All the sessions of the PhD Symposium on 3-4 September are only accessible to PhD Students with accepted paper for the Symposium

Welcome adresses by co-conveners and representatives of the organising team

Introduction to the Workshop 

This session depends on the number of PhD Students attending the Symposium and can be replaced by a joint plenary one.

Speakers : 

• Prof. Masao KIKUCHI, Meiji University, Japan
• Dr. Shunsuke KIMURA, Meiji University (Currently visiting scholar of université de Lille), Japan
• Dr. Motoi NAGANO,  Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
• Prof. Ryoko TAMAI, Kyoto Prefectural University, France

Doing research and getting published : Publication strategies from an editor's point of view

Prof. Dr. Sabine  Kuhlmann, University of Postdam (Germany), Editor in Chief of International Review of Administrative Sciences (IRAS)

Closing Ceremony and presentation of certificates

Opening : Introduction to PSG I, its members and to the programme by the co-chairs followed by paper presentations.

Discussant for session 1 : Shirley Kempeneer 

Welcome  and Introduction by Prof. Dr Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans, EGPA President, Science-Po Toulouse (France)

Welcome address by  Prof Dr Christina Koulouri, Rector, Panteion University (Greece)

Welcome address by Dr Ra'ed Ben Shams, IIAS President, (Barhain) 

Keynote Address by Ms Paraskevi (Vivi) Charalaboyianni, Deputy Minister of the Greek Ministry of the Interior. (Greece)

Keynote Address by Prof Demetrios Argyriades,  Panteion University (Greece)

Keynote Address by Dr Marcel Guenoun (PhD), Research & Development adviser at the French Interministerial Directorate for Public Transformation (France)

Discussion

Opening of the Conference by Prof. Dr Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans, EGPA President, Science-Po Toulouse (France)

Discussant for session 2 : Albert Meijer

Introduction : 

Paper Presentations followed by a Special Guest  Speaker : 

Currents developments in the organisation and the functions of the Greek justice 

Prof Michail Pikramenos 

President of the Council of State

Professor at the Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Discussant for session 3 : Barbara Zyzak

Chairs and Speakers : 

Discussant for session 4 : Ignacio Criado

Speakers

• Prof Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Prof Wolfgang Drechsler, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, UCL – IIPP, UK
• Prof. Edoardo Ongaro, Open University, UK
• Prof Albert Mejier, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
• Dr Michele Tantardini, Penn State, PA, USA

Introduction by Prof Dr. Michael Bauer, European University Institute (Italy)

Speakers : 

Dr Paraskevi Ant. Dramalioti , Secretary General of Coordination at the Presidency of the Government. (Greece)

Prof Dr Eva Sørensen, Professor of Public Administration and Democracy at Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (Denmark)

Prof Dr Benoît Rihoux, Full Professor in Political Science at the University of Louvain UCLouvain  (Belgium)

Speakers : 

Margarita Chondrou-Karavasili, conseillère spéciale pour l'environnement et le changement climatique, Architecte d.p.l.g., MSc Regional and Urban Planner, Grèce

Thomas Cottinet, directeur Ecolab, Commissariat général du développement durable, Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires, France

Florian Favreau, professeur associé EM Normandie, docteur ès sciences de gestion, docteur en droit, France

Marcel Guenoun, conseiller recherche et développement, Direction interministérielle de la transformation publique (Ministère de la transformation et de la Fonction publiques), France

Discussant for session 5 : William Webster

Speakers : 

Ruben Tamboleo: “The struggled coordination in Spain: between integration and differentiation”.
Maria Ferreira: “Mainstreaming European Public Policies as an Exercise in Policy Coordination: Case-studies from the European Commission”.
Andrius Puksas: "Exploring the Impact of Policy Coordination Triggers and Obstacles in Lithuanian Governance Practices".
Anna Uster and Judit Kalman– "Exploring Coordinative Fatigue and Benefits in Successful Youth At-Risk Policies: A Comparative View Between Israel and Hungary"

Discussant for session 6 : Karl Löfgren

Speakers :

• Nedzib Delic

Public Administration Reform Coordinators Office - Cabinet of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Bosnia and Herzegovinia

• Lidija Ljumovic,  Director General

Ministry of Public Administration Developing and Cooperation with CSOs, Montenegro

• Gordana Gapikj Dimitrovska

State Advisor,  Ministry of Information Society and Administration, North Macedonia

• Danilo Roncevic,  Director of Human Resources Management Service

Government of the Republic of Serbia,  Human Resources Management Service, Serbia

• Qendrim Bytyqi

Acting Head, Department for Management of Public Officials,  Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kosovo

Opening Address:

Si RUOXIA - Vice President of CAPS

Prof. Eko PRASOJO, President of AGPA

Prof. Jean-Michel EYMERI-DOUZANS, President of EGPA

Speakers :

Prof. Peng LIU: Institutional Isomorphism and Regulatory State Building: The Case of Food and Drug Administration of China (10 min)

Prof Eva SORENSEN: Collaborative Governance in Europe: Research Trends and empirical developments (10 min)

Prof Yongzheng YANG: The impact of regulatory instruments on nonprofits ‘compliance: Evidence from a survey experiment in China (10 min)

Prof Lei ZHAI: The Competitive Logic of Chinese Local Governments Based on Policymaking (10 min)

Prof Yazhuo HUANG: From “Isomorphic Responsibility” to Governmental Responsibility System: Explaining Grassroots Overburden and Exploring Solutions. (10 min)

Prof Elke LOEFFLER:  Participative Governance in Europe: Main Trends and Perspectives (10 min)

Concluding remarks

Speakers

• Sabine Kuhlmann – International Review of Administrative Sciences
• Ian Elliott – Public Administration and Development
• Sara Rinfret – Public Affairs Education
• Albert Meijer – Information Polity
• Helen Yu - Public Personnel Management
• Gabriela Lotta - JPART
• Bert George – Public Management Review (Video)

Departure time will be confirmed during the Conference and on the App Conf4Me 

Departure time will be confirmed during the Conference and on the App Conf4Me 

Il Giardino, Δημοτικό Κολυμβητήριο Γουδή Εντός Αθλητικού Κέντρο, Athina 115 27

Event organized under the auspices of EGPA’s President, Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans

Panelists:

Ian C. Elliott, Centre for Public Policy, University of Glasgow, UK

Călin Hintea, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

Monika Knassmüller, Institute for Public Management & Governance,

WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

Ioana Petrescu, Centre for Leadership and Innovation, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania

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Discussant for session 7 : Shirley Kempeneer

Discussant for session 8 : Christelle Perrin

Paper Presentations followed by Closing comments by the co-cahirs : 

Publication opportunities, EGPA 2025, Future agenda and Best Paper Award

Paper presentations followed by :

Study group business (including best paper award)

Presentations followed by 

Presentations followed by Final Remarks