Conference AgendaOverview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
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8:00am - 5:00pmRegistration Location: James McCune Smith Building, Ground floor
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 22 - Behavioural Public Administration Location: Room 607, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Sheeling NEO , American University
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 8 - Citizen Participation Location: Room 582, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Denita CEPIKU , University of Tor Vergata"Participation for democracy"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 23- Administration, Diversity and Equal Treatment Location: Room 743, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI , University of TrentoSession Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER , University of Innsbruck
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 1 - e-Government Location: Room 745, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Prof. C. William WEBSTER , University of Stirling
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 7 - Ethics and Integrity Location: Hugh Fraser Room, Wolfson Medical School Ground Floor Session Chair: Dr. Ciarán O' KELLY , Queen's University Belfast"Corruption and anti-corruption"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 21 - Policy Design and Evaluation Location: Room 383, Adam Smith Business School 3rd Floor Session Chair: Prof. Bishoy Louis ZAKI , Ghent University
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 12 - Public Sector Financial Management Location: Gannochy Room, Wolfson Medical School Ground Floor Session Chair: Prof. Francesca MANES ROSSI , University of Napoli Federico II"Perspectives on budgeting processes and outcomes"
8:30am - 10:30amSéminaire Francophone Location: Room 489, Adam Smith Business School 4th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Stéphane NAHRATH , Université de Lausanne"Institutions et modernisation"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance Location: Room 639, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Martin Jolyon LAFFIN , Queen Mary University of London"Intergovernmental relations"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration Location: Room 487, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Andreas LIENHARD , Center for Public Management, University of Bern
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 10 - Law and Public Administration Location: Room 587, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Polonca KOVAČ , University of Ljubljana"Systemically on the impartiallity "
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation Location: Room 734, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA , Università della Svizzera italianaSession Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO , London South Bank UniversitySession Chair: Dr. Diego GALEGO , Rutgers University-NewarkModerator
: 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 Location: Room 629,.James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Chris GILL , University of Glasgow"HRM and and organizational behavior"
8:30am - 10:30amOpen Track B1: Celebrating EGPA at 50 Location: Room 733, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Annette HASTINGS , University of Glasgow
8:30am - 10:30amOpen Track C1: Celebrating EGPA at 50 Location: Room 641, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Saurabh LALL , University of Glasgow"Democracy and institutional change"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 15 - Public Administration, Technology and Innovation (PATI) Location: Room 492, Adam Smith Business School 4th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Peeter VIHMA , Tallinn University of Technology"Governance of socio-technical transitions"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 2 - Public Sector Performance Location: Room 430, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Francesco VIDÈ , SDA Bocconi School of ManagementSession Chair: Prof. Wouter VAN DOOREN , University of AntwerpSession Chair: Prof. Gerhard HAMMERSCHMID , Hertie School of GovernanceModerator
: Prof. Shirin AHLBÄCK ÖBERG , Uppsala University"Institutional reforms and trust in government"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies Location: Room 407, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floor 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 Location: Room 381, Adam Smith Business School 3rd Floor 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 Location: Room 584, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Kathryn S. QUICK , University of Minnesota "Police governance and accountability"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations Location: Room 588, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Marlene JUGL , Bocconi University"Governing through expertise and enforcement"
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government Location: Room 630, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Pr Emerita Anne DRUMAUX , Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Session Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN , Oslo Metropolitan UniversitySession Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE , University of BirminghamModerator
: Prof. Francesco LONGO , Bocconi University
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 9 - Teaching Public Administration Location: Room 507, James McCune Smith Building 5th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Karin Athena BOTTOM , University Of Birmingham
8:30am - 10:30amPSG 20 - Welfare State Governance and Professionalism Location: Room 408, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floor 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 - 12:00pmOpening Ceremony Location: Room 438, James MCune Smith Building 4th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Jean-Michel EYMERI-DOUZANS , Sciences Po Toulouse
Baillie Norman Macleod, Glasgow City Council
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, University of Glasgow Principal and Vice-Chancellor
Professor Nicola McEwen, University of Glasgow
