Rapid Response Rolling Dialogue Submissions: Public Administration in the Second Trump Administration

Call for Papers

Rapid Response Rolling Dialogue Submissions: Public Administration in the Second Trump Administration

Journal: Administrative Theory & Praxis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Special Issue / Rolling Dialogue Call
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 31 December 2026

Administrative Theory & Praxis (ATP) invites rolling Dialogue submissions examining public administration during the second Trump administration. The journal describes itself as a forum for critical, normative, and interpretive scholarship on public administration, governance, management, democracy, ethics, and social justice.

About the Special Call

This rapid-response call seeks scholarly engagement with the ethical, institutional, administrative, and societal questions arising during the second Trump presidency. It focuses particularly on how political and administrative developments affect public institutions, public servants, democratic governance, accountability, equity, and the delivery of public services.

The call also encourages contributors to examine competing perspectives on governance and public responsibility, including how administrators navigate political directives, professional obligations, administrative law, institutional constraints, public trust, and contested policy environments. International, comparative, and non-Western perspectives are particularly welcomed.

Topics of Interest

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Public administration during the second Trump administration

• Ethical responsibilities of public administrators

• Public trust, transparency, and accountability

• Administrative institutions and democratic governance

• Political leadership and the administrative state

• Professional responsibility in public service

• Administrative law and institutional change

• Professional codes and public-service ethics

• Implementation of contested public policies

• Social equity and justice in public administration

• Inequality and disenfranchisement

• Human rights and public administration

• Public-service delivery in polarized environments

• Administrative discretion

• Bureaucratic resistance and compliance

• Guerrilla governance

• Governmental and institutional responses to policy change

• Nonprofit responses to political and administrative developments

• Grassroots movements and public administration

• Public-sector accountability

• Institutional authority and responsibility

• Public administration and democratic norms

• Governance, power, and public responsibility

• International perspectives on U.S. administrative developments

• Comparative administrative regimes

• Non-Western theories of public administration

• Global perspectives on governance and institutional change

Preferred Article Type

This call specifically seeks:

• Dialogue / Discussion Papers

Dialogue submissions are capped at approximately 3,000 words to support concise and timely scholarly exchange.

Research Focus

The call particularly encourages scholarship examining:

• Ethical implications of the second Trump term for administrators and institutions

• Public trust, transparency, and administrative responsibility

• Responses by governmental institutions, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations

• Social equity, inequality, disenfranchisement, and human rights

• Administrative law and professional standards

• Responsibilities of public-service professionals

• Comparative and international implications

• Contributions from non-Western theories and knowledge

• Changing relationships among political authority, bureaucracy, institutions, and citizens

The journal is already publishing scholarly discussions addressing public-administration questions associated with the second Trump presidency, including work on AI policy, federalism, transparency, accountability, and bureaucracy.

Rapid Review and Submission Information

Manuscript Submission Deadline: 31 December 2026

This is a rolling call, allowing submissions to be considered on an ongoing basis for timely engagement with developing events and scholarship.

• Dialogue pieces should be approximately 3,000 words or fewer.

• Submissions will undergo double-anonymized peer review.

• The editors intend to pursue an accelerated review process where feasible.

• Accepted contributions may be published continuously online and subsequently in print.

• Authors should follow the journal's specific Dialogue Guidelines.

When submitting:

Article Type: Select “Discussion”

Authors should also add a note to the manuscript indicating that it is being submitted for the special call:

“Public Administration in the Second Trump Administration”

Submit to Administrative Theory & Praxis

Administrative Theory & Praxis – Instructions and Dialogue Guidelines

Administrative Theory & Praxis – Journal Page

Guest Editors

Ashley Nickels
Kent State University
Email: anickel5@kent.edu

Nuri Heckler
University of Connecticut
Email: nuri.heckler@uconn.edu

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