Unveiling Research Trends in Good Governance

Background: The provision of public services by governmental entities embodies their dedication to enhancing societal well-being. The manifestation of superior and high-caliber public services serves as an inherent manifestation of effective governance. Nonetheless, there persists a deficiency in comprehensive comprehension regarding the intricacies of sound governance practices. Purpose: The objective of this study was to ascertain the prevailing research patterns within the domain of good governance. Method: To bridge this scholarly void, the investigation adopted a quantitative research paradigm incorporating a bibliometric framework to discern the trajectory of developments in the realm of good governance. Employing a purposive sampling technique, data collection centered on article documents pertaining to the specified timeframe of 2012 to 2022, encompassing works containing the designated keywords "good governance" and published in the English language. Result: The Scopus database showed 7772 scientific publications related to "good governance," which were narrowed down to 658 documents based on the above criteria. The number of publications increased significantly from 2018 to 2020, with the highest trends occurring in 2020 with 99 papers published. Furthermore, the 12837 keywords were grouped into six clusters, with 434 interconnected keywords. Conclusion: The Scopus database exhibited a total of 7772 scientific publications encompassing the subject of "good governance," from which a refined selection of 658 documents was extracted in accordance with the aforementioned criteria. Notably, there was a substantial surge in the number of publications observed between 2018 and 2020, with the apex of this upward trend manifesting in 2020, accounting for a noteworthy 99 papers published. Additionally, the extensive collection of 12837 keywords underwent a rigorous analysis resulting in the identification of six distinct clusters, comprised of 434 interconnected keywords. Keywords: Co-word Analysis; Bibliometric; Good Governance; Scopus Abstrak Latar Belakang: Pelayanan publik yang diberikan oleh pemerintah kepada masyarakat merupakan suatu bentuk komitmen pemerintah dalam upaya menyejahterakan masyarakat. Pelayanan publik yang baik dan berkualitas merupakan salah satu bentuk nyata dari good governance. Namun perkembangan mengenai good governance belum diketahui secara rinci. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tren penelitian di bidang good governance. Metode: Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah paradigma kuantitatif dengan pendekatan bibliometrik. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan purposive sampling dengan batasan tahun 2012-2022, tipe dokumen artikel, kata kunci good governance, dan bahasa yang digunakan bahasa Inggris. Hasil: Publikasi ilmiah dengan subjek “good governance” pada pangkalan database scopus sebanyak 7772 dokumen. Setelah dibatasi, ditemukan 658 dokumen. Publikasi meningkat signifikan di tahun 2018-2020. Tren tertinggi terjadi pada tahun 2020 dengan jumlah publikasi sebanyak 99 dokumen. Terdapat 12837 kata kunci, 434 di antaranya saling berhubungan dan dikelompokkan dalam 6 kluster. Kesimpulan: Terdapat 31 kata kunci yang menjadi tren dengan nilai occurrence minimal 50, di antaranya adalah country, principle, relationship, effect, quality, indicator, democracy, stakeholder, economy, rule, structure, variable, information, leadership, program, city, africa, index, control, period, actor, sustainable development, condition, project, economic growth, trust, growth, malaysia, offical, criterium, dan member. Kata kunci tersebut menjadi tren disebabkan beberapa faktor, yaitu perkembangan dunia global, tren global mengenai isu-isu sosial, penekanan pada kualitas dan dampak, penekanan multi-disiplin, perkembangan teknologi informasi, serta perkembangan berkelanjutan, keberlanjutan ekonomi dan lingkungan Kata kunci: Analisis Kata Kunci; Bibliometrik; Good Governance; Scopus