12:00pm - 12:15pmIIAS Presidential Address Location: Room 438, James MCune Smith Building 4th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Sara CARTER , Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Social Sciences
Keynote address by Srinivas Voruganti
12:15pm - 1:30pmLunch Break
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 22 - Behavioural Public Administration Location: Room 607, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Charity L BOYETTE , Virginia Tech
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 8 - Citizen Participation Location: Room 582, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Vedran ĐULABIĆ , Faculty of Law"Challenges to citizen participation"
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 23- Administration, Diversity and Equal Treatment Location: Room 743, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI , University of TrentoSession Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER , University of Innsbruck
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 1 - e-Government_2A Location: Room 745, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Prof. C. William WEBSTER , University of Stirling"AI values, ethics and frameworks"
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 1 - e-Government_2B Location: Yudowitz Room, Wolfson Medical School Ground Floor Session Chair: Prof. Albert Jacob MEIJER , Utrecht University
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 7 - Ethics and Integrity Location: Hugh Fraser Room, Wolfson Medical School Ground Floor Session Chair: Prof. Leonie HERES , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam"Democratic and moral craftsmanship"
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 14 - EU Administration and Multilevel Governance Location: Gannochy Room, Wolfson Medical School Ground Floor Session Chair: Dr. Maarten HILLEBRANDT , Utrecht UniversitySession Chair: Dr. Pieter Johannes ZWAAN , Radboud University"Power, trust and legality "
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 21 - Policy Design and Evaluation Location: Room 383, Adam Smith Business School 3rd Floor Session Chair: Dr. Ellen FOBE , KU Leuven Public Governance Institute"Evidenced informed policy making and policy experimentations"
1:30pm - 3:30pmSéminaire Francophone Location: Room 489, Adam Smith Business School 4th Floor Session Chair: Jihane SEBAI , larequoi"Politiques et transformations en santé publique"
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance Location: Room 639, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Ellen WAYENBERG , Ghent University"Intergovernmental relations" | "Inter-municipal cooperation and mergers"
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration Location: Room 487, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Anne SANDERS , Bielefeld University
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 10 - Law and Public Administration Location: Room 587, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Yseult MARIQUE , UC Louvain
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation Location: Room 734, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA , Università della Svizzera italianaSession Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO , London South Bank UniversitySession Chair: Dr. Diego GALEGO , Rutgers University-NewarkModerator
: 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 Location: Room 492, Adam Smith Business School 4th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Eka AKOBIA , Caucasus University
1:30pm - 3:30pmOpen Track A2: Celebrating EGPA at 50 Location: Room 629,.James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Claire MACRAE , University of Glasgow"Climate governance and sustainability"
1:30pm - 3:30pmOpen Track B2: Celebrating EGPA at 50 Location: Room 733, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Mark MURPHY , University of Glasgow"Citizen participation and local governance"
1:30pm - 3:30pmOpen Track C1: Celebrating EGPA at 50 Location: Room 641, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Saurabh LALL , University of Glasgow"Organizational culture and leadership"
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 2 - Public Sector Performance Location: Room 507, James McCune Smith Building 5th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Francesco VIDÈ , SDA Bocconi School of ManagementSession Chair: Prof. Wouter VAN DOOREN , University of AntwerpSession Chair: Prof. Gerhard HAMMERSCHMID , Hertie School of GovernanceModerator
: Prof. Shirin AHLBÄCK ÖBERG , Uppsala University" Sustainability as a public performance goal"
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies Location: Room 407, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Adrian RITZ , Bern University"Public S ector R ecruitment and T urnover"
Public Managers and Public Service Identity
Public Managers and Public Service Identity
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 13 - Public Policy Location: Room 381, Adam Smith Business School 3rd Floor 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 Location: Room 584, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Eckhard SCHROETER , German University of the Police "Policing and technologies"
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations Location: Room 588, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Lise RYKKJA , University of Bergen
1:30pm - 3:30pmState Strategies for Sustainable Development and Wellbeing Location: Room 707, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Max FRENCH , Northumbria UniversitySession Chair: Dr. Mariana CHUDNOVSKY , Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHile
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government Location: Room 630, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN , Oslo Metropolitan UniversitySession Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE , University of BirminghamModerator
: 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 Location: Room 429, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floo Session Chair: Dr. Ali FARAZMAND , Florida Atlantic University
1:30pm - 3:30pmTransatlantic Dialogue 2025: Adapting Public Administrations for Democratic Resilience and the Future Location: Room 430, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Elke LOEFFLER , Governance InternationalSession Chair: Dr. Patria JULNES , University of New Mexico
