Global Public Policy and Governance is a multidisciplinary journal focusing on public policy and governance in a global context.
GPPG ranks in the Q1 tier in Political Science and International Relations by CiteScore (2025) and in the Q2 tier in both Political Science and Public Administration by JIF (2025). We extend our gratitude to all authors, reviewers, and friends who contributed to this success.
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China’s post-1978 reform and opening up started a process of engaging in a US-dominated global governance system. Nonetheless, the current Trumpist global policies have featured a dual trend of selective withdrawal from the system in general an…
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Penalties for corrupt acts are a vital component of integrity management systems within bureaucratic organizations, yet systematic inquiry into specific interventions is lacking. Drawing from the princip…
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This paper explores emotional governance in Chinese street-level bureaucracy by conducting a content analysis of service slogans. Emotional governance involves the use of emotional management strategies in the pr…
Law, Democracy and Robots: Governing AI-Assisted Public Services in the Algorithmic Age
The latest CiteScore for GPPG is 4.3, which places it in the top 17% of journals in the Political Science and International Relations category. Its IF 2026 is 2.3, remaining in the Q2 category for Political Administration.
This collection examines the opportunities and challenges that datafication and AI pose for welfare governance, focusing on their implications for policy design, service delivery, public values, and social justice.
Guest Editors
Minna van Gerven, University of Helsinki, Finland
Felicia F. Tian, Fudan University, China
Rune Halvorsen, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
The international order is undergoing a profound transformation. The era of Western dominance that characterized much of the twentieth century is increasingly giving way to a more multipolar world marked by the rise of Asia, the growing influence of emerging powers, and the diffusion of economic, technological, and political capabilities across regions. This special issue invites contributions that examine the governance implications of multipolarity and the policy challenges arising from the transition to a post-unipolar world.
Guest editors:
Francesco Macheda, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Fanglu Sun, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
