Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 22 - Behavioural Public Administration
Session Chair: Dr. Sheeling NEO, American University
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 8 - Citizen Participation
Session Chair: Prof. Denita CEPIKU, University of Tor Vergata

"Participation for democracy"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 23- Administration, Diversity and Equal Treatment
Session Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI, University of Trento
Session Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER, University of Innsbruck

"Strategies and tools "

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 1 - e-Government
Session Chair: Prof. C. William WEBSTER, University of Stirling
"AI adoption choices"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 7 - Ethics and Integrity
Session Chair: Dr. Ciarán O' KELLY, Queen's University Belfast

"Corruption and anti-corruption"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 21 - Policy Design and Evaluation
Session Chair: Dr. Ellen FOBE, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute
Session Chair: Prof. Céline MAVROT, University of Lausanne
Session Chair: Prof. Bishoy Louis ZAKI, Ghent University

"Crisis and resilience"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 12 - Public Sector Financial Management
Session Chair: Prof. Francesca MANES ROSSI, University of Napoli Federico II
Session Chair: Gorana ROJE, The Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets
Session Chair: Prof. Eugenio CAPERCHIONE, Modena and Reggio Emilia University

Moderator

:
Prof. Isabel BRUSCA, University of Zaragoza
Session Chair: Prof. Sandro BRUNELLI, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Discussant/rapporteur: Prof. Marco BISOGNO, University of Salerno

"Perspectives on budgeting processes and outcomes"

8:30am - 10:30amSéminaire Francophone
Session Chair: Prof. Stéphane NAHRATH, Université de Lausanne

"Institutions et modernisation"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance
Session Chair: Prof. Martin Jolyon LAFFIN, Queen Mary University of London

"Intergovernmental relations"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration
Session Chair: Prof. Andreas LIENHARD, Center for Public Management, University of Bern

"Judicial independence"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 10 - Law and Public Administration
Session Chair: Prof. Polonca KOVAČ, University of Ljubljana

"Systemically on the impartiallity"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation
Session Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA, Università della Svizzera italiana
Session Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO, London South Bank University
Session Chair: Dr. Diego GALEGO, Rutgers Univeristy-Newark

Moderator

:
Prof. Marco MENEGUZZO, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano (CH), University of Rome Tor Vergata

"Collaborative (meta) governance in network policy"

8:30am - 10:30amOpen Track A1: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Session Chair: Prof. Chris GILL, University of Glasgow

"HRM and and organizational behavior"

8:30am - 10:30amOpen Track B1: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Session Chair: Prof. Annette HASTINGS, University of Glasgow

"Digitalization and AI"

8:30am - 10:30amOpen Track C1: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Session Chair: Dr. Saurabh LALL, University of Glasgow

"Democracy and institutional change"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 15 - Public Administration, Technology and Innovation (PATI)
Session Chair: Dr. Peeter VIHMA, Tallinn University of Technology

"Governance of socio-technical transitions"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 2 - Public Sector Performance
Session Chair: Dr. Francesco VIDÈ, SDA Bocconi School of Management
Session Chair: Dr. Wouter VANDENABEELE, KU Leuven/Utrecht University
Session Chair: Prof. Gerhard HAMMERSCHMID, Hertie School of Governance

Moderator

:
Prof. Shirin AHLBÄCK ÖBERG, Uppsala University
"Institutional reforms and trust in government"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies
Session Chair: Prof. Eva KNIES, Utrecht University

"Public Managers and Public Service Identity"

Public Managers and Public Service Identity


Public Managers and Public Service Identity

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 13 - Public Policy
Session Chair: Prof. Anat GOFEN, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

"(in)Equity and (in)Equality"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 5 - The Politics and Management of Policing and Public Safety
Session Chair: Prof. Kathryn S. QUICK, University of Minnesota

 "Police governance and accountability"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations
Session Chair: Dr. Marlene JUGL, Bocconi University

"Governing through expertise and enforcement"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government
Session Chair: Anne DRUMAUX, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Session Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN, Oslo Metropolitan University
Session Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE, University of Birmingham

Moderator

:
Prof. Francesco LONGO, Bocconi University

"Big strategic issues"

8:30am - 10:30amPSG 9 - Teaching Public Administration
Session Chair: Dr. Karin Athena BOTTOM, University Of Birmingham
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 20 - Welfare State Governance and Professionalism
Session Chair: Prof. Tanja KLENK, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

"Prospects for resilient welfare politics, policy and professionalism"

10:30am - 11:00amTea break
11:00am - 11:45amOpening Ceremony
Session Chair: Prof. Jean-Michel EYMERI-DOUZANS, Sciences Po Toulouse
  • Baillie Norman Macleod, Glasgow City Council
  • Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, University of Glasgow
  • Professor Nicola McEwen, University of Glasgow
11:45am - 12:30pmEGPA 50th Anniversary Ceremony
Session Chair: Prof. Jean-Michel EYMERI-DOUZANS, Sciences Po Toulouse
  • Prof. Patria de Lancer Julnes, University of New Mexico
  • Prof. Eka Akobia, Caucasus University
  • Prof. Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute
  • Dr. Paul Joyce, University of Birmingham
12:30pm - 1:30pmLunch Break
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 22 - Behavioural Public Administration
Session Chair: Dr. Charity L BOYETTE, Virginia Tech
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 8 - Citizen Participation
Session Chair: Prof. Vedran ĐULABIĆ, Faculty of Law

