Aims and Scope

POLIGOV: Malaysian Journal of Policy, Leadership, International & Government Affairs aims to advance high-quality scholarly research, critical inquiry, and policy discourse in public policy, governance, leadership, international affairs, and government. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for academics, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and public-sector professionals to examine contemporary policy challenges, institutional change, governance processes, and the relationship between politics, administration, law, economics, and society.

The scope of POLIGOV includes the theory and practice of public policy, public policy analysis, data analysis in public policy, policy research and evaluation, policy design and implementation, policy labs and applied policy research, economics in policymaking, public finance and political economy, law and public policy, public administration and management, governance and institutional reform, leadership and strategic governance, evidence-based policymaking, regulatory governance, digital governance, comparative public policy, development and social policy, international relations, regional governance, government affairs, and politics and policymaking.

While maintaining a particular interest in Malaysia and ASEAN, POLIGOV welcomes comparative, regional, and international perspectives that contribute to broader scholarly and policy debates.