Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration

The final issue (Vol.29 No.4) of 2026 is now out!

This is a special issue titled “Exploring Current Themes, Future Trends, and Challenges in Scandinavian Public Management”, guest edited by Tom S. Karlsson, Sara Brorström, Kirsi-Mari Kallio, and Kari Nyland

We would like to thank the guest editors, authors, and reviewers for their valuable contributions and wish you all a happy festive season!

The issue includes the following contributions:

-Exploring Current Themes, Future Trends, and Challenges in Scandinavian Public Management, by Tom S. Karlsson, Sara Brorström, Kirsi-Mari Kallio, and Kari Nyland

-Positive Impacts of Trust-Based Leadership and Governance on School Outcomes. A Literature-Based Impact Study, by Lykke Mose

-Between Solidarity and Anomie: A Study of a Collaboration With a Pooled Budget, by Anna Villaume Silberstein, Gunilla Eklöv Alander, and Mikael Holmgren Caicedo

-Context Adaptation in Public Administration Change Processes: A Case Within the Swedish Transport Administration, by Paulina Ekendahl, Izabella Bäckström, and Andreas Norrman

-Stress Testing a Quasi-Market: Unintended Consequences of the Swedish School Voucher System, by Andreas Bergh and Joakim Wernberg

-Contested, Impractical, and Easily Forgotten? Analysing National-Level Decision-Makers’ Interpretations of Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic Through a Qualitative Follow-up Study, by Kristiina Janhonen, Marjaana Viita-aho, Henna Paananen, Laura Kihlström, Soila Karreinen, and Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen