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Forged through forces: configurations to digital policy attention in local governments

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Polihot 公共行政 公共政策 中国研究 Digital Policy Attention Local Governments Digital Transformation FsQCA China
PMR — pp. 1-29 2026-06-29 Original Forged through forces: configurations to digital policy attention in local governments Tao Wang, Chen Zhong, Ge Wang, Liumiao Qin Abstract Although governments’ digital policy attention is pivotal for effective digital governance, the mechanisms shaping attention remain insufficiently understood. Drawing on an integrated view of institutional environment, task environment, and resource endowment, we analyse 272 Chinese prefecture-level cities using a hybrid fsQCA – regression method to examine how multiple conditions jointly shape attention to digital transformation. We find that normative pressure, fiscal capacity, economic conditions, and digital infrastructure provide the foundation for high policy attention. Beyond this base, we identify three configurations across these dimensions: capability alignment, where leaders with technocratic backgrounds and digital culture jointly foster endogenous commitment; pressure compliance, where coercive, mimetic, and normative pressures jointly drive policy attention; and peer learning adaptation, where governments enhance attention through horizontal emulation when top-down mandates are weak. Regression analyses show that pressure compliance exerts the strongest influence on digital policy attention. These findings reveal configurational dynamics underlying digital governance.

Green Budgeting in South Korea: Issue Ownership and Ministerial Leadership

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Polihot 公共行政 公共政策 Green Budgeting South Korea Issue Ownership Ministerial Leadership FsQCA
PAR — 2026-04-17 Original Green Budgeting in South Korea: Issue Ownership and Ministerial Leadership Minjung Kim, Rosa Minhyo Cho Abstract ABSTRACT As climate governance gains urgency, green budgeting has emerged as a vital policy tool to align fiscal systems with environmental goals. Yet, institutional and leadership factors shaping its success remain underexplored. This study examines how issue ownership and ministerial leadership jointly influence green budgeting outcomes in South Korea. Using fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis of 13 central government bodies implementing green budgeting in 2023, we identify four pathways to high performance. Institutionalized long‐term environmental planning emerges as a necessary condition. Two key mechanisms are identified: alignment between ministerial leadership and issue ownership, and politically experienced ministers who leverage institutional and external resources despite weak personal environmental commitment. These findings suggest that effective green budgeting depends not only on leadership but also on embedded institutional arrangements. Our study contributes to the public management literature by offering a dynamic understanding of issue ownership and expanding the scope of ministerial leadership in environmental governance.