. Joyce, Marilyn M. Rubin
PSJ — 2026-03-16
Original Compliance in Regulatory Gray Areas: The Case of the Organic Seed Standard
Liza Wood, Jared Zystro, Kristina Hubbard, Francesca Pia Vantaggiato