Reimagining Public Administration Praxis: Queer[ing] Theoretical and Empirical Approaches

Call for Papers

Reimagining Public Administration Praxis: Queer[ing] Theoretical and Empirical Approaches

Journal: Administrative Theory & Praxis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Full Manuscript Submission: Ideally by 1 January 2027
Expected Special Issue: Late 2027

Administrative Theory & Praxis invites contributions for a Special Issue exploring queer theory and queer[ing] approaches in public administration, governance, management, nonprofits, public service, and civil society.

About the Special Issue

Queer theory offers a critical framework for examining how institutions, administrative systems, policies, and social structures construct and reinforce norms surrounding identity, gender, sexuality, relationships, and family structures. Rather than treating existing categories as fixed, queer approaches investigate how power operates through processes of categorization, normalization, inclusion, and exclusion.

This Special Issue seeks to explore the transformative potential of queer theory for public administration theory and practice. It welcomes scholars, practitioners, and activists interested in examining how queer perspectives can challenge established administrative assumptions, illuminate experiences of marginalized communities, and contribute to alternative approaches to governance, institutions, social equity, and public service.

Topics of Interest

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Queer theory in public administration

• Queer approaches to governance and public management

• Theoretical interventions in public administration

• Bureaucracy through queer theoretical perspectives

• Accountability and queer theory

• Public interest and queer perspectives

• Representative bureaucracy

• LGBTQ+ policy implementation

• Public-service delivery to queer communities

• Administrative responses to LGBTQ+ communities

• Queering public administration

• Power, governance, and resistance

• Administrative power over queer lives

• Strategies of resistance within administrative systems

• Transformative approaches to governance

• Workplace dynamics and LGBTQ+ inclusion

• Diversity initiatives in public organizations

• Organizational culture

• Institutional regulation of gender and sexuality norms

• Intersectionality in public administration

• Race, class, disability, gender, and sexuality

• Comparative queer governance

• Non-Western approaches to queer theory and administration

• Queer theory, governance, and law

• Historical approaches to gender and sexuality in administration

• Cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons

• Queer theory in nonprofits and civil society

• Social equity and social justice

• Arts and queer theory

• Music, sports, media, and popular culture

• Cultural representations and administrative norms

• Activism and public institutions

Preferred Article Types

The Special Issue welcomes:

• Research Articles – Empirical or Theoretical: recommended 8,000–13,000 words

• Dialogues: recommended 3,000–4,000 words

• Media/Book Reviews: recommended 2,500–4,000 words

All submissions will undergo peer review.

Abstract and Proposal Requirements

Authors are initially asked to submit an elongated abstract and outline of approximately 1,000–2,000 words, excluding references.

Proposals should include, as applicable:

• Overview of the proposed contribution

• Research topic or questions

• Methods

• Theory or theoretical framework

• Explicit connection to the scope of Administrative Theory & Praxis

• Relevance to public administration, public service, governance, nonprofits, and/or civil society

Authors whose proposals are accepted will be invited to submit a full manuscript for peer-review consideration.

Important Dates

• Elongated Abstract & Outline Deadline: 1 June 2026

• Notification to Authors: By 1 July 2026

• Full Manuscripts: Ideally by 1 January 2027

• Initial Peer-Review Decisions: Expected by 31 March 2027

• Round 1 Revisions: Due 12 July 2027

• Rolling Publication Decisions: 15 September–1 November 2027

• Special Issue Publication: Expected in late 2027

Submission Information

Abstract proposals should be submitted through the dedicated proposal form:

Submit Abstract / Proposal

Authors with accepted abstract proposals will subsequently be invited to submit their complete manuscripts through the journal's submission portal and should select the appropriate Special Issue title during submission.

Submit to Administrative Theory & Praxis

Administrative Theory & Praxis – Instructions for Authors

Administrative Theory & Praxis – Journal Page

Guest Editors

José Luis Irizarry
North Carolina Central University
Email: jirizar2@nccu.edu

Diego Galego
Rutgers University-Newark
Email: Diego.Galego@rutgers.edu

Michelle D. Evans
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Email: Michelle-Evans@utc.edu

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