1:30pm - 3:30pmPSG 20 - Welfare State Governance and Professionalism Location: Room 408, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floor 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 Location: Room 607, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Catarina Antunes MANTAS , Leiden University
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 8 - Citizen Participation Location: Room 582, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor 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 Location: Room 630, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Thurid HUSTEDT , Hertie SchoolSession Chair: Prof. Jean-Michel EYMERI-DOUZANS , Sciences Po ToulouseSession 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 Location: Room 743, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI , University of TrentoSession Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER , University of Innsbruck"Administration and digitalization"
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 1 - e-Government_3A Location: Room 745, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Albert Jacob MEIJER , Utrecht University"Sucessful digital transformation"
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 1 - e-Government_3B Location: Yudowitz Room, Wolfson Medical School Ground Floor Session Chair: Dr. Shirley KEMPENEER , Tilburg University"Transparency, surveillance, and bias"
4:00pm - 6:00pmElection Committee Meeting Location: Room 429, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floo Session Chair: Voruganti SRINIVAS , IIAS President
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 7 - Ethics and Integrity Location: Hugh Fraser Room, Wolfson Medical School Ground Floor 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 Location: Gannochy Room, Wolfson Medical School Ground Floor Session Chair: Dr. Maarten HILLEBRANDT , Utrecht UniversitySession Chair: Dr. Pieter Johannes ZWAAN , Radboud University"MLG:organising from the bottom up? "
4:00pm - 6:00pmSéminaire Francophone Location: Room 489, Adam Smith Business School 4th Floor Session Chair: Emil TURC , Aix-Marseille Université"Des politiques publiques aux agents publics"
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance Location: Room 639, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor 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 Location: Room 487, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Anne SANDERS , Bielefeld University"Court administration II'
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 10 - Law and Public Administration Location: Room 587, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Yseult MARIQUE , UC Louvain"Bias in special administrative fields"
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation Location: Room 734, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA , Università della Svizzera italianaSession Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO , London South Bank UniversitySession Chair: Dr. Diego GALEGO , Rutgers University-NewarkModerator
: 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 Location: Room 492, Adam Smith Business School 4th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Sabine KUHLMANN , Universität Potsdam
4:00pm - 6:00pmOpen Track A3: Celebrating EGPA at 50 Location: Room 629,.James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Chris GILL , University of Glasgow"Evolving leadership for the public sector"
4:00pm - 6:00pmOpen Track B3: Celebrating EGPA at 50 Location: Room 733, James McCune Smith Building 7th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Annette HASTINGS , University of Glasgow "Workforce, culture and leadership"
4:00pm - 6:00pmOpen Track C2: Celebrating EGPA at 50 Location: Room 641, James McCune Smith Building 6th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Saurabh LALL , University of Glasgow"Innovation and agility in the public sector"
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies Location: Room 407, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Brenda VERMEEREN , Erasmus University Rotterdam"Public Personnel Policies in the Education Sector"
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 13 - Public Policy Location: Room 381, Adam Smith Business School 3rd Floor Session Chair: Prof. Fritz SAGER , University of Bern"Street-level collaboration"
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations Location: Room 588, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Lars BRUMMEL , Leiden University"Politicization and bureaucratic politics"
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government Location: Room 584, Adam Smith Business School 5th Floor Session Chair: Pr Emerita Anne DRUMAUX , Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Session Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN , Oslo Metropolitan UniversitySession Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE , University of Birmingham"Designing strategic planning"
4:00pm - 6:00pmPublic Administration in Italy: Context and History, Profession and Disciplines, Thematic Areas Location: Room 383, Adam Smith Business School 3rd Floor Session Chair: Prof. Edoardo ONGARO , Open UniversitySession Chair: Prof. Loredana GIANI MAGUIRE , Università Europea di Roma
4:00pm - 6:00pmTransatlantic Dialogue 2025: Adapting Public Administrations for Democratic Resilience and the Future Location: Room 430, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floor Session Chair: Prof. Eckhard SCHROETER , German University of the PoliceSession Chair: Dr. Alisa V. MOLDAVANOVA , University of Delaware
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 9 - Teaching Public Administration Location: Room 507, James McCune Smith Building 5th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Monika KNASSMÛLLER , WU Vienna
4:00pm - 6:00pmPSG 20 - Welfare State Governance and Professionalism Location: Room 408, James McCune Smith Building 4th Floor Session Chair: Dr. Elisabetta NOTARNICOLA , CERGAS SDA Bocconi"Prospects for resilient welfare politics, policy and professionalism"
6:30pm - 9:00pmWelcome Reception