Digital governance, anti-corruption and political stability: An empirical study using cross-national panel data.

ABSTRACT: Digital governance has emerged as a critical domain for national development and international cooperation. This study investigates the impact of digital governance on political stability through both theoretical and empirical analyses. First, we establish a theoretical framework to examine the effects of digital governance on political stability and the role that anti-corruption plays in it. Using panel data from 112 countries during 2014-2023, we then examined the quantitative relationship between digital governance and political stability. The results show that digital governance significantly enhances political stability, mediated by anti-corruption efforts. Additionally, the impact of digital governance exhibits heterogeneity across different levels of economic development. Based on t

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12711073 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature