Aim
The Policy and Governance Review (PGR) is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the theory and practice of adaptive and resilient governance, with a distinctive empirical anchor in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, home to one of the world's largest and most complex decentralized governance systems, spanning 34 provinces and over 500 subnational governments. PGR provides a platform for rigorous, large-scale empirical research on subnational governance, regulatory implementation, and public-private collaboration that is frequently under-represented as a central focus in the broader international public administration literature. Published by the Indonesian Association for Public Administration (IAPA), PGR draws on IAPA's direct network of bureaucratic practitioners and policymakers across Indonesia and the wider region, bridging scholarly research with the realities of governance practice.

Scope
PGR welcomes interdisciplinary research exploring the dynamics of governance adaptability and resilience, with particular interest in studies grounded in subnational, comparative, or cross-country evidence from Indonesia and Southeast Asia. We publish robust theoretical, empirical, and comparative studies employing a variety of methodological approaches, and specifically encourage contributions that move beyond diagnosis to propose and evaluate actionable solutions for more robust governance, including studies that engage directly with the legal and regulatory frameworks through which governance reforms are implemented.

Key Areas of Focus for PGR Journal

1. Sustainable Development and Public Policy
   Description: Research on the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); policy coherence for sustainable development; cross-sectoral collaboration; environmental governance; climate change adaptation and mitigation policy; and the role of public institutions in achieving equitable and sustainable outcomes.

2. Collaborative Governance and Hybrid Arrangements
   Description: Research on the structures and processes for managing multi-actor systems, including the performance, accountability, and design of public-private partnerships (PPPs), network governance, co-production with citizens, and cross-sector collaboration in subnational and local governance.

3. Adaptive Governance and Policy Innovation
   Description: Research on how governance systems learn, innovate, and adapt to change, including policy innovation labs, experimental governance (e.g., randomized controlled trials, regulatory sandboxes), anticipatory governance, and the role of foresight, data, and digital transformation in policy design.

4. Risk, Security, and Resilient Infrastructure
   Description: Studies on governance models for preparing for and responding to systemic risks, including disaster management cycles, critical infrastructure protection, public space risk mitigation, climate adaptation policy, and pandemic response.

5. Social Protection and Inclusive Governance
   Description: Research on the governance of policies designed to enhance societal resilience and equity, including the design and implementation of social protection systems, health governance, policies for vulnerable groups, and equity in digital access.

6. Public Financial Management and Accountability
   Description: Contributions on the efficient and ethical management of public resources, including performance-based budgeting, public auditing, fiscal decentralization, tax policy, combating illicit financial flows, and innovations in governmental accountability.

7. Organizational Culture and Change in the Public Sector
   Description: Research on how organizational culture enables or hinders adaptation within public organizations, change management, administrative leadership in times of crisis, and the development of future-ready skills in the civil service.

8. Regulatory and Administrative Law in Governance Implementation
   Description: Research on the legal and institutional frameworks that shape how governance reforms are implemented in practice, including the regulatory architecture of public-private partnerships, the administrative law of decentralization and intergovernmental relations, disaster and emergency governance law, and regulatory quality and compliance in public sector reform.