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daniele conversi

IKERBASQUE Basque Foundation for Science

Bilbao, Spain

Specialty Chief Editor

Comparative Governance
wenfang tang

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Shenzhen, China

Specialty Chief Editor

Comparative Governance
anar ahmadov

Leiden University

Leiden, Netherlands

Associate Editor

Comparative Governance
elçin aktoprak

The School of Human Rights Association

Ankara, Türkiye

Associate Editor

Comparative Governance

Comparative Governance

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

Publishing fees

Editors

daniele conversi

wenfang tang

anar ahmadov

elçin aktoprak

Articles

Optimizing Budget Policy in Village Fund Allocation (ADD): A Governance and Public Administration Perspective on Rural Development

Editorial: The politics of crises—The crisis of politics in Central and Eastern Europe

Decoding Effectiveness and Efficiency in AI-Enabled Public Services: A Configurational Pathway to Citizen and Employee Satisfaction

“Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child”: navigating consequence management in local government transformation in South Africa

Research Topics

Global Governance Gone Astray? Contagious Authoritarianism, Democracy Backsliding, and the Sustainability of a Multi-Centric Global Governance Model

Pragmatism and Democratic Backsliding: Local Election Dynamics in Southeast Asia

Spatial Development Strategies in Multi-Level Systems of Political Governance

Is All Politics Local When the Problem is National? The Role of Local Governments in Mitigating Climate Change