"Challenges to citizen participation"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 23- Administration, Diversity and Equal Treatment
Session Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI, University of Trento
Session Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER, University of Innsbruck

"Gender equality'

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 1 - e-Government_A
Session Chair: Prof. C. William WEBSTER, University of Stirling

"AI values, ethics and frameworks"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 1 - e-Government_B
Session Chair: Prof. Albert Jacob MEIJER, Utrecht University

"AI readiness"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 7 - Ethics and Integrity
Session Chair: Prof. Leonie HERES, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

"Democratic and moral craftsmanship"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 14 - EU Administration and Multilevel Governance
Session Chair: Dr. Maarten HILLEBRANDT, Utrecht University
Session Chair: Dr. Pieter Johannes ZWAAN, Radboud University

"Power, trust and legality"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 21 - Policy Design and Evaluation
Session Chair: Dr. Ellen FOBE, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute
Session Chair: Prof. Céline MAVROT, University of Lausanne
Session Chair: Prof. Bishoy Louis ZAKI, Ghent University

"Evidenced informed policy making and policy experimentations"

1:30pm - 3:30pmSéminaire Francophone
Session Chair: Jihane SEBAI, larequoi

"Politiques et transformations en santé publique"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance
Session Chair: Prof. Ellen WAYENBERG, Ghent University

"Intergovernmental relations" | "Inter-municipal cooperation and mergers"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration
Session Chair: Prof. Anne SANDERS, Bielefeld University

"Court administration I"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 10 - Law and Public Administration
Session Chair: Prof. Yseult MARIQUE, UC Louvain
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation
Session Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA, Università della Svizzera italiana
Session Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO, London South Bank University
Session Chair: Dr. Diego GALEGO, Rutgers Univeristy-Newark

Moderator

:
Prof. Marco MENEGUZZO, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano (CH), University of Rome Tor Vergata

"Designing & leading collaborative innovation networks"

1:30pm - 3:30pmNiSPAcee-EGPA-IRAS Joint Panel
Session Chair: Prof. Eka AKOBIA, Caucasus University
1:30pm - 3:30pmOpen Track A2: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Session Chair: Dr. Claire MACRAE, University of Glasgow

"Climate governance and sustainability"

1:30pm - 3:30pmOpen Track B2: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Session Chair: Dr. Mark MURPHY, University of Glasgow

"Citizen participation and local governance"

1:30pm - 3:30pmOpen Track C1: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Session Chair: Dr. Saurabh LALL, University of Glasgow

"Organizational culture and leadership"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 2 - Public Sector Performance
Session Chair: Dr. Francesco VIDÈ, SDA Bocconi School of Management
Session Chair: Dr. Wouter VANDENABEELE, KU Leuven/Utrecht University
Session Chair: Prof. Gerhard HAMMERSCHMID, Hertie School of Governance

Moderator

:
Prof. Shirin AHLBÄCK ÖBERG, Uppsala University

"Sustainability as a public performance goal"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies
Session Chair: Prof. Adrian RITZ, Bern University

"Public Sector Recruitment and Turnover"

Public Managers and Public Service Identity


Public Managers and Public Service Identity

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 13 - Public Policy
Session Chair: Dr. Nadine RAAPHORST, Leiden University

"Street-level voice, entrepreneurship and leadership "

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 5 - The Politics and Management of Policing and Public Safety
Session Chair: Prof. Eckhard SCHROETER, German University of the Police

 "Policing and technologies"

1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations
Session Chair: Prof. Lise RYKKJA, University of Bergen

"Crises and turbulence"

1:30pm - 3:30pmState Strategies for Sustainable Development and Wellbeing
Session Chair: Dr. Max FRENCH, Northumbria University
Session Chair: Dr. Mariana CHUDNOVSKY, Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHile
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government
Session Chair: Anne DRUMAUX, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Session Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN, Oslo Metropolitan University
Session Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE, University of Birmingham

Moderator

:
Prof. Francesco LONGO, Bocconi University

"Comparing strategic planning across countries and government levels"

1:30pm - 3:30pmBuilding Resilient Capacities for “Sound Governance” in the Age of Transformational Changes with Challenges of Corruption and Accountability Problems for the Next Decades
Session Chair: Dr. Ali FARAZMAND, Florida Atlantic University

 

1:30pm - 3:30pmTransatlantic Dialogue 2025: Adapting Public Administrations for Democratic Resilience and the Future
Session Chair: Dr. Elke LOEFFLER, Governance International
Session Chair: Dr. Patria JULNES, University of New Mexico
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 20 - Welfare State Governance and Professionalism
Session Chair: Prof. Mirko NOORDEGRAAF, Utrecht University

