Public Governance, Administration and Finances Law Review

New article online first! In his Missouri v. Biden, Russell Weaver takes a look at governmental efforts to suppress freedom of speech.

Missouri v. Biden: Governmental Efforts to Suppress Free Expression | Public Governance, Administration and Finances Law Review Missouri v. Biden: Governmental Efforts to Suppress Free Expression Weaver Russell L. doi: 10.53116/pgaflr.7773 Copyright (c) 2025 Weaver Russell L. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Abstract The development of the internet, along with the creation...

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📢 Article of the Week

Insights on the Socio-Economic Impacts of Research Misconduct written by the authors Rodrigues Rowena and Pizzolato Daniel

How does research misconduct affect researchers, institutions, and society? This article explores the socio-economic impacts of questionable research practices and offers recommendations to strengthen research integrity through shared responsibility and improved education.

Read the full article on the link below:
https://folyoirat.ludovika.hu/index.php/pgaf/article/view/7721

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Article of the Week

Press Publishers' Right in Hungary: Brief Empirical Report After the Implementation
by Harkai Istvan

Read here: https://folyoirat.ludovika.hu/index.php/pgaf/article/view/7633

How is the press publishers' right shaping media access and journalism in Hungary? This article examines the impact of Article 15 of the CDSM Directive, analyzing its challenges, legal uncertainties, and the responses of Hungarian press industry representatives. While the directive aims to support quality journalism and media diversity, early experiences reveal a more complex reality.

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📢 Article of the Week 📢

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer in Nepal: Does It Lead to Greater Accountability at the Local Level?
Read here: https://folyoirat.ludovika.hu/index.php/pgaf/article/view/7726

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer (IGFT) is key to reducing fiscal disparities and supporting local governments in Nepal. This study examines how different types of IGFT—fiscal equalisation, conditional, special, and matching grants—affect local accountability. While IGFT has the potential to strengthen governance, challenges like centralisation, limited bureaucratic capacity, and weak political commitment hinder its effectiveness.

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Publishing original research articles, proceedings, and book reviews on all facets of public administration, public policy, and public management both on Central and Eastern Europe and other parts of the world. The journal aims to promote critical legal thinking, legal practice, and scholarly debate by providing a forum for disseminating academic research findings on the fields of public law and public finance, and through its Open Access policy, it wishes to contribute to a greater global exchange of knowledge.

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📢 Article of the Week

Performing Representativity, Expanding Democracy: Human Rights as a Blueprint to Demand Voting Rights for Non-citizen by Toscano Javier

Who gets to vote? This article challenges the citizenship-based approach to voting rights, arguing for a human-rights-based perspective. Through the Demokratie für Alle movement in Germany, it explores how non-citizen migrants can claim political participation and reshape democracy.

Read here: https://folyoirat.ludovika.hu/index.php/pgaf/article/view/7502

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At PGAF LR, we follow a rigorous peer review process to ensure high-quality scholarship.

Here is summary of the steps taken:
If both reviews are favorable, the editors decide on acceptance.
If revisions are needed, authors are invited to resubmit for a second round of review.

If both reviews are unfavorable, the editors reject the manuscript.
If reviewers disagree, a third reviewer may be assigned, or the editors will make the final decision.

Our reviewers adhere to COPE Ethical Guidelines, providing specific feedback on the submission's strengths and areas for improvement.

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