AIM, SCOPE, AND FOCUS

Aim
To be a leading international forum for high-quality scholarship that advances the theory and practice of public administration while illuminating how global policy agendas are translated, negotiated, and implemented at multiple governance levels.
Focus
REGIA concentrates on the reciprocal influence between public-administration systems (local, national, regional) and global policy regimes. It prioritizes evidence-based, comparative, and interdisciplinary work that unpacks administrative reforms, policy diffusion, governance innovations, and the role of public-sector organizations in addressing cross-border challenges.
Scope
The journal invites original research articles, systematic reviews, and critical policy analyses that cover, but are not limited to, the following domains:
  • Global governance & multilevel policy coordination
  • SDG implementation and public-management reform
  • Climate, energy, and environmental governance
  • Digital transformation, e-governance, and AI in the public sector
  • Migration, mobility, and transnational public-service provision
  • Comparative bureaucratic politics, administrative culture, and institutional capacity
  • Public-sector leadership, ethics, and accountability in globalized contexts
  • Policy transfer, diffusion, and lesson-drawing between Global South & North
  • International regulatory regimes and domestic administrative adaptation
  • Financing global policies: aid, PPPs, blended finance, and fiscal governance
  • Crisis management, resilience, and cross-border risk governance
  • Equity, inclusion, and human-rights perspectives in global public-policy design
REGIA welcomes quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies that offer actionable insights for academics, policymakers, and practitioners striving to enhance administrative performance and policy effectiveness in an interconnected world.