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Transparency and public trust are shaped not only by formal institutional arrangements, but also by administrative cultures, norms, relationships, and patterns of collaboration within and across public institutions. As governments operate in increasingly complex and multi-actor environments, understanding how these dimensions interact has become central to the study of public governance and administration.
This open panel invites theoretical, empirical, and comparative contributions examining transparency and trust in public governance from diverse institutional, organizational, and societal perspectives. It seeks to explore how administrative cultures and institutional contexts enable or constrain transparency, accountability, openness, and trust, and how these processes shape relationships among public institutions, public officials, citizens, and other governance actors.
The panel particularly welcomes research addressing institutional and organizational conditions that facilitate or hinder transparency; administrative norms and cultures; public trust and accountability; collaborative and multi-level governance; citizen participation and citizen–government relations; digital governance and the use of technology to enhance or challenge transparency; and the implementation of transparency policies and reforms. Contributions examining local, regional, national, or comparative settings are equally welcome.
By bringing together different theoretical approaches, methodological perspectives, and governance contexts, the panel aims to deepen understanding of the relationships between formal institutions and administrative cultures in shaping transparent and trustworthy governance. It also seeks to identify similarities and differences across administrative systems and levels of government, and to encourage dialogue on how transparency, trust, and collaboration can contribute to more accountable, responsive, and inclusive public governance.