"Prospects for resilient welfare politics, policy and professionalism"

3:30pm - 4:00pmTea break
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 22 - Behavioural Public Administration
Session Chair: Catarina Antunes MANTAS, Leiden University
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 8 - Citizen Participation
Session Chair: Dr. Elke LOEFFLER, The Open University

"Citizen participation in the digital era"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 17- Sociology of the State: Reforms and Resilience & CoREX
Session Chair: Prof. Thurid HUSTEDT, Hertie School
Session Chair: Prof. Jean-Michel EYMERI-DOUZANS, Sciences Po Toulouse
Session Chair: Prof. Marie GORANSSON, Université libre du Bruxelles
"Countries with a tradition of big ministierial cabinets"
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 23- Administration, Diversity and Equal Treatment
Session Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI, University of Trento
Session Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER, University of Innsbruck

"Administration and digitalization"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 1 - e-Government_A
Session Chair: Prof. Albert Jacob MEIJER, Utrecht University

"Sucessful digital transformation"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 1 - e-Government_B
Session Chair: Dr. Shirley KEMPENEER, Tilburg University

"Transparency, surveillance, and bias"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 7 - Ethics and Integrity
Session Chair: Dr. Ciarán O' KELLY, Queen's University Belfast

"Ethics in public, political and public-private contexts"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 14 - EU Administration and Multilevel Governance
Session Chair: Dr. Maarten HILLEBRANDT, Utrecht University
Session Chair: Dr. Pieter Johannes ZWAAN, Radboud University

"MLG:organising from the bottom up?"

4:00pm - 6:00pmSéminaire Francophone
Session Chair: Emil TURC, Aix-Marseille Université

"Des politiques publiques aux agents publics"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance
Session Chair: Prof. Martin Jolyon LAFFIN, Queen Mary University of London

"Inter-municipal cooperation and mergers"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration
Session Chair: Prof. Anne SANDERS, Bielefeld University

"Court administration II'

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 10 - Law and Public Administration
Session Chair: Prof. Yseult MARIQUE, UC Louvain

"Bias in special administrative fields"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 16 - Public Marketing and Communication
Session Chair: Prof. Martial PASQUIER, University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Session Chair: Prof. Maria José CANEL, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Session Chair: Prof. Vincent MABILLARD, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Moderator

:
Prof. Christophe ALAUX, AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation
Session Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA, Università della Svizzera italiana
Session Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO, London South Bank University
Session Chair: Dr. Diego GALEGO, Rutgers Univeristy-Newark

Moderator

:
Prof. Marco MENEGUZZO, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano (CH), University of Rome Tor Vergata

"Contextual case studies: Culture, Sport, Universities & Regional digital networks"

4:00pm - 6:00pmNiSPAcee-EGPA-IRAS Joint Panel
Session Chair: Prof. Sabine KUHLMANN, Universität Potsdam

 

4:00pm - 6:00pmOpen Track A3: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Session Chair: Prof. Chris GILL, University of Glasgow
"Evolving leadership for the public sector"
4:00pm - 6:00pmOpen Track B3: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Session Chair: Prof. Annette HASTINGS, University of Glasgow

 "Workforce, culture and leadership"

4:00pm - 6:00pmOpen Track C2: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Session Chair: Dr. Saurabh LALL, University of Glasgow

"Innovation and agility in the public sector"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies
Session Chair: Dr. Brenda VERMEEREN, Erasmus University Rotterdam

"Public Personnel Policies in the Education Sector"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 13 - Public Policy
Session Chair: Prof. Fritz SAGER, University of Bern

"Street-level collaboration"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations
Session Chair: Dr. Lars BRUMMEL, Leiden University

"Politicization and bureaucratic politics"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government
Session Chair: Anne DRUMAUX, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Session Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN, Oslo Metropolitan University
Session Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE, University of Birmingham

Moderator

:
Prof. Francesco LONGO, Bocconi University

"Designing strategic planning"

4:00pm - 6:00pmPublic Administration in Italy: Context and History, Profession and Disciplines, Thematic Areas
Session Chair: Prof. Edoardo ONGARO, Open University
Session Chair: Prof. Loredana GIANI MAGUIRE, Università Europea di Roma
4:00pm - 6:00pmTransatlantic Dialogue 2025: Adapting Public Administrations for Democratic Resilience and the Future
Session Chair: Prof. Eckhard SCHROETER, German University of the Police
Session Chair: Dr. Alisa V. MOLDAVANOVA, University of Delaware
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 9 - Teaching Public Administration
Session Chair: Dr. Monika KNASSMÛLLER, WU Vienna
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 20 - Welfare State Governance and Professionalism
Session Chair: Dr. Elisabetta NOTARNICOLA, CERGAS SDA Bocconi

"Prospects for resilient welfare politics, policy and professionalism"

6:30pm - 9:00pmWelcome Reception