Experimental research in the Asia-Pacific region: review and assessment of regional capacity

IF 1.6 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-08-11 DOI:10.1080/23276665.2021.1945470

Wenna Chen, Binzizi Dong, C. Hsieh, Ning Liu, R. Walker, Yao Wang, Bo Wen, Peiyi Wu, Jiasheng Zhang

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Scholars of public administration are increasingly using experimental research to develop more robust causal inferences and greater methodological capacity. Against this backdrop, we examine the extent to which experimental research has taken hold in the Asia-Pacific region and assess regional capacity. Our review of 30 articles published by scholars based in the Asia-Pacific region in the public administration section of the Web of Science’s Journal Citation Reports finds that the regional capacity for experimental research is concentrated in a small number of institutions and strongly supplemented through international collaboration. Topics studied reflect the advent of behavioural public administration. Although progress is being made in reporting experimental designs, much work is needed in the region to bring greater transparency to scholarship. We conclude by encouraging scholars to more robustly implement and report experimental research and by outlining future directions.

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亚太地区的实验研究:区域能力的审查和评估

公共行政学者越来越多地使用实验研究来发展更有力的因果推理和更大的方法能力。在此背景下，我们考察了实验性研究在亚太地区开展的程度，并评估了该地区的能力。我们对Web of Science的期刊引文报告(Journal Citation Reports)公共管理板块中亚太地区学者发表的30篇文章的回顾发现，该地区的实验研究能力集中在少数机构中，并通过国际合作得到有力补充。所研究的主题反映了行为公共行政的出现。尽管在报告实验设计方面正在取得进展，但该地区还需要做大量工作，以提高学术研究的透明度。最后，我们鼓励学者们更有力地实施和报告实验研究，并概述未来的发展方向。

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Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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4.50

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20.70%

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