Global Public Policy and Governance - GPPG launches “Global frontiers” as a new type of article

GPPG is going to host a new type of article called Global frontiers. With approximately 4,000 to 6,000 words, articles in Global frontiers may discuss any aspects of public policy and governance in a particular country/region or from a comparative perspective. They may be empirical and analytically descriptive, and should contribute to a better understanding of frontier public policy and governance practices in their own right and in broader contexts. Reports on practices that set benchmarks and best examples in the field are especially welcome.

Rational and arrangements

GPPG sets Global frontiers to create a new outlet for public policy and administration practices with global/regional impacts or implications. These practices are often innovative, successful or unique (sometimes they can be outright failures), and they play (potential) roles in establishing standards, providing best practices and examples (sometimes lessons), or stimulating innovations and inspirations in both practical and academic fields. 

Today’s theory-driven approach in academic publications often makes it difficult to publish on academic journals articles about these practices that delve into their internal logic, unique mechanisms, and complex dynamics. These practices are results of actual demands, contextual conditions, and actors’ beliefs. In-depth analysis of these practices from certain perspectives and with rich raw materials may better exhibit their contribution to public policy and administration as a practical field and exhibit to GPPG audience the essential practical takeaways that may be further tested by theoretical studies.

Articles in Global frontiers should focus on the core mechanisms of the practices to succeed/fail in handling important policy/administrative issues. These frontier practices can be a policy, an institution, an organization, or certain ideas and their applications, aiming for handling public governance challenges. We welcome articles on such practices from both global north and south, and from comparative perspectives. Articles shall first clarify why the practices in question represent “global frontiers”, provide specific information about the practice elements like their designs and implementation, the factors that led to their success or failures, and the practical and theoretical implications of the practices. The article shall be reasonably in-depth for readers to clearly understand it. Authors may offer additional information in an appendix such as useful graphs, checklists, assessments, forms, photos, etc.

Articles can be written by practitioners, scholars, or a team of them. Each article shall have an executive summary, keywords, the main body of analysis, and references. It is not theory driven but issue-driven. Nonetheless, it shall have theoretical awareness and implications.

Interested authors are welcome to contact the editors first by email and get confirmation about the appropriateness of practices they plan to write about. Submitted articles will be peer reviewed---reviewers will be aware of the expectations on this type of articles. GPPG aims for a quick turnaround. In 2023, it took 7 days to first decision for all manuscripts submitted to GPPG.

The Editor of Global Frontiers is Martin de Jong, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands (w.m.jong@law.eur.nl)