Frontiers in Political Science | Comparative Governance

Original Research

Published on 22 Oct 2025

Smart elections or rigged algorithms: the rise of artificial intelligence in electoral governance in Southeast Asia

in Comparative Governance

Syafhendry Syafhendry
Nasir Ahmad Ganaie
Arifeen Yama

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1672310

4,098 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Oct 2025

Advancing citizen-centered public services in Kazakhstan: legal, institutional, and digital governance perspectives

in Comparative Governance

Aigerim Amirova

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1679601

2,075 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Oct 2025

Institutional resilience and crisis governance in the EU: insights from the Lisbon Metropolitan Experience

in Comparative Governance

Jorge Gonçalves
Silvia Spolaor
Larysa Lebedeva

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1700468

911 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Oct 2025

Clientelism, coalitions, and concessions: pragmatism in local elections and its democratic costs

in Comparative Governance

Anwar Sadat
Muh Askal Basir

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1664786

1,306 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 01 Oct 2025

From liberal paralysis to green republican resolution? Conceptualising, illustrating, and addressing problems of governability in eco-social politics

in Comparative Governance

Veith Selk
Niklas Klüh

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1418880

1,020 views

Editorial

Published on 30 Sep 2025

Editorial: Populism and the border: theoretically and empirically dissecting strategies of exclusion and the recreation of identities

in Comparative Governance

Sabine Volk
José Javier Olivas Osuna

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1699195

961 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Taxonomy of international cooperation for development through the process of Central America integration

in Comparative Governance

Laura Michelle Godoy Tobar
Pedro Caldentey del Pozo
Vicente González Cano

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1641279

1,009 views

Editorial

Published on 23 Sep 2025

Editorial: Exploring the global erosion of democracy: understanding multicausal threats and international dynamics

in Comparative Governance

Adolfo A. Abadía
Vladimir Rouvinski

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1694804

1,359 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Sep 2025

Governance perspective: foreign investment in decentralization in Indonesia

in Comparative Governance

Eva Kurnia Farhan
Budi Setiyono
Teguh Yuwono
Reni Shinta Dewi

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1562656

1,811 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2025

The causes of the voluntary withdrawal of African states from their sub-regional community

in Comparative Governance

Ibrahim Zeidane Zainou Tangui
Abderrahman Tenkoul

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1665088

893 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 03 Sep 2025

Navigating conflict of interest in public service: lessons from Kazakhstan

in Comparative Governance

Madina Nauryzbek
Baurzhan Bokayev

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1640250

1,177 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Religious policy of Kazakhstan: mechanisms for managing the Islamic environment amid post-soviet transformation

in Comparative Governance

Sholpan Zhandossova
Natalya Seitakhmetova
Marhabbat Nurov

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1606705

2,192 views

Perspective

Published on 21 Aug 2025

Mineral diplomacy in Greenland: learning from US-European history of engagement at the Ivittuut cryolite mine

in Comparative Governance

Thomas N. Hale
Saleem H. Ali

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1584988

2,840 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Self-governing systems

in Comparative Governance

Jeremy Pitt
Asimina Mertzani
Josiah Ober

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1646734

2,277 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Aug 2025

The contestation of the sensible under populist authoritarianism: between silencing and seeking democratic rights

in Comparative Governance

Çisem Gündüz Arabaci

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1648488

1,078 views

Editorial

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Editorial: The global impact of lobbies and think tanks on democracy and policy

in Comparative Governance

Ana Almansa-Martínez
Antonio Castillo-Esparcia
Álvaro Serna-Ortega
Lissette Marroquín-Velásquez

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1663345

907 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Aug 2025

The influencing factors of deliberative capacity and their configuration paths from the perspective of deliberative system: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis of 30 cases

in Comparative Governance

Han Wang
Hui Xie
Lulu Zhu
Siqi Liang

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1602445

962 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Stalling, straining, severing, shallowing, simulating: how politicization can negatively affect sustainability transformation

in Comparative Governance

Basil Bornemann
Holger Strassheim
Sabine Weiland

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1524566

1,350 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2025

Normalizing the illegal: public perceptions of vote-buying in West Bandung Regency and its democratic consequences

in Comparative Governance

Yusa Djuyandi
Kiki Pratama Nugraha
Agus Sugiharto
Mohamad Hafifi Jamri
Abdul Rauf Ridzuan

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1630335

3,404 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jul 2025

Decoding effectiveness and efficiency in AI-enabled public services: a configurational pathway to citizen and employee satisfaction

in Comparative Governance

Novianita Rulandari
Andri Dayarana K. Silalahi
Do Thi Thanh Phuong
Ixora Javanisa Eunike

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1560180

5,675 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Jul 2025

Is secular–religious party competition moving online? Digital religious profiles of candidates running for the European Parliament

in Comparative Governance

Eva-Maria Euchner
David Schweizer
Daniela Braun

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1548602

1,458 views

Opinion

Published on 22 Jul 2025

Ecuador's evaluation ecosystem: an opinion article on building evidence-based governance

in Comparative Governance

Marco Faytong-Haro

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1634314

1,312 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Digital communication strategies of lobbies in the European Union

in Comparative Governance

Emilia Smolak Lozano

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1543123

1,972 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Optimizing budget policy in village fund allocation (ADD): a governance and public administration perspective on rural development

in Comparative Governance

Septiawan Ardiputra
Milyan Milyan
Zaenal Akhmad
Muhammad Sulthan
Muhammad Agung Ardiputra

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1581806

3,712 views

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articles

Smart elections or rigged algorithms: the rise of artificial intelligence in electoral governance in Southeast Asia

Advancing citizen-centered public services in Kazakhstan: legal, institutional, and digital governance perspectives

Institutional resilience and crisis governance in the EU: insights from the Lisbon Metropolitan Experience

Clientelism, coalitions, and concessions: pragmatism in local elections and its democratic costs

From liberal paralysis to green republican resolution? Conceptualising, illustrating, and addressing problems of governability in eco-social politics

Editorial: Populism and the border: theoretically and empirically dissecting strategies of exclusion and the recreation of identities

Taxonomy of international cooperation for development through the process of Central America integration

Editorial: Exploring the global erosion of democracy: understanding multicausal threats and international dynamics

Governance perspective: foreign investment in decentralization in Indonesia

The causes of the voluntary withdrawal of African states from their sub-regional community

Navigating conflict of interest in public service: lessons from Kazakhstan

Religious policy of Kazakhstan: mechanisms for managing the Islamic environment amid post-soviet transformation

Mineral diplomacy in Greenland: learning from US-European history of engagement at the Ivittuut cryolite mine

Self-governing systems

The contestation of the sensible under populist authoritarianism: between silencing and seeking democratic rights

Editorial: The global impact of lobbies and think tanks on democracy and policy

The influencing factors of deliberative capacity and their configuration paths from the perspective of deliberative system: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis of 30 cases

Stalling, straining, severing, shallowing, simulating: how politicization can negatively affect sustainability transformation

Normalizing the illegal: public perceptions of vote-buying in West Bandung Regency and its democratic consequences

Decoding effectiveness and efficiency in AI-enabled public services: a configurational pathway to citizen and employee satisfaction

Is secular–religious party competition moving online? Digital religious profiles of candidates running for the European Parliament

Ecuador's evaluation ecosystem: an opinion article on building evidence-based governance

Digital communication strategies of lobbies in the European Union

Optimizing budget policy in village fund allocation (ADD): a governance and public administration perspective on rural development