New IRAS Issue Explores Bureaucracy, Innovation, Urban Safety, and More

Diogo Pereira,

https://journals.sagepub.com/cms/asset/328da633-caa0-4eb7-8c91-e3b44d1e2e86/rasb_91_2.cover.pngVolume 91, Issue 2 (June 2025) of the International Review of Administrative Sciences (IRAS) is now available. This issue brings together a diverse set of contributions examining urgent topics in public administration, from administrative burden and smart cities to performance-based budgeting and the politics of compliance in the digital age.

The issue features eight peer-reviewed research articles by scholars from across the globe. Together, they offer timely insights into how public institutions adapt to change, manage complexity, and impact citizens' lives.

Contents of IRAS Volume 91, Issue 2 (June 2025):

  1. Exploring the relationship of administrative burden with doctors’ motivation and patients’ experience of care: Evidence from primary healthcare in Catalonia
    Francisco Ferraioli

  2. Does top-down administrative regulation promote urban safety performance? A quasi-natural experiment with evidence of listed special supervision in China
    Zezhao Liu & Shu Wei

  3. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”: Understanding politicization in the populist era
    B. Guy Peters & Jon Pierre

  4. Financialization beyond partnerships: Real estate investment trusts in elderly care
    Simon Demuynck & Wouter Van Dooren

  5. How does performance-based budgeting reform affect the extent of performance information use? An empirical study of Indonesia
    Malul Azam & Geert Bouckaert

  6. The effect of institutional trust on the relationship between social media as an information resource and policy non-compliance: Dutch survey evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic
    Rianne Dekker, Godfried Engbersen, Erik Snel & Jan de Boom
    (Open Access)

  7. The human dimension of smart cities: Examining antecedents of citizens’ smart city policy literacy
    Danbee Lee, Minsung Michael Kang & Hannah June Kim

  8. Is bureaucracy ironclad after all? Prevalence and variances of performance- and strategy-oriented management in German local governments
    Jens Weiss

  9. The dark side of innovative work behavior: Turnover intention in public service and the moderating role of hierarchical organizational culture
    Intae Choi

Explore the new issue and stay up-to-date with cutting-edge research on public governance (link below).

ABOUT IRAS
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Six Months of Leadership: IIAS President Highlights Record Conference Attendance, Strategic Reforms, and Key Projects

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Six months into his historic tenure as the first Global South President of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), Voruganti Srinivas reflects on the Institute’s remarkable achievements and the path ahead. Elected with broad support from the membership, President Srinivas has steered the IIAS toward a vision of “collaboration without borders, knowledge without boundaries, and governance without exclusion,” emphasizing a digitally agile, publications-rich, and resource-strong institution.

In this exclusive interview, he shares insights on the progress made across international conferences, institutional reforms, global engagement, and emerging priorities. President Srinivas also discusses initiatives like the International Governance Index and IIAS Legacy Project, the Institute’s growing inclusivity, and his ongoing efforts to strengthen trust, unity, and the global reach of public administration.

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Job Vacancy - EGPA Executive Secretary

Diogo Pereira  

18 November 2025

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About IIAS and EGPA

The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) is an international non-profit organization with a scientific purpose, producing policy-relevant knowledge in public administration. Established in 1930 and headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, it is the worldwide platform for public administration professionals: academics and practitioners. The European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) is a regional group of IIAS for Europe. EGPA is the platform for academics and practitioners in Europe, gathering its Permanent Study Groups around key topics in Public Administration during its conferences and dialogues with its partners.

Job summary

Join EGPA/IIAS as our Executive Secretary, supporting the Steering Committee and President to grow our network, launch Permanent Study Groups, host the annual conference, and elevate governance research across Europe. This role is your chance to drive impactful change in public administration.

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