Conference Agenda

Overview 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).

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 14th Aug 2025, 04:00:24am BST

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

"Participation for democracy"

PSG 23- Administration, Diversity and Equal Treatment
Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI, University of Trento
Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER, University of Innsbruck

"Strategies and tools "

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

"Corruption and anti-corruption"

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

"Crisis and resilience"

PSG 12 - Public Sector Financial Management
Chair: Prof. Francesca MANES ROSSI, University of Napoli Federico II
Chair: Gorana ROJE, The Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets
Chair: Prof. Eugenio CAPERCHIONE, Modena and Reggio Emilia University
Moderator: Prof. Isabel BRUSCA, University of Zaragoza
Chair: Prof. Sandro BRUNELLI, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Discussant/rapporteur: Prof. Marco BISOGNO, University of Salerno

"Perspectives on budgeting processes and outcomes"

Séminaire Francophone
Chair: Prof. Stéphane NAHRATH, Université de Lausanne

"Institutions et modernisation"

PSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance
Chair: Prof. Martin Jolyon LAFFIN, Queen Mary University of London

"Intergovernmental relations"

PSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration
Chair: Prof. Andreas LIENHARD, Center for Public Management, University of Bern

"Judicial independence"

PSG 10 - Law and Public Administration
Chair: Prof. Polonca KOVAČ, University of Ljubljana

"Systemically on the impartiallity"

PSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation
Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA, Università della Svizzera italiana
Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO, London South Bank University
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"

Open Track A1: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Prof. Chris GILL, University of Glasgow

"HRM and and organizational behavior"

Open Track B1: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Prof. Annette HASTINGS, University of Glasgow

"Digitalization and AI"

Open Track C1: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Dr. Saurabh LALL, University of Glasgow

"Democracy and institutional change"

PSG 15 - Public Administration, Technology and Innovation (PATI)
Chair: Dr. Peeter VIHMA, Tallinn University of Technology

"Governance of socio-technical transitions"

PSG 2 - Public Sector Performance
Chair: Dr. Francesco VIDÈ, SDA Bocconi School of Management
Chair: Dr. Wouter VANDENABEELE, KU Leuven/Utrecht University
Chair: Prof. Gerhard HAMMERSCHMID, Hertie School of Governance
Moderator: Prof. Shirin AHLBÄCK ÖBERG, Uppsala University
"Institutional reforms and trust in government"
PSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies
Chair: Prof. Eva KNIES, Utrecht University

"Public Managers and Public Service Identity"

Public Managers and Public Service Identity


Public Managers and Public Service Identity

PSG 13 - Public Policy
Chair: Prof. Anat GOFEN, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

"(in)Equity and (in)Equality"

PSG 5 - The Politics and Management of Policing and Public Safety
Chair: Prof. Kathryn S. QUICK, University of Minnesota

 "Police governance and accountability"

PSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations
Chair: Dr. Marlene JUGL, Bocconi University

"Governing through expertise and enforcement"

PSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government
Chair: Anne DRUMAUX, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN, Oslo Metropolitan University
Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE, University of Birmingham
Moderator: Prof. Francesco LONGO, Bocconi University

"Big strategic issues"

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

"Prospects for resilient welfare politics, policy and professionalism"

 
10:30am
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11:00am
Tea break
11:00am
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11:45am
Opening Ceremony
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
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12:30pm
EGPA 50th Anniversary Ceremony
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
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1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30pm
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3:30pm
PSG 22 - Behavioural Public Administration
Chair: Dr. Charity L BOYETTE, Virginia Tech
PSG 8 - Citizen Participation
Chair: Prof. Vedran ĐULABIĆ, Faculty of Law

"Challenges to citizen participation"

PSG 23- Administration, Diversity and Equal Treatment
Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI, University of Trento
Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER, University of Innsbruck

"Gender equality'

PSG 1 - e-Government_A
Chair: Prof. C. William WEBSTER, University of Stirling

"AI values, ethics and frameworks"

PSG 1 - e-Government_B
Chair: Prof. Albert Jacob MEIJER, Utrecht University

"AI readiness"

PSG 7 - Ethics and Integrity
Chair: Prof. Leonie HERES, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

"Democratic and moral craftsmanship"

PSG 14 - EU Administration and Multilevel Governance
Chair: Dr. Maarten HILLEBRANDT, Utrecht University
Chair: Dr. Pieter Johannes ZWAAN, Radboud University

"Power, trust and legality"

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

"Evidenced informed policy making and policy experimentations"

Séminaire Francophone
Chair: Jihane SEBAI, larequoi

"Politiques et transformations en santé publique"

PSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance
Chair: Prof. Ellen WAYENBERG, Ghent University

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

PSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration
Chair: Prof. Anne SANDERS, Bielefeld University

"Court administration I"

PSG 10 - Law and Public Administration
Chair: Prof. Yseult MARIQUE, UC Louvain
PSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation
Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA, Università della Svizzera italiana
Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO, London South Bank University
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"

NiSPAcee-EGPA-IRAS Joint Panel
Chair: Prof. Eka AKOBIA, Caucasus University
Open Track A2: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Dr. Claire MACRAE, University of Glasgow

