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Policy & Governance Review
Published by Indonesian Association for Public Administration
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This journal encompasses issues and practices in policy analysis, public management, public policy and administration. PGR provides high quality study outcomes and new thoughts for academic practitioners, researchers, scientists and consultants to discuss about social science theories and concepts to significant political, economic and social issues and to the ways in which public policies are made.
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Automated Decision-Making and the Transformation of Bureaucratic Discretion:A Cross-Sector Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence Adissa Nayla Putri; Alvi Syahrina
Policy & Governance Review Vol 10 No 2 (2026): May
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30589/pgr.v10i2.1391

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Automated decision-making (ADM) is becoming a significant feature of contempo- rary public administration, with major implications for how bureaucratic decisions are made and discretion exercised. Existing scholarship has mostly examined ADM within single sectors, leaving a limited cross-sector understanding of how discretion shifts across policy domains. This article addresses this gap by analyzing how empir- ical studies describe changes in bureaucratic discretion after ADM implementation across sectors. Using a systematic literature review of 21 empirical studies published between 2020 and 2025, this study discovers and examines five sectors: social wel- fare and public health, labor market governance, administrative systems, policing, and judicial decision-making. The findings show that ADM does not transform dis- cretion uniformly but reconfigures it according to the sectoral decision structures. Three analytical dimensions were identified: level of automation, level of shift, and type of shift. Highly standardized sectors, such as labor market governance, show stronger automation and a greater curtailment of discretion. The social welfare, ad- ministrative, and judicial sectors retain stronger human involvement because of their contextual complexity, accountability, and reviewability. Policing shows the strongest continuity of discretion owing to situational judgment and professional autonomy. Overall, this study contributes to ADM scholarship by offering a cross-sector perspec- tive on bureaucratic discretion and suggesting that public organizations tailor ADM design and implementation to sector-specific decision logics to preserve accountabili-ty and meaningful human judgment.
Democracy Governance and Human Security in Nigeria: A Need for Recap Yemi Daniel Ogundare; Yushau Sulaiman Abubakar Alfakoro
Policy & Governance Review Vol 10 No 2 (2026): May
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30589/pgr.v10i2.1369

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The relationship between democracy and human security is often assumed to be mutually reinforcing, with democratic governance expected to promote citizens’ welfare, political freedom, and socioeconomic well-being. However, the Nigerian experience presents a significant puzzle: despite more than two decades of uninterrupted democratic rule since 1999, the country continues to experience persistent poverty, insecurity, unemployment, food insecurity, weak healthcare systems, and a decline in public trust in governance. This study investigates why democratic governance has not translated into meaningful human security outcomes in Nigeria, despite the institutional presence of democratic structures and processes. This study is anchored in Human Security Theory and adopts a qualitative case study approach. Data were obtained from semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and relevant secondary sources, including policy documents, journal articles, government reports and other scholarly materials. The data were analyzed thematically. The findings reveal that the relationship between democracy and human security in Nigeria is mediated by weak institutional capacity, poor governance quality, policy discontinuity, elite-driven political behavior, and inadequate implementation of development programmes. While democratic administrations have introduced various policies aimed at improving citizens’ welfare, these initiatives have produced limited results owing to governance failures and institutional weaknesses that undermine the effective delivery of public goods and services. The study argues that democracy is a necessary but insufficient condition for human security, as the benefits of democratic governance can only be realized when supported by effective institutions, accountability, policy consistency, and citizen-oriented governance practices. This study contributes to the democracy-human security debate by demonstrating that the persistence of human security challenges in Nigeria is not primarily a consequence of democracy itself, but of the weak institutional mechanisms through which democratic governance is implemented. The study recommends strengthening governance institutions, improving accountability mechanisms, ensuring policy continuity, and adopting a comprehensive human security framework that simultaneously addresses freedom from fear and want.
E-Government, Governance Quality, and Control of Corruption in ECOWAS: A Governance-System Perspective Kerkulah P Nyeleker; Achmad Nurmandi; Chinyabuuma Bengibabuya Esther; Ruth Kunda; Herman Lawelai
Policy & Governance Review Vol 10 No 2 (2026): May
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30589/pgr.v10i2.1374

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Corruption remains a persistent challenge to governance and sustainable development across Africa. This study examines the relationship between e-government develop- ment, governance quality, and control of corruption in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states. It investigates whether digital reforms can substitute for weak institutions in strengthening control of corruption or wheth- er their effectiveness depends on governance quality. A quantitative cross-sectional design was employed using secondary data from the United Nations E-Government Development Index and the Worldwide Governance Indicators for the twelve active ECOWAS countries. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis were conducted using SPSS version 17.0. The findings reveal that both e-gov- ernment development and governance quality are positively associated with control of corruption, with governance quality exhibiting the stronger institutional relationship. The results further indicate that e-government development and governance quality function as complementary components of a broader governance system rather than as competing determinants. The study advances a governance-system perspective by demonstrating that the anti-corruption potential of e-government is conditioned by governance quality. Digital reforms therefore complement, rather than substitute for, strong governance institutions in strengthening corruption control, with implications for governance reform across ECOWAS and comparable contexts.
From Form to Function: Isomorphic Mimicry, Planned Development Endeavors, and Implementation Outcomes in Nepal’s Federal Periodic Planning Baburam Bhul
Policy & Governance Review Vol 10 No 2 (2026): May
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30589/pgr.v10i2.1375

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Despite nearly seven decades of periodic development planning experience, imple- mentation gaps remain pervasive and hinder the attainment of the planned devel- opment outcomes. While the literature has established that actual outcomes have differed significantly from the targets specified in development plans, the institution- al processes underpinning this chronic implementation problem have been studied less systematically. This study examines Nepal’s periodic planning regime, from the First Five-Year Plan (1956–1961) to the Fifteenth Periodic Plan (2019/20–2023/24), through the interpretive frame of isomorphic mimicry. Relying on a qualitative lon- gitudinal design, this study uses documentary analysis and process tracing to investi- gate changes in planning institutions, governance reform efforts, and implementation outcomes over time. This study operationalizes the concept of isomorphic mimicry through four observable indicators: the adoption of internationally propagated plan- ning models, an increase in the number of formal planning institutions, the presence of persistent plan-performance gaps, and repeated institutional reforms without cor- responding improvements in implementation capabilities. The findings show that as Nepal’s periodic plans became more integrated into global development objectives, literacy, poverty, human development, and income per capita improved. However, implementation capability trailed substantially behind the plan’s aspirations through- out. The study emphasizes the argument for planning-related isomorphism and demonstrates that improving institutional skills is an essential condition for trans- forming planning objectives into meaningful development outcomes.

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