"Climate governance and sustainability"

Open Track B2: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Dr. Mark MURPHY, University of Glasgow

"Citizen participation and local governance"

Open Track C1: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Dr. Saurabh LALL, University of Glasgow

"Organizational culture and leadership"

PSG 2 - Public Sector Performance
Chair: Dr. Francesco VIDÈ, SDA Bocconi School of Management
Chair: Dr. Wouter VANDENABEELE, KU Leuven/Utrecht University
Chair: Prof. Gerhard HAMMERSCHMID, Hertie School of Governance
Moderator: Prof. Shirin AHLBÄCK ÖBERG, Uppsala University

"Sustainability as a public performance goal"

PSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies
Chair: Prof. Adrian RITZ, Bern University

"Public Sector Recruitment and Turnover"

Public Managers and Public Service Identity


Public Managers and Public Service Identity

PSG 13 - Public Policy
Chair: Dr. Nadine RAAPHORST, Leiden University

"Street-level voice and entrepreneurship"

PSG 5 - The Politics and Management of Policing and Public Safety
Chair: Prof. Eckhard SCHROETER, German University of the Police

 "Policing and technologies"

PSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations
Chair: Prof. Lise RYKKJA, University of Bergen

"Crises and turbulence"

State Strategies for Sustainable Development and Wellbeing
Chair: Dr. Max FRENCH, Northumbria University
Chair: Dr. Mariana CHUDNOVSKY, Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHile
PSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government
Chair: Anne DRUMAUX, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN, Oslo Metropolitan University
Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE, University of Birmingham
Moderator: Prof. Francesco LONGO, Bocconi University

"Comparing strategic planning across countries and government levels"

Building Resilient Capacities for “Sound Governance” in the Age of Transformational Changes with Challenges of Corruption and Accountability Problems for the Next Decades
Chair: Dr. Ali FARAZMAND, Florida Atlantic University

 

Transatlantic Dialogue 2025: Adapting Public Administrations for Democratic Resilience and the Future
Chair: Dr. Elke LOEFFLER, Governance International
Chair: Dr. Patria JULNES, University of New Mexico
PSG 20 - Welfare State Governance and Professionalism
Chair: Prof. Mirko NOORDEGRAAF, Utrecht University

"Prospects for resilient welfare politics, policy and professionalism"

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

"Citizen participation in the digital era"

PSG 17- Sociology of the State: Reforms and Resilience & CoREX
Chair: Prof. Thurid HUSTEDT, Hertie School
Chair: Prof. Jean-Michel EYMERI-DOUZANS, Sciences Po Toulouse
Chair: Prof. Marie GORANSSON, Université libre du Bruxelles
PSG 23- Administration, Diversity and Equal Treatment
Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI, University of Trento
Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER, University of Innsbruck

"Administration and digitalization"

PSG 1 - e-Government_A
Chair: Prof. Albert Jacob MEIJER, Utrecht University

"Sucessful digital transformation"

PSG 1 - e-Government_B
Chair: Dr. Shirley KEMPENEER, Tilburg University

"Transparency, surveillance, and bias"

PSG 7 - Ethics and Integrity
Chair: Dr. Ciarán O' KELLY, Queen's University Belfast

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

PSG 14 - EU Administration and Multilevel Governance
Chair: Dr. Maarten HILLEBRANDT, Utrecht University
Chair: Dr. Pieter Johannes ZWAAN, Radboud University

"MLG:organising from the bottom up?"

Séminaire Francophone
Chair: Emil TURC, Aix-Marseille Université

"Des politiques publiques aux agents publics"

PSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance
Chair: Prof. Martin Jolyon LAFFIN, Queen Mary University of London

"Inter-municipal cooperation and mergers"

PSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration
Chair: Prof. Anne SANDERS, Bielefeld University

"Court administration II'

PSG 10 - Law and Public Administration
Chair: Prof. Yseult MARIQUE, UC Louvain

"Bias in special administrative fields"

PSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation
Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA, Università della Svizzera italiana
Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO, London South Bank University
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"

NiSPAcee-EGPA-IRAS Joint Panel
Chair: Prof. Sabine KUHLMANN, Universität Potsdam

 

Open Track A3: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Prof. Chris GILL, University of Glasgow
Open Track B3: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Prof. Annette HASTINGS, University of Glasgow

 "Workforce, culture and leadership"

Open Track C2: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Dr. Saurabh LALL, University of Glasgow

"Innovation and agility in the public sector"

PSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies
Chair: Dr. Brenda VERMEEREN, Erasmus University Rotterdam

"Public Personnel Policies in the Education Sector"

PSG 13 - Public Policy
Chair: Prof. Fritz SAGER, University of Bern

"Street-level collaboration"

PSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations
Chair: Dr. Lars BRUMMEL, Leiden University

"Politicization and bureaucratic politics"

PSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government
Chair: Anne DRUMAUX, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN, Oslo Metropolitan University
Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE, University of Birmingham
Moderator: Prof. Francesco LONGO, Bocconi University

"Designing strategic planning"

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

"Prospects for resilient welfare politics, policy and professionalism"

6:30pm
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9:00pm
Welcome Reception